| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy Ruttman | Kuzma | 7 | 3:52:41.880 | 8 |
| 2 | Jim Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | 10 | +4:02.330s | 6 |
| 3 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 5 | +6:11.610s | 4 |
| 4 | Duane Carter | Lesovsky | 6 | +6:48.340s | 3 |
| 5 | Art Cross | Kurtis Kraft | 20 | +8:40.150s | 2 |
| 6 | Jimmy Bryan | Kurtis Kraft | 21 | +9:24.320s | |
| 7 | Jimmy Reece | Kurtis Kraft | 23 | +10:35.240s | |
| 8 | George Connor | Kurtis Kraft | 14 | +12:00.610s | |
| 9 | Cliff Griffith | Kurtis Kraft | 9 | +12:23.760s | |
| 10 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 31 | +13:37.780s | |
| 11 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | +14:21.720s | |
| 12 | Jim Rigsby | Watson | 26 | +16:05.100s | |
| 13 | Joe James | Kurtis Kraft | 16 | +16:55.650s | |
| 14 | Bill Schindler | Stevens | 15 | +18:48.660s | |
| 15 | George Fonder | Sherman | 13 | +3 laps | |
| 16 | Eddie Johnson | Trevis | 24 | +7 laps | |
| 17 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft | 8 | Steering | 1 |
| 18 | Chuck Stevenson | Kurtis Kraft | 11 | +13 laps | |
| 19 | Henry Banks | Lesovsky | 12 | +16 laps | |
| 20 | Manny Ayulo | Lesovsky | 28 | +16 laps | |
| 21 | Johnny McDowell | Kurtis Kraft | 33 | +18 laps | |
| 22 | Travis Webb | Bromme | 29 | DNF | |
| 23 | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft | 22 | DNF | |
| 24 | Tony Bettenhausen | Deidt | 30 | DNF | |
| 25 | Duke Nalon | Kurtis Kraft | 4 | DNF | |
| 26 | Bob Sweikert | Kurtis Kraft | 32 | DNF | |
| 27 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | DNF | |
| 28 | Gene Hartley | Kurtis Kraft | 18 | DNF | |
| 29 | Bob Scott | Kurtis Kraft | 25 | DNF | |
| 30 | Chet Miller | Kurtis Kraft | 27 | DNF | |
| 31 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 19 | DNF | |
| 32 | Bobby Ball | Stevens | 17 | DNF | |
| 33 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft | 2 | DNF |