| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Johnny Thomson | 10 | Racing Associates | 1955 Kuzma D/Offenhauser | 100 | 4,950 | running | 94 |
| 2 | 6 | Eddie Sachs | 44 | Peter Schmidt | 1953 Kuzma D/Offenhauser | 100 | 3,470 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | Art Bisch | 37 | R.D. Whittington | 1951 Kurtis 4000D339/Offenhauser | 99 | 2,040 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | Ed Elisian | 23 | Ernest Ruiz | 1955 Shilala D 1/Offenhauser | 98 | 1,325 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | George Amick | 78 | Lindsey Hopkins | 1952 Lesovsky D/Offenhauser | 98 | 1,220 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 13 | Andy Linden | 73 | Lee Elkins | 1953 Turner D 1/Offenhauser | 98 | 930 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | Bob Veith | 7 | Bob Estes | 1953 Watson D 1/Offenhauser | 97 | 740 | running | 6 |
| 8 | 9 | Billy Garrett | 33 | Federal Engineering | 1952 Kurtis 4000D351/Offenhauser | 97 | 688 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | Don Branson | 15 | Ray Brady | 1952 Kurtis 4000D346/Offenhauser | 96 | 635 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 11 | Van Johnson | 55 | Sam Traylor | 1953 Kurtis 4000D368/Offenhauser | 95 | 583 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 18 | Ralph Liguori | 58 | Ray Brady | Schroeder D/Offenhauser | 95 | 530 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 17 | Ken Gottschalk | 46 | Lee Glessner | 1956 Hillegass D 1/Offenhauser | 95 | 435 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 8 | Don Freeland | 81 | Pete Salemi | 1953 Kuzma D/Offenhauser | 91 | 382 | out of fuel | 0 |
| 14 | 15 | Jimmy Reece | 43 | Harry Allen Chapman | 1950 Russo-Nichels D/Offenhauser | 90 | 340 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 14 | Don Edmunds | 29 | Malamud | Scopa D/Offenhauser | 88 | 297 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 10 | Jud Larson | 2 | John Zink | 1955 Watson D 2/Offenhauser | 84 | 255 | accident | 0 |
| 17 | 16 | Elmer George | 21 | Mari Hulman George | 1952 Kurtis 4000D349/Offenhauser | 55 | 170 | radius rod | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | Bud Randall | 62 | Karl Hall | Ewing D/Offenhauser | 38 | 170 | water/oil leak | 0 |
| Chuck Rodee | 63 | Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Charles Musselman | 72 | Maserati/Maserati | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |