| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tony Bettenhausen | 99 | Murrell Belanger | 1949 Kurtis 327/Offenhauser | 100 | 2,286 | running | 93 |
| 2 | 15 | Duane Carter | 23 | Auto Shippers | Kurtis 4000/Offenhauser | 99 | 1,646 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | Sam Hanks | 3 | Bardahl | 1951 Kurtis 4000 342/Offenhauser | 99 | 914 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | Manuel Ayulo | 88 | Peter Schmidt | Kuzma/Offenhauser | 99 | 594 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 13 | Bob Scott | 12 | Chapman | 1951 Russo-Nichels/Offenhauser | 98 | 547 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | Don Freeland | 38 | Bob Estes | 1953 Watson/Offenhauser | 98 | 427 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | Jimmy Davies | 9 | Pat Clancy | Ewing/Offenhauser | 98 | 369 | running | 7 |
| 8 | 8 | Pat O'Connor | 63 | Hopkins | Moore/Offenhauser | 98 | 343 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | Jerry Hoyt | 48 | Chapman Root | 1953 Blough/Offenhauser | 95 | 320 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 12 | Andy Linden | 36 | Sid Street | Pankratz/Offenhauser | 93 | 297 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | Rex Easton | 79 | Mel Wiggers | 1952 Kurtis 4000 011/Offenhauser | 92 | 274 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 7 | Bob Sweikert | 51 | Al Dean | Kuzma/Offenhauser | 89 | 229 | front axle | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | Jack McGrath | 5 | Jack Hinkle | 1951 Kurtis 4000 339/Offenhauser | 75 | 206 | did not finish | 0 |
| 14 | 9 | Jimmy Reece | 22 | Hart Fullerton | 1951 Kurtis 4000 338/Offenhauser | 48 | 183 | did not finish | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | Jimmy Bryan | 16 | Bessie Lee Paoli | 1952 Kurtis 4000 349/Offenhauser | 44 | 160 | rear end | 0 |
| 16 | 6 | Johnnie Parsons | 21 | Belond Equa-Flow | 1953 Kurtis 4000 368/Offenhauser | 42 | 137 | shocks | 0 |
| 17 | 10 | Paul Russo | 7 | Federal Engineering | Kurtis 4000/Offenhauser | 38 | 91 | suspension | 0 |
| 18 | 3 | Rodger Ward | 92 | M.A. Walker | 1951 Kurtis 4000 340/Offenhauser | 19 | 91 | suspension | 0 |