| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Tony Bettenhausen | 99 | Murrell Belanger | 1949 Kurtis 327/Offenhauser | 100 | 4,500 | running | 16 |
| 2 | 6 | Cecil Green | 4 | John Zink | 1951 Kurtis 4000 340/Offenhauser | 100 | 3,240 | running | 63 |
| 3 | 4 | Duane Carter | 14 | Pat Clancy | Ewing/Offenhauser | 100 | 1,800 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 8 | Paul Russo | 7 | Russo-Nichels | 1950 Russo-Nichels/Offenhauser | 99 | 1,260 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | Rodger Ward | 48 | Deck Manufacturing | Bromme/Offenhauser | 99 | 1,080 | running | 21 |
| 6 | 17 | Gordon Reid | 71 | Karl Hall | Stevens/Offenhauser | 99 | 900 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 13 | Gene Force | 69 | Brown Motor Co. | 1948 Kurtis 2000 324/Offenhauser | 98 | 720 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 18 | Mike Nazaruk | 83 | Jim Robbins | 1948 Kurtis 1000 316/Offenhauser | 98 | 720 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | Cliff Griffith | 23 | Morris | 1949 Kurtis 2000 328/Offenhauser | 98 | 540 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | Manuel Ayulo | 31 | Coast Grain | Lesovsky/Offenhauser | 98 | 540 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 9 | Henry Banks | 1 | Hopkins Blue Crown | Moore/Offenhauser | 95 | 450 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 15 | Johnnie Tolan | 34 | Peter Wales Trucking | 1948 Kurtis 2000 321/Offenhauser | 94 | 450 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | Bill Mackey | 33 | Iddings | Meyer/Offenhauser | 55 | 360 | accident | 0 |
| 14 | 2 | Jimmy Davies | 76 | Parks | Pawl/Offenhauser | 42 | 360 | lost oil plug | 0 |
| 15 | 11 | Andy Linden | 57 | Leitenberger | 1951 Silnes-Sherman/Offenhauser | 24 | 360 | crankshaft | 0 |
| 16 | 12 | Bill Schindler | 10 | Chapman | 1948 Kurtis 2000 323/Offenhauser | 20 | 360 | magneto | 0 |
| 17 | 10 | Joe James | 26 | Bob Estes | 1950 Watson/Offenhauser | 8 | 180 | broken axle | 0 |
| 18 | 1 | Jack McGrath | 9 | Jack Hinkle | 1951 Kurtis 4000 339/Offenhauser | 0 | 180 | accident | 0 |