| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Curtis Turner | 22 | Pete DePaolo | 1956 Ford Convertible | 250 | 600 | running | |
| 2 | 6 | Tom Pistone | 5 | Tom Pistone | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 248 | 495 | running | |
| 3 | 5 | Bob Welborn | 49 | Bob Welborn | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 247 | 375 | running | |
| 4 | 2 | Joe Weatherly | 12 | Pete DePaolo | 1956 Ford Convertible | 242 | 300 | running | |
| 5 | 1 | Jimmie Lewallen | 48 | Bob Welborn | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 237 | 275 | running | |
| 6 | 10 | Larry Frank | 76 | Larry Frank | 1956 Mercury Convertible | 229 | 245 | running | |
| 7 | 7 | Gene Blair | 186 | Don Oldenberg | 1956 Dodge Convertible | 223 | 185 | tire | |
| 8 | 23 | Norman Schihl | 3 | Norman Schihl | 1956 Ford Convertible | 220 | 140 | running | |
| 9 | 17 | Mel Larson | 5 | Mel Larson | 1956 Ford Convertible | 219 | 100 | running | |
| 10 | 19 | Bill Hassell | 111 | 1956 Ford Convertible | 214 | 100 | running | ||
| 11 | 11 | Possum Jones | 77 | Lonnie Fish | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 209 | 100 | clutch | |
| 12 | 18 | Bill Cornwall | 53 | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 204 | 100 | tire | ||
| 13 | 4 | Jimmy Massey | 33 | Hubert Westmoreland | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 202 | 100 | steering | |
| 14 | 20 | Cannonball Brown | 56 | Cannonball Brown | 1956 Chrysler Convertible | 194 | 100 | steering | |
| 15 | 12 | Allen Adkins | 98 | Tom Harbison | 1956 Dodge Convertible | 156 | 100 | spindle | |
| 16 | 13 | Danny Letner | 97 | Tom Harbison | 1956 Dodge Convertible | 156 | 100 | axle | |
| 17 | 14 | Bill Lutz | 2 | 1956 Ford Convertible | 136 | 100 | engine | ||
| 18 | 21 | Larry Odo | 7A | Larry Odo | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 82 | 100 | driveshaft | |
| 19 | 15 | Jud Larson | 25 | Sam McCuthen | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 36 | 50 | transmission | |
| 20 | 3 | Don Oldenberg | 86 | Don Oldenberg | 1955 Buick Convertible | 22 | 50 | differential | |
| 21 | 9 | Carmen Wilcutt | 333 | 1955 Pontiac Convertible | 18 | differential | |||
| 22 | 22 | Art Binkley | 4 | Art Binkley | 1956 Plymouth Convertible | 3 | engine | ||
| 23 | 16 | Dick Joslin | 71 | Bill Webb | 1956 Dodge Convertible | 1 | engine |