| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Joe Weatherly | 12 | Pete DePaolo | 1956 Ford Convertible | 200 | 500 | running | |
| 2 | 4 | Glen Wood | 21 | Wood Brothers | 1956 Ford Convertible | 200 | 425 | running | |
| 3 | 8 | Jimmy Massey | 33 | Hubert Westmoreland | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 199 | 325 | running | |
| 4 | 7 | Gwyn Staley | 34 | Hubert Westmoreland | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 198 | 300 | running | |
| 5 | 3 | Bun Emery | 99 | 1956 Ford Convertible | 197 | 275 | running | ||
| 6 | 2 | Curtis Turner | 26 | Pete DePaolo | 1956 Ford Convertible | 195 | 250 | running | |
| 7 | 16 | Bob Welborn | 49 | Bob Welborn | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 191 | 200 | running | |
| 8 | 14 | Bob Beck | 14 | Bob Beck | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 188 | 175 | running | |
| 9 | 17 | Joe Eubanks | 82 | Satcher Motors | 1956 Ford Convertible | 187 | 150 | oil line | |
| 10 | 13 | Bill Poor | 711 | Bill Poor | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 181 | 150 | running | |
| 11 | 6 | Jimmie Lewallen | 48 | Bob Welborn | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 180 | 125 | ignition | |
| 12 | 18 | Norman Schihl | 3 | Norman Schihl | 1956 Ford Convertible | 177 | 125 | axle | |
| 13 | 9 | Tom Pistone | 5 | Tom Pistone | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 173 | 125 | idler arm | |
| 14 | 15 | Cannonball Brown | 56 | Cannonball Brown | 1956 Chrysler Convertible | 161 | 125 | rods | |
| 15 | 10 | Bill Lutz | 2 | Bill Lutz | 1956 Ford Convertible | 108 | 125 | accident | |
| 16 | 12 | Whitey Gerken | 155 | 1956 Dodge Convertible | 87 | 110 | engine | ||
| 17 | 5 | Art Binkley | 4 | Art Binkley | 1956 Plymouth Convertible | 75 | 100 | accident | |
| 18 | 11 | Mel Larson | 55 | Mel Larson | 1956 Ford Convertible | 73 | 100 | gas tank | |
| 19 | 19 | Tony Calvo | 54 | 1956 Ford Convertible | 45 | 50 | wheel |