| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fonty Flock | 14 | Frank Christian | 1953 Hudson | 200 | 1,000 | running | 9 | |
| 2 | Dick Rathmann | 120 | Walt Chapman | 1953 Hudson | 750 | running | |||
| 3 | Herb Thomas | 92 | Herb Thomas | 1953 Hudson | 450 | running | |||
| 4 | Joe Eubanks | 82 | Phil Oates | 1952 Hudson | 350 | running | |||
| 5 | 1 | Buck Baker | 87 | Bob Griffin | 1953 Oldsmobile | 200 | running | ||
| 6 | Speedy Thompson | 12 | Buckshot Morris | 1953 Oldsmobile | 150 | ||||
| 7 | Tim Flock | 91 | Ted Chester | 1953 Hudson | 125 | ||||
| 8 | Fred Dove | 19 | Fred Dove | 1951 Plymouth | 100 | ||||
| 9 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 1953 Dodge | 75 | ||||
| 10 | Jimmie Lewallen | 41 | John Eanes | 1952 Oldsmobile | 50 | ||||
| 11 | Slick Smith | 4 | Frank Christian | 1951 Oldsmobile | 25 | ||||
| 12 | Hildrey Thomas | 1951 Oldsmobile | 25 | ||||||
| 13 | Andy Winfree | 34 | Andy Winfree | 1951 Plymouth | 25 | ||||
| 14 | Bill Blair | 2 | Bill Blair | 1953 Oldsmobile | 25 | ||||
| 15 | Gene Comstock | 8 | Gene Comstock | 1952 Hudson | 25 | ||||
| 16 | Bob Welborn | 24 | J.O. Goode | 1951 Plymouth | 25 | ||||
| 17 | Arden Mounts | 108 | Gene Comstock | 1951 Hudson | 25 | ||||
| 18 | Fred Moore | 33 | Gordon Bracken | 1953 Hudson | 25 | ||||
| 19 | Buck Smith | 1951 Plymouth | 25 | ||||||
| 20 | Elton Hildreth | 167 | Elton Hildreth | 1953 Nash | 25 | ||||
| 21 | Pop McGinnis | 13 | Irving Frye | 1953 Hudson | 25 | accident | |||
| 22 | Donald Thomas | 9 | Herb Thomas | 1953 Hudson | 25 |