| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Johnny Thomson | 7 | Racing Associates | 1955 Kuzma D/Offenhauser | 100 | 4,713 | running | 28 |
| 2 | 9 | Elmer George | 21 | Mari Hulman George | 1952 Kurtis 4000D 349/Offenhauser | 100 | 3,300 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 17 | Don Freeland | 26 | Bob Estes | 1953 Watson D 1/Offenhauser | 100 | 1,945 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 16 | Joe Barzda | 33 | California Speed Shop | 1950 Russo-Nichels D/Offenhauser | 100 | 1,264 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | Rex Easton | 72 | Milan Bursac | Kurtis 4000D/Offenhauser | 99 | 1,163 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 12 | Bob Veith | 9 | George Bignotti | 1958 Lesovsky D/Offenhauser | 99 | 883 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | Don Branson | 10 | John Wills | 1958 Meskowski D 1/Offenhauser | 99 | 702 | running | 36 |
| 8 | 15 | Buzz Barton | 86 | James Campbell | 1952 Pankratz D/Offenhauser | 98 | 652 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 18 | Len Sutton | 48 | Chapman Root | 1956 Kuzma D/Offenhauser | 97 | 602 | fuel line | 0 |
| 10 | 7 | Earl Motter | 25 | Hart Fullerton | 1951 Kurtis 4000D 338/Offenhauser | 87 | 552 | out of fuel | 0 |
| 11 | 8 | A.J. Foyt | 29 | Al Dean | 1953 Kuzma D/Offenhauser | 83 | 502 | wheel bearing | 0 |
| 12 | 10 | Tony Bettenhausen | 35 | Kathryn Wright | 1952 Kurtis 4000D011/Offenhauser | 82 | 411 | mechanical | 0 |
| 13 | 1 | Jud Larson | 5 | John Zink | 1955 Watson D 2/Offenhauser | 72 | 361 | connecting rod | 36 |
| 14 | 13 | Jim Packard | 59 | Lee Glessner | 1956 Hillegass D 1/Offenhauser | 60 | 321 | magneto | 0 |
| 15 | 2 | Johnnie Tolan | 19 | Lysle Greenman | 1952 Kuzma D 2/Offenhauser | 40 | 280 | magneto | 0 |
| 16 | 11 | Rodger Ward | 8 | Roger Wolcott | Lesovsky D/Offenhauser | 24 | 241 | piston | 0 |
| 17 | 14 | Ed Elisian | 73 | Lee Elkins | 1953 Turner D 1/Offenhauser | 19 | 161 | magneto | 0 |
| 18 | 5 | George Amick | 3 | Lindsey Hopkins | 1952 Lesovsky D/Offenhauser | 10 | 161 | piston | 0 |
| Ralph Liguori | 76 | Leitenberger | 1951 Silnes-ShermanD/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Bill Cheesbourg | 16 | Ray Brady | 1952 Kurtis 4000 D346/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Eddie Sachs | 44 | Peter Schmidt | 1953 Kuzma D/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Jerry Unser | 18 | Chapman Root | 1953 Blough D/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Chuck Weyant | 89 | Harry Dunn | Dunn/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Van Johnson | 53 | Jake Vargo | 1953 Kurtis 4000D 368/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Roy Graham | 15 | Kurtis 4000D/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Bob Schroeder | 78 | Lesovsky D/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Allen Crowe | 39 | Hill D/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |