| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Sam Hanks | 3 | Bardahl | 1951 Kurtis 4000 342/Offenhauser | 100 | 3,762 | running | 15 |
| 2 | 9 | Manuel Ayulo | 88 | Peter Schmidt | Kuzma/Offenhauser | 100 | 2,709 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 11 | Johnnie Parsons | 21 | Belond Equa-Flow | 1953 Kurtis 4000 368/Offenhauser | 100 | 1,505 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 8 | Jack McGrath | 5 | Jack Hinkle | 1951 Kurtis 4000 339/Offenhauser | 100 | 978 | running | 15 |
| 5 | 18 | Jimmy Davies | 9 | Pat Clancy | Ewing/Offenhauser | 100 | 903 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 13 | Walt Faulkner | 23 | Auto Shippers | Kurtis 4000/Offenhauser | 100 | 752 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 15 | Jimmy Bryan | 16 | Bessie Lee Paoli | 1952 Kurtis 4000 349/Offenhauser | 98 | 602 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | Cal Niday | 12 | Chapman | 1950 Russo-Nichels/Offenhauser | 98 | 564 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | Chuck Stevenson | 98 | J.C. Agajanian | Kuzma/Offenhauser | 98 | 527 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | Chuck Weyant | 35 | Parks | Pawl/Offenhauser | 98 | 489 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | Andy Linden | 36 | Sid Street | Pankratz/Offenhauser | 98 | 451 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 2 | Don Freeland | 38 | Bob Estes | 1953 Watson/Offenhauser | 98 | 376 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 1 | Mike Nazaruk | 73 | Lee Elkins | 1950 Kurtis 2000 010/Offenhauser | 98 | 339 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 17 | Paul Russo | 7 | Federal Engineering | Kurtis 4000/Offenhauser | 98 | 301 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 7 | Eddie Russo | 81 | Central Excavating | Trevis/Offenhauser | 96 | 263 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 12 | Johnny Roberts | 82 | Burns | Kurtis 2000/Offenhauser | 96 | 226 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 10 | Bob Sweikert | 51 | Al Dean | Kuzma/Offenhauser | 95 | 150 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 6 | Tony Bettenhausen | 99 | Murrell Belanger | 1949 Kurtis 327/Offenhauser | 85 | 150 | oil leak | 70 |