| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Sam Hanks | 15 | Bill Stroppe | 1956 Mercury | 194 | 2,666 | running | 82 |
| 2 | 5 | Jimmy Bryan | 1956 Mercury | 194 | 1,766 | running | 0 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Johnny Mantz | 1956 Ford | 193 | 1,223 | running | 0 | ||
| 4 | Chuck Stevenson | 1956 Ford | 192 | 833 | running | 0 | |||
| 5 | 6 | Marshall Teague | 1956 Chevrolet | 191 | 552 | running | 0 | ||
| 6 | Dick Rathmann | 1956 Pontiac | 189 | 460 | running | 0 | |||
| 7 | Norm Nelson | 1956 Mercury | 188 | 401 | running | 0 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Jim Rathmann | 1956 Chevrolet | 187 | 390 | running | 0 | ||
| 9 | Dick Linder | 1956 Plymouth | 186 | 381 | running | 0 | |||
| 10 | Bert Ruttman | 1956 Ford | 186 | 379 | running | 0 | |||
| 11 | Les Snow | 1956 Chevrolet | 186 | 298 | running | 0 | |||
| 12 | Billy Garrett | 1956 Plymouth | 184 | 287 | running | 0 | |||
| 13 | Don Schisler | 1956 Chevrolet | 184 | 238 | running | 0 | |||
| 14 | Al Shear | 1956 Chevrolet | 183 | 227 | running | 0 | |||
| 15 | Bud Moneymaker | 1956 Chevrolet | 182 | 206 | running | 0 | |||
| 16 | Lee France | 1956 Chevrolet | 182 | 200 | running | 0 | |||
| 17 | Herb Shannon | 1956 Chevrolet | 181 | 157 | running | 0 | |||
| 18 | Shorty Templeman | 1956 Plymouth | 180 | 152 | running | 0 | |||
| 19 | Jimmy Reece | 1956 Ford | 177 | 141 | running | 0 | |||
| 20 | Don Miller | 1956 Plymouth | 174 | 130 | running | 0 | |||
| 21 | Pat Zocano | 1956 Dodge | 173 | 97 | running | 0 | |||
| 22 | Jimmy Davies | 1956 Ford | 170 | 92 | running | 0 | |||
| 23 | Gordon Gorman | 1956 Chevrolet | 170 | 87 | running | 0 | |||
| 24 | Russ Hepler | 1956 Pontiac | 163 | 84 | running | 0 | |||
| 25 | Johnnie Parsons | 1956 Ford | 161 | 70 | running | 0 | |||
| 26 | Whitey Johnson | 1956 Packard | 141 | 65 | tappet | 0 | |||
| 27 | Pat O'Connor | 1956 Plymouth | 138 | 60 | piston | 0 | |||
| 28 | 7 | Troy Ruttman | 1956 Mercury | 131 | 54 | wheel stud | 112 | ||
| 29 | Danny Oakes | 1956 Dodge | 122 | 54 | differential | 0 | |||
| 30 | Joe Wright | 1956 Plymouth | 113 | 54 | overheating | 0 | |||
| 31 | 9 | Don Freeland | 1956 Pontiac | 113 | 20 | accident | 0 | ||
| 32 | Al Tasnady | 1956 Ford | 104 | 20 | fender | 0 | |||
| 33 | Allen Swenson | 1956 Plymouth | 82 | 20 | overheating | 0 | |||
| 34 | 1 | Bob Christie | 43 | Bob Christie | 1956 Mercury | 59 | 20 | accident | 0 |
| 35 | 3 | Frankie Schneider | 1956 Ford | 59 | 20 | engine | 0 | ||
| 36 | Bill Cheesbourg | 1956 Pontiac | 52 | 20 | accident | 0 | |||
| 37 | Jerry Unser | 1956 Ford | 42 | 20 | engine | 0 | |||
| 38 | Jack Radtke | 1956 Chevrolet | 36 | 20 | piston | 0 | |||
| 39 | Telford Aase | 1956 Chevrolet | 11 | 20 | ignition | 0 | |||
| 40 | 10 | Bill Granger | 1956 Dodge | 10 | 20 | overheating | 0 |