| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Johnny Mantz | 8 | Pete DePaolo | 1956 Ford | 150 | 3,429 | running | 6 |
| 2 | 7 | Chuck Stevenson | 26 | 1956 Ford | 150 | 2,303 | running | 37 | |
| 3 | 3 | Sam Hanks | 15 | 1956 Mercury | 150 | 1,604 | running | 0 | |
| 4 | 9 | Jimmy Bryan | 14 | 1956 Mercury | 150 | 1,100 | running | 0 | |
| 5 | 1 | Troy Ruttman | 16 | 1956 Mercury | 148 | 742 | running | 82 | |
| 6 | 14 | Norm Nelson | 55 | 1956 Mercury | 147 | 630 | running | 0 | |
| 7 | 20 | Jimmy Reece | 28 | 1956 Ford | 147 | 542 | running | 0 | |
| 8 | 22 | Ernie Derr | 41 | 1956 Dodge | 145 | 527 | running | 0 | |
| 9 | 6 | Dick Linder | 88 | 1956 Plymouth | 144 | 520 | running | 0 | |
| 10 | 23 | Les Snow | 2 | 1956 Chevrolet | 144 | 513 | running | 0 | |
| 11 | 19 | Bud Moneymaker | 35 | 1956 Chevrolet | 144 | 402 | running | 0 | |
| 12 | 39 | Don Schisler | 52 | 1956 Chevrolet | 143 | 388 | running | 0 | |
| 13 | 16 | Frankie Schneider | 82 | 1956 Ford | 143 | 322 | running | 0 | |
| 14 | 37 | Bert Ruttman | 98 | 1956 Ford | 143 | 308 | running | 0 | |
| 15 | 34 | Al Shear | 60 | 1956 Chevrolet | 142 | 278 | running | 0 | |
| 16 | 28 | Herb Shannon | 22 | 1956 Chevrolet | 140 | 270 | running | 0 | |
| 17 | 11 | Bob Christie | 43 | 1956 Mercury | 139 | 212 | running | 25 | |
| 18 | 38 | Telford Aase | 70 | 1956 Chevrolet | 137 | 205 | running | 0 | |
| 19 | 32 | Allen Swenson | 44 | 1956 Plymouth | 133 | 190 | running | 0 | |
| 20 | 33 | Lee France | 29 | 1956 Chevrolet | 132 | 175 | running | 0 | |
| 21 | 31 | Pat Zocano | 47 | 1956 Chevrolet | 132 | 131 | running | 0 | |
| 22 | 21 | Jack Radtke | 42 | 1956 Ford | 130 | 124 | accident | 0 | |
| 23 | 13 | Marshall Teague | 6 | 1956 Ford | 129 | 117 | overheating | 0 | |
| 24 | 2 | Don Freeland | 18 | John Zink | 1956 Pontiac | 114 | 109 | clutch | 0 |
| 25 | 26 | Joe Wright | 40 | 1956 Plymouth | 111 | 95 | running | 0 | |
| 26 | 35 | Rodney Clark | 7 | 1955 Buick | 106 | 88 | lost wheel | 0 | |
| 27 | 29 | Gordon Gorman | 69 | 1956 Chevrolet | 100 | 80 | accident | 0 | |
| 28 | 5 | Dick Rathmann | 86 | 1956 Pontiac | 98 | 73 | overheating | 0 | |
| 29 | 12 | Don Miller | 76 | 1956 Plymouth | 64 | 73 | accident | 0 | |
| 30 | 25 | Al Tasnady | 48 | 1956 Ford | 52 | 73 | clutch | 0 | |
| 31 | 30 | Jim Wilson | 57 | 1956 Dodge | 49 | 20 | crankshaft | 0 | |
| 32 | 36 | Stewart Joyce | 66 | 1956 Ford | 45 | 20 | crankshaft | 0 | |
| 33 | 24 | Jim Murray | 46 | 1956 Buick | 25 | 20 | overheating | 0 | |
| 34 | 8 | Jim Rathmann | 3 | 1956 Chevrolet | 23 | 20 | oil leak | 0 | |
| 35 | 10 | Jerry Unser | 34 | 1956 Ford | 22 | 20 | overheating | 0 | |
| 36 | 15 | Art Lamey | 90 | 1956 Dodge | 20 | 20 | front end | 0 | |
| 37 | 27 | Russ Hepler | 9 | 1956 Pontiac | 14 | 20 | accident | 0 | |
| 38 | 17 | Bill Granger | 72 | 1956 Dodge | 7 | 20 | overheating | 0 | |
| 39 | 40 | Billy Garrett | 62 | 1956 Plymouth | 5 | 20 | fuel pump | 0 | |
| 40 | 18 | Bill Cheesbourg | 85 | 1956 Pontiac | 1 | 20 | accident | 0 | |
| 41 | 41 | Dan Dombrowski | 93 | 1956 Chevrolet | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| 42 | 42 | Bill Eubank | 96 | 1956 Buick | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| 43 | 43 | Gil Michaels | 51 | 1954 Oldsmobile | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| 44 | 44 | Buck Barr | 73 | 1956 Chevrolet | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| 45 | 45 | Tom Murray | 54 | 1956 Plymouth | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| 46 | 46 | Jimmy Davies | 24 | 1956 Ford | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| 47 | 47 | Cecil Hayes | 80 | 1956 Plymouth | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| 48 | 48 | Chuck Moses | 36 | 1955 Oldsmobile | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| 49 | 49 | Bill Parks | 1956 Ford | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| 2 | Pat Flaherty | 18 | John Zink | 1956 Pontiac | 0 | qualified car | 0 |