| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Curtis Turner | 26 | Pete DePaolo | 1956 Ford Convertible | 181 | 500 | running | |
| 2 | 6 | Joe Weatherly | 12 | Pete DePaolo | 1956 Ford Convertible | 176 | 425 | accident | |
| 3 | 2 | Glen Wood | 22 | Wood Brothers | 1956 Ford Convertible | 325 | accident | ||
| 4 | 7 | Gwyn Staley | 34 | Hubert Westmoreland | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 300 | accident | ||
| 5 | 12 | Jimmie Lewallen | 48 | Bob Welborn | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 275 | accident | ||
| 6 | 25 | Larry Odo | 7A | Larry Odo | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 250 | accident | ||
| 7 | 5 | Possum Jones Bob Welborn | 49 | Bob Welborn | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 200 | accident | ||
| 8 | 17 | Bill Poor | 711 | Bill Poor | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 175 | accident | ||
| 9 | 10 | Art Binkley | 4 | Art Binkley | 1956 Plymouth Convertible | 150 | accident | ||
| 10 | 14 | Bob Beck | 14 | Bob Beck | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 150 | accident | ||
| 11 | 9 | Don Oldenberg | 86 | Don Oldenberg | 1955 Buick Convertible | 125 | oil line | ||
| 12 | 11 | Billy Carden | 99 | Schwam Motors | 1956 Ford Convertible | 125 | accident | ||
| 13 | 13 | Jim Donovan | 0 | Ray Fletcher | 1956 Ford Convertible | 125 | accident | ||
| 14 | 16 | Larry Frank | 77 | Lonnie Fish | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 125 | accident | ||
| 15 | 19 | Billy Rafter | 41 | 1956 Dodge Convertible | 110 | accident | |||
| 16 | 20 | Tom Pistone | 5 | Tom Pistone | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 100 | gas line | ||
| 17 | 18 | Cannonball Brown | 56 | Cannonball Brown | 1956 Chrysler Convertible | 100 | axle | ||
| 18 | 23 | Bun Emery | 45 | Bill Blair | 1956 Mercury Convertible | 50 | accident | ||
| 19 | 4 | Jimmy Massey | 33 | Hubert Westmoreland | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 50 | accident | ||
| 20 | 3 | Bill Lutz | 2 | 1956 Ford Convertible | 50 | engine | |||
| 21 | 24 | Don Corley | 54 | 1956 Ford Convertible | 50 | accident | |||
| 22 | 15 | Whitey Gerken | 155 | 1956 Dodge Convertible | clutch | ||||
| 23 | 21 | Norman Schihl | 3 | Norman Schihl | 1956 Ford Convertible | radiator | |||
| 24 | 22 | Mel Larson | 55 | Mel Larson | 1956 Ford Convertible | gas tank |