| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Curtis Turner | 26 | Pete DePaolo | 1956 Ford Convertible | 133 | 850 | running | 133 |
| 2 | 4 | Fireball Roberts | 22 | Pete DePaolo | 1956 Ford Convertible | 132 | 625 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 8 | Darel Dieringer | 186 | Don Oldenberg | 1956 Buick Convertible | 131 | 450 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 9 | Bob Welborn | 49 | Bob Welborn | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 130 | 350 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | Paul Goldsmith | 33 | Smokey Yunick | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 130 | 310 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | Don Oldenberg | 86 | Don Oldenberg | 1956 Dodge D-500 Convertible | 125 | 250 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | Gene Blair | 90 | Gene Blair | 1956 Mercury Convertible | 119 | 200 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | Kenny Wheeler | 32 | 1956 Ford Convertible | 116 | 150 | out of gas | 0 | |
| 9 | 19 | Art Binkley | 4 | Art Binkley | 1956 Plymouth Convertible | 115 | 100 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | Larry Odo | 7A | Larry Odo | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 114 | 100 | fan belt | 0 |
| 11 | 20 | Bob Pronger | 99X | 1955 Buick Convertible | 108 | 100 | running | 0 | |
| 12 | 21 | Bill Cornwall | 99 | 1956 Ford Convertible | 103 | 100 | running | 0 | |
| 13 | 10 | Dick Joslin | 71 | Bill Webb | 1956 Dodge Convertible | 99 | 100 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 11 | Tom Pistone | 5 | Tom Pistone | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 99 | 100 | engine | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | Jimmy Thompson | 7 | George Hilton | 1956 Mercury Convertible | 85 | 100 | overheating | 0 |
| 16 | 5 | Bill Brown | 45 | Bill Brown | 1956 Mercury Convertible | 70 | 100 | battery | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | Marvin Panch | 98 | Tom Harbison | 1956 Dodge Convertible | 64 | 100 | engine | 0 |
| 18 | 18 | Larry Frank | 76 | Joe Holly | 1955 Oldsmobile Convertible | 54 | 100 | accident | 0 |
| 19 | 3 | Joe Weatherly | 12 | Pete DePaolo | 1956 Ford Convertible | 48 | 50 | tie rod | 0 |
| 20 | 14 | Bill Lutz | 3 | Gene Sauer | 1956 Ford Convertible | 19 | 50 | tie rod | 0 |
| 21 | 13 | Curly Martin | 20 | 1956 Dodge Convertible | 16 | engine | 0 | ||
| 22 | 17 | Dave Hirschfield | 77 | Dave Hirschfield | 1955 Chevrolet | 16 | A-frame | 0 |