| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodger Ward | Watson | 6 | 3:40:49.200 | 8 |
| 2 | Jim Rathmann | Watson | 3 | +23.280s | 6 |
| 3 | Johnny Thomson | Lesovsky | 1 | +50.640s | 5 |
| 4 | Tony Bettenhausen | Epperly | 15 | +1:47.090s | 3 |
| 5 | Paul Goldsmith | Epperly | 16 | +2:06.440s | 2 |
| 6 | Johnny Boyd | Epperly | 11 | +3:16.980s | |
| 7 | Duane Carter | Kurtis Kraft | 12 | +4:09.920s | |
| 8 | Eddie Johnson | Kurtis Kraft | 8 | +4:10.530s | |
| 9 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 27 | +4:11.040s | |
| 10 | Anthony Foyt | Kuzma | 17 | +4:14.480s | |
| 11 | Gene Hartley | Kuzma | 9 | +5:42.480s | |
| 12 | Bob Veith | Moore | 7 | +6:09.730s | |
| 13 | Al Herman | Dunn | 23 | +6:40.400s | |
| 14 | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft | 13 | +6:41.540s | |
| 15 | Chuck Arnold | Kurtis Kraft | 21 | +8:19.860s | |
| 16 | Jim McWithey | Kurtis Kraft | 33 | +11:41.690s | |
| 17 | Eddie Sachs | Kuzma | 2 | DNF | |
| 18 | Al Keller | Kuzma | 28 | DNF | |
| 19 | Pat Flaherty | Watson | 18 | DNF | |
| 20 | Dick Rathmann | Watson | 4 | DNF | |
| 21 | Bill Cheesbourg | Kuzma | 30 | DNF | |
| 22 | Don Freeland | Kurtis Kraft | 25 | DNF | |
| 23 | Ray Crawford | Elder | 32 | DNF | |
| 24 | Don Branson | Phillips | 10 | DNF | |
| 25 | Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft | 24 | DNF | |
| 26 | Bobby Grim | Kurtis Kraft | 5 | DNF | |
| 27 | Jack Turner | Christensen | 14 | DNF | |
| 28 | Chuck Weyant | Kurtis Kraft | 29 | DNF | |
| 29 | Jud Larson | Kurtis Kraft | 19 | DNF | |
| 30 | Mike Magill | Sutton | 31 | DNF | |
| 31 | Red Amick | Kurtis Kraft | 26 | DNF | |
| 32 | Len Sutton | Lesovsky | 22 | DNF | |
| 33 | Jimmy Bryan | Epperly | 20 | DNF |