| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Chuck Stevenson | 16 | Bessie Lee Paoli | 1952 Kurtis 4000 349/Offenhauser | 100 | 2,950 | running | 32 |
| 2 | 11 | Sam Hanks | 14 | Bardahl | 1951 Kurtis 4000 342/Offenhauser | 100 | 2,124 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 9 | Bill Vukovich | 98 | J.C. Agajanian | 1951 Kuzma/Offenhauser | 100 | 1,180 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | Paul Russo | 99 | Murrell Belanger | 1949 Kurtis 327/Offenhauser | 100 | 767 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | Jack McGrath | 4 | Jack Hinkle | 1951 Kurtis 4000 339/Offenhauser | 100 | 708 | running | 41 |
| 6 | 8 | Bobby Ball | 15 | McDaniel | 1951 Kurtis 4000 343/Offenhauser | 100 | 590 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 17 | Henry Banks | 2 | Blue Crown Spark Plug | Lesovsky/Offenhauser | 100 | 472 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | Manuel Ayulo | 8 | Coast Grain | Lesovsky/Offenhauser | 100 | 442 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | Joe James | 33 | Bowes Seal Fast | 1952 Kurtis 4000 346/Offenhauser | 100 | 413 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 7 | Frank Armi | 56 | Karl Hall | Ewing/Offenhauser | 98 | 383 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | Cliff Griffith | 19 | Dillon | 1952 Kurtis 4000 357/Offenhauser | 98 | 354 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 2 | Bob Sweikert | 22 | Tom Sarafoff | 1948 Kurtis 2000 318/Offenhauser | 98 | 295 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | Bob Scott | 84 | B & M Malamud | Scopa/Offenhauser | 98 | 265 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 1 | Bill Schindler | 7 | Chapman | 1950 Russo-Nichels/Offenhauser | 97 | 236 | accident | 27 |
| 15 | 14 | Jimmy Reece | 44 | John Zink | 1952 Kurtis 4000 356/Offenhauser | 97 | 206 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | Chuck Weyant | 67 | Mel Wiggers | 1952 Kurtis 4000 011/Offenhauser | 95 | 177 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 10 | Ebe Yoder | 46 | City of Goshen | Stevens/Offenhauser | 93 | 118 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 16 | Jim Rathmann | 48 | Grancor | Bromme/Offenhauser | 34 | 118 | did not finish | 0 |