| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jack McGrath | 4 | Jack Hinkle | 1951 Kurtis 4000 339/Offenhauser | 100 | 3,750 | running | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | Mike Nazaruk | 73 | Lee Elkins | 1950 Kurtis 2000 010/Offenhauser | 100 | 2,700 | running | 97 |
| 3 | 16 | Bobby Ball | 15 | McDaniel | 1951 Kurtis 4000 343/Offenhauser | 100 | 1,500 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | Paul Russo | 99 | Murrell Belanger | 1949 Kurtis 327/Offenhauser | 100 | 975 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | Jimmy Reece | 44 | John Zink | 1952 Kurtis 4000 356/Offenhauser | 100 | 900 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | Don Freeland | 29 | Bob Estes | 1950 Watson/Offenhauser | 100 | 750 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 17 | Chuck Stevenson | 16 | Bessie Lee Paoli | 1952 Kurtis 4000 349/Offenhauser | 100 | 600 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | Henry Banks | 2 | Blue Crown Spark Plug | Lesovsky/Offenhauser | 100 | 562 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | Joe James | 33 | Bowes Seal Fast | 1952 Kurtis 4000 346/Offenhauser | 100 | 525 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 13 | Roy Prosser | 81 | Central Excavating | Trevis/Offenhauser | 100 | 487 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 18 | Gene Force | 39 | Iddings | Meyer/Offenhauser | 100 | 450 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 7 | Sam Hanks | 14 | Bardahl | 1951 Kurtis 4000 342/Offenhauser | 100 | 375 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 10 | Rodger Ward | 34 | Federal Engineering | 1952 Kurtis 4000 351/Offenhauser | 100 | 337 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 15 | Bill Vukovich | 98 | J.C. Agajanian | 1951 Kuzma/Offenhauser | 89 | 300 | accident | 0 |
| 15 | 4 | Manuel Ayulo | 8 | Coast Grain | Lesovsky/Offenhauser | 36 | 262 | accident | 0 |
| 16 | 11 | Bill Schindler | 7 | Chapman | 1950 Russo-Nichels/Offenhauser | 36 | 225 | accident | 0 |
| 17 | 8 | Bob Scott | 84 | B & M Malamud | Scopa/Offenhauser | 29 | 150 | clutch | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | Jim Rathmann | 48 | Grancor | Bromme/Offenhauser | 20 | 150 | transmission | 0 |