| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Dick Passwater | 78 | Frank Arford | 1953 Oldsmobile | 150 | 1,000 | running | 3 |
| 2 | Gober Sosebee | 51 | Gober Sosebee | 1953 Oldsmobile | 150 | 700 | running | 0 | |
| 3 | Herschel Buchanan | 1 | Herschel Buchanan | 1952 Nash | 150 | 450 | running | 0 | |
| 4 | 1 | Tim Flock | 91 | Ted Chester | 1953 Hudson | 150 | 350 | running | 87 |
| 5 | 5 | Pop McGinnis | 13 | Irving Frye | 1952 Hudson | 149 | 200 | wheel | 13 |
| 6 | Otis Martin | 100 | Otis Martin | 1951 Mercury | 150 | running | 0 | ||
| 7 | Fred Dove | 19 | Fred Dove | 1952 Plymouth | 125 | running | 0 | ||
| 8 | Mike Klapak | 18 | Bill Adams | 1953 Oldsmobile | 100 | running | 0 | ||
| 9 | Bub King | 55 | Bub King | 1952 Hudson | 75 | running | 0 | ||
| 10 | Coleman Lawrence | 3 | Coleman Lawrence | 1951 Ford | 50 | running | 0 | ||
| 11 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 1953 Dodge | 25 | 0 | |||
| 12 | 3 | Herb Thomas | 92 | Herb Thomas | 1953 Hudson | 25 | clutch | 4 | |
| 13 | 2 | Dick Rathmann | 120 | Walt Chapman | 1953 Hudson | 25 | wheel | 25 | |
| 14 | 4 | Buck Baker | 87 | Bob Griffin | 1953 Oldsmobile | 25 | wheel | 18 | |
| 15 | Steve McGrath | 31 | George Miller | 1952 Hudson | 25 | spindle | 0 | ||
| 16 | Bill Blair | 2 | Bill Blair | 1953 Oldsmobile | 25 | 0 | |||
| 17 | Gene Comstock | 8 | Gene Comstock | 1951 Hudson | 25 | accident | 0 | ||
| 18 | Jimmie Lewallen | 43 | Dave Quate | 1953 Dodge | 25 | 0 | |||
| 19 | Ewell Weddle | 0 | Ewell Weddle | 1952 Plymouth | 25 | 0 | |||
| 20 | Joe Eubanks | 82 | Phil Oates | 1952 Hudson | 25 | 0 | |||
| 21 | Jim Paschal | 12 | George Hutchens | 1952 Plymouth | 25 | 0 | |||
| 22 | June Cleveland | 11 | June Cleveland | 1952 Studebaker | 25 | 0 | |||
| 23 | Buddy Shuman | 12 | Buddy Shuman | 1949 Oldsmobile | 25 | 0 | |||
| 24 | 6 | Curtis Turner | 41 | John Eanes | 1953 Oldsmobile | 25 | engine | 0 | |
| 25 | Fonty Flock | 14 | Frank Christian | 1953 Oldsmobile | 25 | oil pressure | 0 | ||
| 26 | Elton Hildreth | 167 | Elton Hildreth | 1951 Nash | 25 | hub | 0 | ||
| 27 | Slick Smith | 4 | Frank Christian | 1952 Oldsmobile | 25 | engine | 0 | ||
| 28 | Donald Thomas | 72 | Doug Meeks | 1950 Ford | 25 | mount | 0 |