| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Curtis Turner | 26 | Pete DePaolo | 1956 Ford Convertible | 200 | 500 | running | 156 |
| 2 | 1 | Joe Weatherly | 12 | Pete DePaolo | 1956 Ford Convertible | 200 | 425 | running | 44 |
| 3 | 6 | Glen Wood | 22 | Wood Brothers | 1956 Ford Convertible | 325 | running | 0 | |
| 4 | 3 | Bob Welborn | 49 | Bob Welborn | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 300 | running | 0 | |
| 5 | 7 | Jimmy Massey | 33 | Hubert Westmoreland | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 275 | running | 0 | |
| 6 | 5 | Gwyn Staley | 34 | Hubert Westmoreland | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 250 | running | 0 | |
| 7 | 9 | Jimmie Lewallen | 48 | Bob Welborn | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 200 | running | 0 | |
| 8 | 10 | Tom Pistone | 5 | Tom Pistone | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 175 | running | 0 | |
| 9 | 11 | Larry Frank | 77 | L.D. Fish | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 150 | running | 0 | |
| 10 | 21 | Bun Emery | 45 | Bill Brown | 1956 Mercury Convertible | 150 | running | 0 | |
| 11 | 18 | Bill Poor | 711 | Bill Poor | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 125 | running | 0 | |
| 12 | 15 | Norman Schihl | 3 | Norman Schihl | 1956 Ford Convertible | 125 | running | 0 | |
| 13 | 14 | Billy Rafter | 41 | 1956 Dodge Convertible | 125 | running | 0 | ||
| 14 | 22 | Cannonball Brown | 56 | Cannonball Brown | 1956 Chrysler Convertible | 125 | running | 0 | |
| 15 | 16 | Art Binkley | 4 | Art Binkley | 1956 Plymouth Convertible | 125 | transmission | 0 | |
| 16 | 13 | Larry Odo | 7A | Larry Odo | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 110 | gas tank | 0 | |
| 17 | 19 | Bob Beck | 14 | Bob Beck | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 100 | gas line | 0 | |
| 18 | 8 | Bill Lutz | 2 | 1956 Ford Convertible | 100 | head gasket | 0 | ||
| 19 | 4 | Allen Adkins | 98 | Tom Harbison | 1956 Dodge Convertible | 50 | A-frame | 0 | |
| 20 | 17 | Mel Larson | 55 | Mel Larson | 1956 Ford Convertible | 50 | accident | 0 | |
| 21 | 12 | Don Oldenberg | 86 | Don Oldenberg | 1955 Buick Convertible | 50 | accident | 0 | |
| 22 | 20 | Whitey Gerken | 155 | 1956 Dodge Convertible | 50 | oil leak | 0 | ||
| 23 | 23 | Jim Donovan | 0 | Ray Fletcher | 1956 Ford Convertible | 8 | 50 | accident | 0 |