| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Curtis Turner | 26 | Pete DePaolo | 1956 Ford Convertible | 110 | 500 | running | 110 |
| 2 | 3 | Joe Weatherly | 12 | Pete DePaolo | 1956 Ford Convertible | 110 | 425 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | Joe Eubanks | 82 | Satcher Motors | 1956 Ford Convertible | 110 | 325 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | Gwyn Staley | 34 | Hubert Westmoreland | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 108 | 300 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | Bob Welborn | 49 | Bob Welborn | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 107 | 275 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 8 | Allen Adkins | 98 | Tom Harbison | 1956 Dodge Convertible | 106 | 250 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 17 | Jimmie Lewallen | 48 | Bob Welborn | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 105 | 200 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 16 | Bill Poor | 711 | Bill Poor | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 100 | 175 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | Larry Frank | 77 | Lonnie Fish | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 88 | 150 | shocks | 0 |
| 10 | 13 | Mel Larson | 55 | Mel Larson | 1956 Ford Convertible | 82 | 150 | coil wire | 0 |
| 11 | 10 | Bun Emery | 99 | 1956 Ford Convertible | 82 | 125 | carburetor | 0 | |
| 12 | 7 | Bill Lutz | 2 | 1956 Ford Convertible | 67 | 125 | accident | 0 | |
| 13 | 6 | Don Oldenberg | 86 | Don Oldenberg | 1955 Buick Convertible | 56 | 125 | transmission | 0 |
| 14 | 9 | Jimmy Massey | 33 | Hubert Westmoreland | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 53 | 125 | suspension | 0 |
| 15 | 14 | Norman Schihl | 3 | Norman Schihl | 1956 Ford Convertible | 45 | 125 | radiator | 0 |
| 16 | 12 | Whitey Gerken | 155 | 1956 Dodge Convertible | 44 | 110 | axle | 0 | |
| 17 | 19 | Larry Odo | 7A | Larry Odo | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 42 | 100 | idler arm | 0 |
| 18 | 15 | Cannonball Brown | 56 | Cannonball Brown | 1956 Chrysler Convertible | 39 | 100 | transmission | 0 |
| 19 | 18 | Don Corley | 54 | 1956 Ford Convertible | 21 | 50 | withdrew | 0 |