| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Dick Rathmann | 120 | Walt Chapman | 1953 Hudson | 250 | 2,500 | running | 95 |
| 2 | 1 | Herb Thomas | 92 | Herb Thomas | 1953 Hudson | 249 | 1,250 | running | 106 |
| 3 | 2 | Speedy Thompson | 46 | Buckshot Morris | 1953 Oldsmobile | 248 | 750 | running | 49 |
| 4 | 8 | Jim Reed | 9 | 1952 Hudson | 500 | running | 0 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Jim Paschal | 80 | George Hutchens | 1953 Dodge | 450 | running | 0 | |
| 6 | 14 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 1953 Dodge | 400 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 11 | Curtis Turner | 41 | John Eanes | 1953 Oldsmobile | 350 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Joe Eubanks | 82 | Phil Oates | 1952 Hudson | 300 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Jimmie Lewallen | 22 | 1953 Oldsmobile | 250 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | Bobby Myers | 18 | 1953 Oldsmobile | 200 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | 5 | Buck Baker | 87 | Bob Griffin | 1953 Oldsmobile | 150 | 0 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Gober Sosebee | 51 | Gober Sosebee | 1953 Oldsmobile | 125 | 0 | ||
| 13 | Dick Allwine | 77 | 1953 Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | Don Glass | 1951 Nash | 75 | 0 | |||||
| 15 | 17 | Ronnie Kohler | 53 | John Golabek | 1950 Plymouth | 50 | 0 | ||
| 16 | 15 | Fred Dove | 19 | Fred Dove | 1950 Ford | 50 | 0 | ||
| 17 | 16 | Bub King | 55 | Bub King | 1953 Oldsmobile | 50 | 0 | ||
| 18 | 9 | Marvin Panch | 06 | Marvin Panch | 1953 Dodge | 50 | 0 | ||
| 19 | 20 | Andy Winfree | 34 | Andy Winfree | 1951 Plymouth | 50 | 0 | ||
| 20 | John McGorrien | 1952 Dodge | 50 | 0 | |||||
| 21 | 19 | George Clark | 1951 Plymouth | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | Wimpy Ervin | 1952 Dodge | 35 | 0 | |||||
| 23 | Ralph Sheeler | 1949 Ford | 35 | 0 | |||||
| 24 | 27 | Lou Thomas | 1952 Plymouth | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | Joe Bill O'Dell | 1949 Ford | 35 | 0 | |||||
| 26 | 26 | John Dodd Sr. | 1952 Willys | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 27 | 12 | Elton Hildreth | 167 | Elton Hildreth | 1953 Nash | 35 | 0 | ||
| 28 | 21 | Eddie Riker | 1949 Plymouth | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 29 | 18 | Bob Welborn | 24 | J.O. Goode | 1951 Plymouth | 35 | 0 | ||
| 30 | Ed DeWolff | 1950 Ford | 35 | 0 | |||||
| 31 | Bill Blair | 2 | Bill Blair | 1953 Oldsmobile | 35 | 0 | |||
| 32 | 10 | Buddy Shuman | 89 | B.A. Pless | 1953 Hudson | 35 | accident | 0 | |
| 33 | 24 | Bob Harris | 1953 Dodge | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 34 | 22 | Mickey Rorer | 1950 Ford | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 35 | Fonty Flock | 14 | Frank Christian | 1953 Hudson | 35 | 0 | |||
| 36 | Slick Smith | 4 | Frank Christian | 1952 Hudson | 0 | ||||
| 37 | Bill Cleveland | 1950 Ford | 0 | ||||||
| 38 | 23 | Gene Darragh | Gene Darragh | 1950 Ford | 0 | ||||
| 39 | Tim Flock | 91 | Ted Chester | 1953 Hudson | 0 | ||||
| 40 | Matt Gowan | 99 | Matt Gowan | 1953 Plymouth | 0 | ||||
| 10 | John Ross | 89 | B.A. Pless | 1953 Hudson | 0 | qualified car | 0 | ||
| 11 | Gober Sosebee | 41 | John Eanes | 1953 Oldsmobile | 0 | qualified car | 0 | ||
| 13 | Elton Hildreth | 0 | did not start | 0 | |||||
| 25 | Jim McGrady |