| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Norm Nelson | 1 | Norm Nelson | 1961 Ford | 150 | 2,746 | running | |
| 2 | 6 | Dick Rathmann | 43 | Zecol-Lubaid Inc. | 1961 Ford | 150 | 1,917 | running | |
| 3 | 5 | Paul Goldsmith | 2 | Nichels Engineering | 1960 Pontiac | 149 | 1,448 | running | |
| 4 | 18 | Whitey Gerken | 44 | 1961 Chevrolet | 148 | 1,009 | running | ||
| 5 | 8 | Len Sutton | 11 | Ray Nichels | 1961 Pontiac | 148 | 699 | running | |
| 6 | 12 | Troy Ruttman | 17 | 1961 Ford | 148 | 552 | running | ||
| 7 | 4 | Les Snow | 6 | 1960 Pontiac | 148 | 480 | running | ||
| 8 | 9 | Whitey Johnson | 99 | 1960 Pontiac | 148 | 467 | running | ||
| 9 | 15 | Herb Shannon | 15 | 1961 Pontiac | 147 | 461 | running | ||
| 10 | 7 | Rodger Ward | 5 | 1961 Pontiac | 146 | 454 | engine | ||
| 11 | 21 | Telford Aase | 70 | 1960 Ford | 146 | 357 | running | ||
| 12 | 23 | Dave Lundman | 62 | 1960 Ford | 146 | 344 | running | ||
| 13 | 14 | Gil Michaels | 16 | 1960 Ford | 145 | 286 | running | ||
| 14 | 29 | Bill Lutz | 71 | 1959 Pontiac | 145 | 273 | running | ||
| 15 | 28 | Gordon Gorman | 21 | 1960 Ford | 144 | 247 | running | ||
| 16 | 27 | Bob Pronger | 88 | 1960 Ford | 144 | 240 | running | ||
| 17 | 32 | Ray Berry | 57 | 1960 Ford | 142 | 188 | running | ||
| 18 | 36 | Eddie Meyer | 55 | 1961 Ford | 141 | 182 | running | ||
| 19 | 37 | Rich Sutkus | 40 | 1960 Ford Thunderbird | 137 | 169 | running | ||
| 20 | 39 | Roy Atkinson | 45 | 1961 Ford | 134 | 156 | running | ||
| 21 | 41 | Skeeter Wyman | 42 | 1960 Ford | 116 | 117 | running | ||
| 22 | 17 | Ed Kozbiel | 33 | 1961 Ford | 112 | 110 | vibration | ||
| 23 | 16 | Don Oldenberg | 86 | 1960 Pontiac | 109 | 104 | ignition | ||
| 24 | 1 | Don White | 4 | 1961 Ford | 107 | 97 | water hose | ||
| 25 | 33 | Ted Hane | 83 | 1959 Ford | 105 | 84 | engine | ||
| 26 | 26 | Jerry Richards | 89 | 1961 Ford | 89 | 78 | engine | ||
| 27 | 11 | Sal Tovella | 23 | 1961 Ford | 85 | 71 | engine seized | ||
| 28 | 35 | Bill Shoulders | 14 | 1960 Ford | 73 | 65 | running | ||
| 29 | 24 | Bob Schultz | 9 | 1960 Chevrolet | 68 | 65 | overheating | ||
| 30 | 30 | Don O'Dell | 91 | 1960 Pontiac | 61 | 65 | oil pressure | ||
| 31 | 3 | Eddie Sachs | 3 | 1961 Ford | 52 | 50 | distributor | ||
| 32 | 40 | Gary Sheldon | 85 | 1961 Ford | 43 | 50 | overheating | ||
| 33 | 38 | Rick Kleich | 36 | 1960 Chevrolet | 32 | 50 | brakes | ||
| 34 | 34 | Tom Cox | 20 | 1961 Ford | 28 | 50 | accident | ||
| 35 | 19 | Bob Slensby | 84 | 1960 Ford | 25 | 50 | overheating | ||
| 36 | 25 | Gene Marmor | 10 | 1960 Ford | 16 | 50 | oil leak | ||
| 37 | 31 | Jack Holbrook | 93 | 1960 Buick | 16 | 50 | engine seized | ||
| 38 | 13 | John Rostek | 19 | 1961 Ford | 14 | 50 | head gasket | ||
| 39 | 10 | Elmer Musgrave | 56 | 1961 Ford | 14 | 50 | overheating | ||
| 40 | 22 | Paul Burrow | 51 | 1960 Ford | 8 | 50 | overheating | ||
| 41 | 20 | Pat Flaherty | 1961 Ford | 0 | 0 | did not start | 0 |