| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Curtis Turner | 26 | Pete DePaolo | 1956 Ford Convertible | 500 | 2,450 | running | 329 |
| 2 | 1 | Joe Weatherly | 12 | Pete DePaolo | 1956 Ford Convertible | 499 | 1,350 | running | 171 |
| 3 | 10 | Bob Welborn | 49 | Bob Welborn | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 492 | 875 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 9 | Jimmy Massey | 33 | Hubert Westmoreland | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 486 | 675 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | Jimmie Lewallen | 48 | Bob Welborn | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 486 | 575 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | Allen Adkins | 98 | Tom Harbison | 1956 Dodge Convertible | 478 | 475 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 16 | Larry Odo | 7A | Larry Odo | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 466 | 350 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 18 | Bill Poor | 711 | Bill Poor | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 454 | 300 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | Bob Beck | 14 | Bob Beck | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 450 | 225 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 7 | Norman Schihl | 3 | Norman Schihl | 1956 Ford Convertible | 420 | 175 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 4 | Don Oldenberg | 86 | Don Oldenberg | 1955 Buick Convertible | 410 | 150 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | Possum Jones | 0 | Ray Fletcher | 1956 Ford Convertible | 390 | 125 | engine | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | Bill Lutz | 2 | 1956 Ford Convertible | 297 | 115 | engine | 0 | |
| 14 | 2 | Glen Wood | 22 | Wood Brothers | 1956 Ford Convertible | 268 | 105 | accident | 0 |
| 15 | 19 | Bun Emery | 45 | Bill Brown | 1956 Mercury Convertible | 262 | 105 | fuel pump | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | Tom Pistone | 5 | Tom Pistone | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 249 | 100 | engine | 0 |
| 17 | 12 | Larry Frank | 77 | L.D. Fish | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 168 | 100 | piston | 0 |
| 18 | 8 | Mel Larson | 55 | Mel Larson | 1956 Ford Convertible | 145 | 100 | head gasket | 0 |
| 19 | 6 | Art Binkley | 4 | Art Binkley | 1956 Plymouth Convertible | 112 | 100 | engine | 0 |
| 20 | 15 | Billy Rafter | 41 | 1956 Dodge Convertible | 10 | 100 | universal joint | 0 | |
| 21 | 21 | Sal Tovella | 21 | 1956 Plymouth Convertible | 2 | 100 | withdrew | 0 | |
| 22 | 22 | Don Corley | 54 | 1956 Ford Convertible | 1 | 100 | withdrew | 0 |