| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Curtis Turner | 26 | Pete DePaolo | 1956 Ford Convertible | 185 | 500 | running | |
| 2 | 1 | Joe Weatherly | 12 | Pete DePaolo | 1956 Ford Convertible | 184 | 425 | running | |
| 3 | 7 | Bob Welborn | 49 | Bob Welborn | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 182 | 325 | running | |
| 4 | 5 | Gwyn Staley | 34 | Hubert Westmoreland | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 178 | 300 | running | |
| 5 | 11 | Jimmie Lewallen | 48 | Bob Welborn | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 175 | 275 | running | |
| 6 | 10 | Billy Carden | 99 | Schwam Motors | 1956 Ford Convertible | 173 | 250 | running | |
| 7 | 17 | Larry Odo | 7A | Larry Odo | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 173 | 200 | running | |
| 8 | 13 | Art Binkley | 4 | Art Binkley | 1956 Plymouth Convertible | 172 | 175 | running | |
| 9 | 21 | Billy Rafter | 41 | 1956 Dodge Convertible | 169 | 150 | running | ||
| 10 | 4 | Glen Wood | 22 | Wood Brothers | 1956 Ford Convertible | 169 | 150 | running | |
| 11 | 15 | Cannonball Brown | 56 | Cannonball Brown | 1956 Chrysler Convertible | 166 | 125 | running | |
| 12 | 8 | Norman Schihl | 3 | Norman Schihl | 1956 Ford Convertible | 164 | 125 | running | |
| 13 | 3 | Bill Lutz | 2 | 1956 Ford Convertible | 160 | 125 | running | ||
| 14 | 16 | Richard Riley | 34A | 1954 Oldsmobile Convertible | 148 | 125 | running | ||
| 15 | 14 | Bob Beck | 14 | Bob Beck | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 130 | 125 | accident | |
| 16 | 18 | Bill Poor | 711 | Bill Poor | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 123 | 110 | running | |
| 17 | 19 | Mel Larson | 55 | Mel Larson | 1956 Ford Convertible | 68 | 100 | handling | |
| 18 | 20 | Bun Emery | 45 | Bill Brown | 1956 Mercury Convertible | 67 | 100 | overheating | |
| 19 | 6 | Jimmy Massey | 33 | Hubert Westmoreland | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 8 | 50 | fuel tank | |
| 20 | 12 | Don Oldenberg | 86 | Don Oldenberg | 1955 Buick Convertible | 2 | 150 | A-frame | |
| 21 | 9 | Possum Jones | 0 | Ray Fletcher | 1956 Ford Convertible | 145 | 50 | disqualified |