| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Joe Weatherly | 12 | Pete DePaolo | 1956 Ford Convertible | 200 | 650 | running | 48 |
| 2 | 11 | Danny Letner | 97 | Tom Harbison | 1956 Dodge Convertible | 199 | 525 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 8 | Glen Wood | 22 | Wood Brothers | 1956 Ford Convertible | 197 | 400 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 12 | Allen Adkins | 98 | Tom Harbison | 1956 Dodge Convertible | 197 | 320 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | Bob Welborn | 49 | Bob Welborn | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 197 | 290 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | Jimmie Lewallen | 48 | Bob Welborn | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 196 | 250 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 14 | Gwyn Staley | 34 | Hubert Westmoreland | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 194 | 200 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 15 | Tom Pistone | 5 | Tom Pistone | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 190 | 150 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 18 | Billy Rafter | 41 | 1956 Dodge Convertible | 186 | 100 | running | 0 | |
| 10 | 5 | Larry Frank | 76 | Larry Frank | 1956 Mercury Convertible | 185 | 100 | overheating | 0 |
| 11 | 9 | Jimmy Massey | 33 | Hubert Westmoreland | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 185 | 100 | axle | 0 |
| 12 | 25 | Bill Poor | 711 | Bill Poor | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 169 | 100 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 19 | Dick Joslin | 71 | Bill Webb | 1956 Dodge Convertible | 167 | 100 | tire | 0 |
| 14 | 17 | Bill Brown | 25 | Sam McCuthen | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 164 | 100 | overheating | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | Art Binkley | 4 | Art Binkley | 1956 Plymouth Convertible | 160 | 100 | overheating | 0 |
| 16 | 1 | Curtis Turner | 26 | Pete DePaolo | 1956 Ford Convertible | 152 | 100 | wheel | 152 |
| 17 | 10 | Mel Larson | 55 | Mel Larson | 1956 Ford Convertible | 150 | 100 | overheating | 0 |
| 18 | 20 | Bill Lutz | 2 | 1956 Ford Convertible | 149 | 100 | overheating | 0 | |
| 19 | 24 | Larry Odo | 7A | Larry Odo | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 148 | 50 | ignition | 0 |
| 20 | 3 | Possum Jones | 77 | Lonnie Fish | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 105 | 50 | differential | 0 |
| 21 | 7 | Bob Beck | 14 | Bob Beck | 1956 Chevrolet Convertible | 81 | 25 | wheel | 0 |
| 22 | 21 | Harry Dust | 88 | 1956 Pontiac Convertible | 70 | 25 | overheating | 0 | |
| 23 | 16 | Don Oldenberg | 86 | Don Oldenberg | 1955 Buick Convertible | 67 | 50 | accident | 0 |
| 24 | 13 | Dick Walters | 19 | 1956 Ford Convertible | 31 | 25 | overheating | 0 | |
| 25 | 23 | Cannonball Brown | 56 | Cannonball Brown | 1956 Chrysler Convertible | 15 | 50 | hub | 0 |
| 26 | 27 | Don Corley | 54 | 1956 Ford Convertible | 11 | 25 | engine | 0 | |
| 27 | 26 | Norman Schihl | 3 | Norman Schihl | 1956 Ford Convertible | 2 | 25 | head gasket | 0 |