| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Bill Blair | 2 | George Hutchens | 1952 Oldsmobile | 100 | 1,000 | running | 7 |
| 2 | 16 | Ed Samples | 9 | Claude Alexander | 1951 Oldsmobile | 100 | 700 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 17 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 1951 Plymouth | 100 | 450 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | Buck Baker | 89 | B.A. Pless | 1952 Hudson | 99 | 350 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 12 | Ed Benedict | 118 | Ken Swihart | 1952 Hudson | 98 | 200 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 11 | Charles Gattalia | 128 | Charles Gattalia | 1951 Studebaker | 97 | 150 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | Jack Smith Fonty Flock | 4 | Frank Christian | 1951 Oldsmobile | 96 | 125 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | Herb Thomas | 92 | Herb Thomas | 1952 Hudson | 95 | 100 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 3 | Gober Sosebee | 51 | Sam Knox | 1950 Cadillac | 93 | 75 | spindle | 22 |
| 10 | 18 | Jimmy Florian | 18 | Jimmy Florian | 1951 Ford | 93 | 50 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | Bill Snowden | 16 | Bill Snowden | 1952 Hudson | 90 | 40 | steering | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | E.C. Ramsey | 94 | Louise Smith | 1951 Ford | 82 | 25 | hub | 0 |
| 13 | 8 | Curtis Turner | 41 | John Eanes | 1952 Hudson | 74 | 40 | accident | 0 |
| 14 | 5 | Roscoe Thompson | 14 | Frank Christian | 1952 Oldsmobile | 71 | 25 | hub | 11 |
| 15 | 1 | Tim Flock | 91 | Ted Chester | 1951 Hudson | 61 | 25 | axle | 60 |
| 16 | 13 | Dick Rathmann | 120 | Walt Chapman | 1951 Hudson | 60 | 40 | hub | 0 |
| 17 | 15 | Jim Paschal | 60 | Julian Buesink | 1951 Ford | 53 | 40 | rear end | 0 |
| 18 | 20 | Bill Miller | 82 | B.J. Dantone | 1951 Ford | 41 | 25 | overheating | 0 |
| 19 | 21 | Jack Smith | 23 | Perry Smith | 1951 Studebaker | 30 | 25 | steering | 0 |
| 20 | 23 | Buck McCardell | Buck McCardell | 1951 Nash | 22 | 25 | hub | 0 | |
| 21 | 9 | Perk Brown | 22 | R.G. Shelton | 1951 Hudson | 16 | 40 | rear end | 0 |
| 22 | 10 | Tommy Moon | 57 | C.D. Wilson | 1952 Hudson | 9 | 35 | overheating | 0 |
| 23 | 22 | Charlie Causey | 110 | Bob Osiecki | 1951 Kaiser | 7 | 25 | clutch | 0 |
| 24 | 24 | Harold Mays | Harold Mays | 1951 Chrysler | 0 | 35 | did not start | 0 |