| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Whitey Gerken | 44 | Thomas Fukuda | 1961 Chevrolet | 250 | 4,479 | running | 96 |
| 2 | 2 | Norm Nelson | 1 | Norm Nelson | 1961 Ford | 250 | 3,078 | running | 56 |
| 3 | 12 | John Rostek | 19 | John Rostek | 1961 Ford | 250 | 2,152 | running | 44 |
| 4 | 3 | Dick Rathmann | 43 | Vanda Hurst | 1961 Ford | 250 | 1,426 | running | 2 |
| 5 | 10 | Paul Goldsmith Whitey Johnson | 99 | 1960 Pontiac | 250 | 1,001 | running | 0 | |
| 6 | 16 | Elmer Musgrave | 56 | 1961 Ford | 250 | 852 | running | 0 | |
| 7 | 11 | Les Snow | 6 | 1960 Pontiac | 249 | 743 | running | 0 | |
| 8 | 24 | Sal Tovella | 23 | 1961 Ford | 248 | 722 | running | 0 | |
| 9 | 25 | Ray Berry | 57 | 1960 Chevrolet | 245 | 711 | running | 0 | |
| 10 | 36 | Eddie Meyer | 55 | 1961 Ford | 244 | 701 | running | 0 | |
| 11 | 22 | Rich Sutkus | 40 | 1960 Ford Thunderbird | 241 | 551 | running | 0 | |
| 12 | 20 | Ken Finley | 37 | 1961 Ford | 240 | 531 | running | 0 | |
| 13 | 34 | Bob Potter | 78 | 1961 Chevrolet | 240 | 440 | running | 0 | |
| 14 | 33 | Gil Michaels | 16 | 1960 Ford | 236 | 420 | running | 0 | |
| 15 | 28 | Don O'Dell | 91 | 1960 Pontiac | 234 | 380 | accident | 0 | |
| 16 | 29 | Skeeter Wyman | 42 | 1960 Ford | 219 | 370 | running | 0 | |
| 17 | 23 | Bob Slensby | 84 | 1960 Ford | 204 | 290 | engine | 0 | |
| 18 | 39 | Bill Lutz | 41 | 1960 Ford | 204 | 280 | running | 0 | |
| 19 | 15 | Gordon Gorman | 21 | 1960 Ford | 202 | 260 | accident | 0 | |
| 20 | 9 | Bill Cheesbourg | 17 | 1961 Ford | 191 | 240 | engine | 4 | |
| 21 | 32 | Ted Hane | 83 | 1959 Ford | 175 | 180 | overheating | 0 | |
| 22 | 17 | Paul Burrow | 1960 Ford | 155 | 170 | accident | 0 | ||
| 23 | 6 | Eddie Sachs | 3 | Vanda Hurst | 1961 Ford | 129 | 160 | engine | 26 |
| 24 | 26 | Bill Shoulders | 14 | 1959 Ford | 125 | 150 | accident | 0 | |
| 25 | 30 | George Vuillemot | 8 | 1960 Ford | 191 | 240 | engine | 0 | |
| 26 | 38 | Don Harvey | 68 | 1961 Ford | 108 | 120 | overheating | 0 | |
| 27 | 4 | Paul Goldsmith Len Sutton | 11 | Ray Nichels | 1961 Pontiac | 101 | 110 | valve | 0 |
| 28 | 40 | Roy Jelinek | 27 | 1959 Ford Edsel | 88 | 100 | accident | 0 | |
| 29 | 21 | Telford Aase | 70 | 1960 Ford | 72 | 100 | overheating | 0 | |
| 30 | 7 | Rodger Ward | 5 | 1961 Pontiac | 68 | 100 | valve | 0 | |
| 31 | 5 | Paul Goldsmith | 2 | Ray Nichels | 1961 Pontiac | 52 | 60 | valve | 0 |
| 32 | 1 | Don White | 4 | Vanda Hurst | 1961 Ford | 48 | 60 | distributor | 22 |
| 33 | 8 | Gene Marmor | 10 | 1960 Ford | 43 | 60 | steering | 0 | |
| 34 | 31 | Roy Atkinson | 45 | 1961 Ford | 41 | 60 | accident | 0 | |
| 35 | 13 | Dave Lundman | 62 | 1960 Ford | 38 | 60 | engine | 0 | |
| 36 | 37 | Ted Rozinski | 82 | 1960 Pontiac | 23 | 60 | overheating | 0 | |
| 37 | 14 | Bob Pronger | 88 | 1960 Ford | 15 | 60 | overheating | 0 | |
| 38 | 35 | Don Schisler | 1960 Ford | 10 | 60 | overheating | 0 | ||
| 39 | 19 | Herb Shannon | 15 | 1961 Pontiac | 9 | 60 | ignition | 0 | |
| 40 | 18 | Tom Cox | 20 | 1961 Ford | 0 | 60 | engine | 0 |