| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jud Larson | 2 | John Zink | 1955 Watson D 2/Offenhauser | 100 | 4,556 | running | 47 |
| 2 | 3 | Johnny Thomson | 10 | Racing Associates | 1955 Kuzma D/Offenhauser | 100 | 3,187 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | Rodger Ward | 8 | Roger Wolcott | Lesovsky D/Offenhauser | 100 | 1,883 | running | 53 |
| 4 | 12 | Elmer George | 21 | Mari Hulman George | 1952 Kurtis 4000D349/Offenhauser | 100 | 1,222 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | Bob Veith | 7 | Bob Estes | 1953 Watson D 1/Offenhauser | 100 | 1,126 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | Johnny Boyd | 6 | George Bignotti | 1957 Kurtis 500G2 11/Offenhauser | 100 | 851 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | Len Sutton | 81 | Pete Salemi | 1953 Kuzma D/Offenhauser | 99 | 677 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 16 | Pat O'Connor | 12 | Chapman Root | 1956 Kuzma D/Offenhauser | 99 | 628 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 4 | Don Branson | 43 | Harry Allen Chapman | 1950 Russo-Nichels D/Offenhauser | 99 | 580 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 7 | Ed Elisian | 17 | Bill Lutes | 1951 Kurtis 4000D344/Offenhauser | 98 | 531 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | Jack Turner | 22 | Hart Fullerton | 1951 Kurtis 4000D338/Offenhauser | 98 | 483 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 15 | Billy Garrett | 33 | Federal Engineering | 1952 Kurtis 4000D351/Offenhauser | 97 | 396 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 11 | Don Edmunds | 67 | D.A. Caruthers | Kuzma D/Offenhauser | 96 | 347 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 13 | Jimmy Reece | 55 | Sam Traylor | 1953 Kurtis 4000D368/Offenhauser | 95 | 309 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | Jim Rathmann | 27 | Gilbert Morcroft | 1953 Pankratz D/Offenhauser | 68 | 270 | accident | 0 |
| 16 | 10 | George Amick | 78 | Lindsey Hopkins | 1952 Lesovsky D/Offenhauser | 66 | 231 | engine | 0 |
| 17 | 18 | Ralph Liguori | 15 | Ray Brady | 1952 Kurtis 4000D346/Offenhauser | 32 | 154 | overheating | 0 |
| 18 | 6 | Jimmy Bryan | 1 | Al Dean | 1953 Kuzma D/Offenhauser | 22 | 154 | flipped | 0 |
| 19 | 19 | Bud Randall | 62 | Karl Hall | Ewing D/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | A.J. Foyt | 56 | John R. Wills | 1955 Templeton D 1/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 21 | 21 | Don Evans | 59 | Silnes D/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 22 | 22 | Johnnie Tolan | 28 | Lysle Greenman | 1952 Kuzma D 2/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | Andy Linden | 73 | Lee Elkins | 1953 Turner D 1/Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |