| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tony Bettenhausen | 99 | Murrell Belanger | 1949 Kurtis 327/Offenhauser | 100 | 3,537 | running | 100 |
| 2 | 13 | Henry Banks | 1 | Hopkins Blue Crown | Moore/Offenhauser | 100 | 2,547 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 12 | Jack McGrath | 9 | Jack Hinkle | 1951 Kurtis 4000 339/Offenhauser | 100 | 1,415 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 11 | Joe James | 4 | John Zink | Kurtis/Offenhauser | 100 | 919 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 15 | Bobby Ball | 52 | McDaniel | 1951 Kurtis 4000 343/Offenhauser | 100 | 849 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 16 | Fred Agabashian | 14 | Pat Clancy | Ewing/Offenhauser | 99 | 707 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 17 | Manuel Ayulo | 31 | Coast Grain | Lesovsky/Offenhauser | 96 | 566 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | Rodger Ward | 71 | Karl Hall | Stevens/Offenhauser | 96 | 530 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | Johnny McDowell | 44 | Federal Engineering Detroit | 1950 Kurtis 3000 335/Offenhauser | 95 | 495 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | Sam Hanks | 42 | Gdula | Gdula/Offenhauser | 95 | 424 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 7 | Bill Vukovich | 57 | Leitenberger | 1951 Silnes-Sherman/Offenhauser | 95 | 380 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 2 | Jim Rigsby | 26 | Bob Estes | 1950 Watson/Offenhauser | 94 | 353 | shock absorber | 0 |
| 13 | 4 | Paul Russo | 7 | Russo-Nichels | 1950 Russo-Nichels/Offenhauser | 87 | 318 | accident | 0 |
| 14 | 10 | Johnnie Parsons | 3 | Wynn's Friction Proofing | 1951 Kurtis 4000 342/Offenhauser | 77 | 283 | brakes | 0 |
| 15 | 5 | Mike Nazaruk | 48 | Deck Manufacturing | Bromme/Offenhauser | 66 | 247 | oil line | 0 |
| 16 | 9 | Gordon Reid | 73 | Lee Elkins | 1950 Kurtis 2000 010/Offenhauser | 65 | 212 | shock absorber | 0 |
| 17 | 6 | Frank Armi | 38 | L & E | Wetteroth/Offenhauser | 65 | 176 | accident | 0 |
| 18 | 3 | Walt Faulkner | 2 | Agajanian-Grant | Kuzma/Offenhauser | 64 | 176 | broken axle | 0 |