| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Curtis Turner | 26 | Pete DePaolo | 1956 Ford Convertible | 200 | 650 | running | |
| 2 | 5 | Joe Weatherly | 2 | Pete DePaolo | 1956 Ford Convertible | 199 | 525 | running | |
| 3 | 9 | Jimmie Lewallen | 48 | Bob Welborn | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 196 | 400 | running | |
| 4 | 7 | Bob Welborn | 49 | Bob Welborn | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 195 | 320 | running | |
| 5 | 4 | Allen Adkins | 98 | Tom Harbison | 1956 Dodge Convertible | 194 | 290 | running | |
| 6 | 12 | Larry Odo | 7A | Larry Odo | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 192 | 250 | running | |
| 7 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | 33 | Hubert Westmoreland | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 190 | 150 | wheel | |
| 8 | 6 | Glen Wood | 22 | Wood Brothers | 1956 Ford Convertible | 183 | 100 | running | |
| 9 | 14 | Dick Joslin | 71 | Bill Webb | 1956 Dodge Convertible | 179 | 100 | frame | |
| 10 | 3 | Jimmy Thompson | 504 | Carl Kiekhaefer | 1956 Dodge Convertible | 177 | 100 | tire | |
| 11 | 10 | Possum Jones | 25 | Sam McCuthen | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 165 | 100 | head gasket | |
| 12 | 13 | Mel Larson | 55 | Mel Larson | 1956 Ford Convertible | 160 | 100 | radiator | |
| 13 | 19 | Norman Schihl | 3 | Norman Schihl | 1956 Ford Convertible | 148 | 100 | overheating | |
| 14 | 8 | Frank Mundy | 503 | Carl Kiekhaefer | 1956 Dodge Convertible | 120 | 100 | transmission | |
| 15 | 15 | Sonny Walters | 17 | 1956 Ford Convertible | 93 | 100 | tire | ||
| 16 | 18 | Don Oldenberg | 86 | Don Oldenberg | 1955 Buick Convertible | 72 | 100 | fuel | |
| 17 | 16 | Jud Larson | 77 | Lonnie Fish | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 38 | 100 | oil pressure | |
| 18 | 17 | Bill Brown | 45 | Bill Brown | 1956 Mercury Convertible | 20 | 100 | engine | |
| 19 | 11 | Art Binkley | 4 | Art Binkley | 1956 Plymouth Convertible | 16 | 50 | accident |