| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Eddie Sachs | 3 | Vanda Hurst | 1961 Ford | 200 | 2,509 | running | |
| 2 | 7 | Dick Rathmann | 43 | Vanda Hurst | 1961 Ford | 200 | 1,761 | running | |
| 3 | 5 | Troy Ruttman | 17 | 1961 Ford | 199 | 1,229 | running | ||
| 4 | 17 | Elmer Musgrave | 56 | 1961 Ford | 196 | 881 | running | ||
| 5 | 10 | Rodger Ward | 5 | 1961 Pontiac | 195 | 640 | running | ||
| 6 | 19 | Gene Marmor | 10 | 1960 Ford | 195 | 509 | running | ||
| 7 | 1 | Don White | 4 | Vanda Hurst | 1961 Ford | 194 | 399 | out of fuel | |
| 8 | 26 | Dave Lundman | 62 | 1960 Ford | 192 | 489 | running | ||
| 9 | 23 | Jerry Richards | 89 | 1961 Ford | 187 | 383 | running | ||
| 10 | 8 | Herb Shannon | 15 | 1961 Pontiac | 187 | 378 | running | ||
| 11 | 21 | Bob Pronger | 88 | 1960 Ford | 183 | 297 | running | ||
| 12 | 20 | Ken Finley | 37 | 1961 Ford | 177 | 286 | running | ||
| 13 | 11 | Whitey Johnson | 99 | 1960 Pontiac | 175 | 237 | running | ||
| 14 | 42 | Rich Clement | 29 | 1960 Pontiac | 175 | 227 | running | ||
| 15 | 41 | Bruce Nystrom | 34 | 1960 Plymouth | 174 | 205 | running | ||
| 16 | 40 | Dave Whitcomb | 48 | 1959 Plymouth | 172 | 200 | running | ||
| 17 | 4 | Len Sutton | 11 | Ray Nichels | 1961 Pontiac | 169 | 156 | fuel pressure | |
| 18 | 24 | Rich Sutkus | 40 | 1960 Ford Thunderbird | 168 | 151 | running | ||
| 19 | 3 | Paul Goldsmith | 2 | Ray Nichels | 1961 Pontiac | 147 | 140 | engine | |
| 20 | 43 | Jim Locke | 26 | 1960 Ford | 147 | 130 | running | ||
| 21 | 33 | Gary Sheldon | 85 | 1961 Ford | 121 | 97 | radiator | ||
| 22 | 14 | Les Snow | 6 | 1960 Pontiac | 117 | 91 | engine | ||
| 23 | 9 | Bob Schultz | 9 | 1960 Chevrolet | 107 | 86 | accident | ||
| 24 | 2 | Norm Nelson | 1 | Norm Nelson | 1961 Ford | 90 | 81 | engine | |
| 25 | 27 | Bill Shoulders | 14 | 1960 Ford | 76 | 70 | head gasket | ||
| 26 | 34 | Roy Atkinson | 45 | 1961 Ford | 44 | 65 | ignition | ||
| 27 | 15 | Jack Shanklin | 46 | 1961 Ford | 44 | 60 | engine | ||
| 28 | 37 | Ted Rozinski | 82 | 1960 Pontiac | 32 | 54 | engine mount | ||
| 29 | 38 | Dan Kopshe | 22 | 1959 Ford | 31 | 54 | engine | ||
| 30 | 12 | John Rostek | 19 | 1961 Ford | 27 | 54 | connecting rod | ||
| 31 | 18 | Gordon Gorman | 21 | 1960 Ford | 24 | 25 | accident | ||
| 32 | 13 | Whitey Gerken | 44 | 1961 Chevrolet | 20 | 25 | accident | ||
| 33 | 22 | Sal Tovella | 23 | 1961 Ford | 20 | 25 | accident | ||
| 34 | 30 | Ray Berry | 57 | 1960 Chevrolet | 20 | 25 | accident | ||
| 35 | 29 | Rick Kleich | 36 | 1960 Chevrolet | 19 | 25 | accident | ||
| 36 | 28 | Bob Slensby | 84 | 1960 Ford | 19 | 25 | accident | ||
| 37 | 35 | Ted Hane | 83 | 1959 Ford | 19 | 25 | accident | ||
| 38 | 36 | George Vuillemot | 8 | 1960 Ford | 19 | 25 | accident | ||
| 39 | 31 | Jack Holbrook | 1960 Buick | 17 | 25 | engine | |||
| 40 | 16 | Gil Michaels | 16 | 1960 Ford | 4 | 25 | engine | ||
| 41 | 39 | Ed Kozbiel | 1961 Ford | 2 | 25 | engine | |||
| 42 | 25 | Don Oldenberg | 1960 Pontiac | 0 | 0 | did not start | 0 | ||
| 43 | 32 | Don O'Dell | 1960 Pontiac | 0 | 0 | did not start | 0 |