| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43 | Fonty Flock | 14 | Frank Christian | 1953 Hudson | 300 | 3,500 | running | 105 |
| 2 | 7 | Speedy Thompson | 12 | Buckshot Morris | 1953 Oldsmobile | 298 | 1,800 | running | 0 |
| 3 | Tim Flock | 91 | Ted Chester | 1953 Hudson | 297 | 1,200 | running | 0 | |
| 4 | 5 | Herb Thomas | 92 | Herb Thomas | 1953 Hudson | 296 | 1,000 | running | 1 |
| 5 | Dick Passwater | 78 | Frank Arford | 1953 Oldsmobile | 296 | 800 | running | 0 | |
| 6 | Dick Rathmann | 120 | Walt Chapman | 1953 Hudson | 295 | 600 | running | 0 | |
| 7 | 1 | Slick Smith | 4 | Frank Christian | 1951 Oldsmobile | 295 | 500 | running | 4 |
| 8 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 1953 Dodge | 295 | 450 | running | 0 | |
| 9 | Ray Duhigg | 44 | Julian Petty | 1952 Plymouth | 294 | 400 | running | 0 | |
| 10 | 2 | Joe Eubanks | 82 | Phil Oates | 1952 Hudson | 292 | 350 | running | 0 |
| 11 | Jim Paschal | 43 | Dave Quate | 1953 Dodge | 292 | 300 | running | 0 | |
| 12 | Ralph Dyer | Ralph Dyer | 1953 Nash | 288 | 250 | 0 | |||
| 13 | 4 | Buck Baker | 87 | Bob Griffin | 1953 Oldsmobile | 288 | 200 | 39 | |
| 14 | Curtis Turner | 41 | John Eanes | 1953 Oldsmobile | 283 | 150 | 0 | ||
| 15 | Otis Martin | 71 | Coleman Lawrence | 1950 Ford | 281 | 125 | 0 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Donald Thomas | 9 | Herb Thomas | 1951 Hudson | 280 | 100 | 0 | |
| 17 | Andy Winfree | 34 | Andy Winfree | 1951 Plymouth | 277 | 100 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Bob Welborn | 24 | J.O. Goode | 1951 Plymouth | 276 | 100 | 0 | ||
| 19 | 6 | Hershel McGriff | 5 | Hershel McGriff | 1953 Oldsmobile | 274 | 100 | bearing | 101 |
| 20 | Glen Wood | 21 | Wood Brothers | 1953 Lincoln | 274 | 100 | 0 | ||
| 21 | Cotton Owens | 6 | George Hutchens | 1951 Ford | 274 | 50 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Stewart McDonald | 99 | Matt Gowan | 1953 Plymouth | 271 | 50 | 0 | ||
| 23 | Gayle Warren | 23 | Gayle Warren | 1953 Studebaker | 270 | 50 | 0 | ||
| 24 | Ted Lee | 15 | Ted Lee | 1951 Ford | 264 | 50 | 0 | ||
| 25 | Coleman Lawrence | 3 | Coleman Lawrence | 1950 Ford | 263 | 50 | 0 | ||
| 26 | Ted Chamberlain | 93 | Ted Chamberlain | 1951 Plymouth | 256 | 50 | 0 | ||
| 27 | Earl Foushee | 27 | Earl Foushee | 1951 Plymouth | 256 | 50 | 0 | ||
| 28 | Frank Arford | 77 | Frank Arford | 1952 Oldsmobile | 253 | 50 | 0 | ||
| 29 | Arden Mounts | 108 | Gene Comstock | 1951 Hudson | 231 | 50 | 0 | ||
| 30 | Gordon Bracken | 40 | Gordon Bracken | 1953 Nash | 221 | 50 | 0 | ||
| 31 | Roy Bentley | 17 | Jesse Mann | 1951 Plymouth | 220 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 32 | Gene Comstock | 8 | Gene Comstock | 1952 Hudson | 214 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 33 | 3 | Bill Blair | 2 | Bill Blair | 1953 Oldsmobile | 213 | 25 | accident | 50 |
| 34 | John Ray | 16 | Johnny Ray | 1953 Lincoln | 202 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 35 | Earl Moss | 72 | Doug Meeks | 1950 Ford | 190 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 36 | Ralph Liguori | 46 | Al Wheatley | 1953 Lincoln | 190 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 37 | Pop McGinnis | 13 | Irving Frye | 1952 Hudson | 187 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 38 | Bub King | 55 | Bub King | 1952 Hudson | 165 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 39 | Fireball Roberts | 11 | Ed Saverance | 1952 Ford | 154 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 40 | Dub Livingston | 60 | Dub Livingston | 1953 Dodge | 115 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 41 | Elton Hildreth | 73 | Elton Hildreth | 1953 Nash | 110 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 42 | Herschel Buchanan | 1 | Herschel Buchanan | 1953 Nash | 93 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 43 | Johnny Zeke | 481 | Johnny Zeke | 1953 Dodge | 84 | 25 | accident | 0 | |
| 44 | Clyde Minter | 101 | Otis Martin | 1950 Mercury | 81 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 45 | Russell Armentrout | 128 | J.B. Richter | 1953 Dodge | 60 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 46 | Fred Dove | 19 | Fred Dove | 1951 Plymouth | 45 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 47 | 9 | Jimmie Lewallen | 22 | R.G. Shelton | 1952 Oldsmobile | 41 | 25 | 0 | |
| 48 | Johnny Patterson | 58 | H.B. Ranier | 1952 Hudson | 33 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 49 | J.L. Justice | 74 | J.L. Justice | 1950 Ford | 9 | 25 | 0 |