| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Johnnie Parsons | 3 | Wynn's Friction Proofing | 1951 Kurtis 4000 342/Offenhauser | 100 | 2,584 | running | 11 |
| 2 | 1 | Henry Banks | 1 | Hopkins Blue Crown | Moore/Offenhauser | 100 | 1,860 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | Jimmy Davies | 76 | Parks | Pawl/Offenhauser | 100 | 1,033 | running | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | Neal Carter | 28 | Lutes | 1951 Kurtis 4000 344/Offenhauser | 99 | 671 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 12 | Joe James | 4 | John Zink | Kurtis/Offenhauser | 99 | 620 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 11 | Walt Faulkner | 2 | Agajanian-Grant | Kuzma/Offenhauser | 99 | 516 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | Gordon Reid | 73 | Lee Elkins | 1950 Kurtis 2000 010/Offenhauser | 98 | 413 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 16 | Bill Schindler | 10 | Chapman | 1948 Kurtis 2000 323/Offenhauser | 97 | 387 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | Manuel Ayulo | 31 | Coast Grain | Lesovsky/Offenhauser | 96 | 361 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 6 | Rodger Ward | 71 | Karl Hall | Stevens/Offenhauser | 95 | 335 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | Jim Rigsby | 26 | Bob Estes | 1950 Watson/Offenhauser | 93 | 310 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | Johnny McDowell | 44 | Federal Engineering Detroit | 1950 Kurtis 3000 335/Offenhauser | 90 | 258 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 4 | Tony Bettenhausen | 99 | Murrell Belanger | 1949 Kurtis 327/Offenhauser | 90 | 232 | blown tire | 87 |
| 14 | 7 | Jack McGrath | 9 | Jack Hinkle | 1951 Kurtis 4000 339/Offenhauser | 89 | 206 | accident | 0 |
| 15 | 5 | Bobby Ball | 79 | Hart Fullerton | 1951 Kurtis 4000 338/Offenhauser | 77 | 180 | throttle shaft | 0 |
| 16 | 15 | Frank Armi | 38 | L & E | Wetteroth/Offenhauser | 77 | 155 | throttle shaft | 0 |
| 17 | 17 | Fred Agabashian | 14 | Pat Clancy | Ewing/Offenhauser | 6 | 103 | lost wheel | 0 |
| 18 | 14 | Mike Nazaruk | 48 | Deck Manufacturing | Bromme/Offenhauser | 3 | 103 | oil line | 0 |