| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Jimmy Massey | 33 | Hubert Westmoreland | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 500 | 2,200 | running | 107 |
| 2 | 11 | Allen Adkins | 98 | Tom Harbison | 1956 Dodge Convertible | 495 | 1,350 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | Bob Welborn | 49 | Bob Welborn | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 495 | 975 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 15 | Jimmie Lewallen | 48 | Bob Welborn | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 492 | 600 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | Gwyn Staley | 34 | Hubert Westmoreland | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 480 | 500 | running | 100 |
| 6 | 4 | Joe Weatherly | 12 | Pete DePaolo | 1956 Ford Convertible | 479 | 450 | running | 129 |
| 7 | 6 | Don Oldenberg | 86 | Don Oldenberg | 1955 Buick Convertible | 472 | 400 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | Larry Frank | 77 | L.D. Fish | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 471 | 350 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 29 | Bill Poor | 711 | Bill Poor | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 470 | 300 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 13 | Billy Carden | 99 | Schwam Motors | 1956 Ford Convertible | 462 | 300 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 12 | Art Binkley | 4 | Art Binkley | 1956 Plymouth Convertible | 459 | 250 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 16 | Raymond Carter | 32 | 1955 Chevrolet Convertible | 457 | 250 | running | 0 | |
| 13 | 9 | Billy Rafter | 41 | 1956 Dodge Convertible | 456 | 250 | running | 0 | |
| 14 | 19 | Whitey Gerken | 155 | 1956 Dodge Convertible | 423 | 225 | running | 0 | |
| 15 | 17 | Bob Beck | 14 | Bob Beck | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 420 | 225 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | Bun Emery | 45 | Bill Brown | 1956 Mercury Convertible | 411 | 225 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 18 | Gordon Snead | 71 | 1954 Oldsmobile Convertible | 405 | 225 | running | 0 | |
| 18 | 23 | Larry Odo | 7A | Larry Odo | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 378 | 200 | running | 0 |
| 19 | 26 | Norman Schihl | 3 | Norman Schihl | 1956 Ford Convertible | 364 | 200 | accident | 0 |
| 20 | 10 | Bill Lutz | 2 | 1956 Ford Convertible | 341 | 200 | engine | 0 | |
| 21 | 22 | Tom Pistone | 5 | Tom Pistone | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 334 | 175 | gas line | 0 |
| 22 | 24 | Frank Milligan | 47 | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 203 | 175 | running | 0 | |
| 23 | 1 | Curtis Turner | 26 | Pete DePaolo | 1956 Ford Convertible | 175 | 175 | clutch | 81 |
| 24 | 3 | Glen Wood | 22 | Wood Brothers | 1956 Ford Convertible | 149 | 150 | engine | 0 |
| 25 | 2 | Joe Eubanks | 82 | Satcher Motors | 1956 Ford Convertible | 86 | 150 | engine | 83 |
| 26 | 27 | Jim Donovan | 0 | Ray Fletcher | 1956 Ford Convertible | 78 | 100 | transmission | 0 |
| 27 | 28 | Cannonball Brown | 56 | Cannonball Brown | 1956 Chrysler Convertible | 31 | 100 | engine | 0 |
| 28 | 25 | Don Corley | 54 | 1956 Ford Convertible | 11 | 100 | withdrew | 0 | |
| 29 | 21 | Mel Larson | 55 | Mel Larson | 1956 Ford Convertible | 8 | 100 | distributor | 0 |