| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAT Jim Rathmann FL | Watson | 2 | 3:36:11.360 | 8 |
| 2 | WAR Rodger Ward | Watson | 3 | +12.749 | 6 |
| 3 | GOL Paul Goldsmith | Epperly | 26 | +3:07.300 | 4 |
| 4 | BRA Don Branson | Phillips | 8 | +3:07.979 | 3 |
| 5 | THO Johnny Thomson | Lesovsky | 17 | +3:11.350 | 2 |
| 6 | JOH Eddie Johnson | Trevis | 7 | +4:10.609 | 1 |
| 7 | RUB Lloyd Ruby | Watson | 12 | +4:25.590 | — |
| 8 | VEI Bob Veith | Meskowski | 25 | +5:17.479 | — |
| 9 | TIN Bud Tingelstad | Trevis | 28 | +8:19.909 | — |
| 10 | CHR Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft | 14 | +8:40.279 | — |
| 11 | AMI Red Amick | Epperly | 22 | +11:10.580 | — |
| 12 | CAR Duane Carter | Kuzma | 27 | +11:17.199 | — |
| 13 | HOM Bill Homeier | Kuzma | 31 | +12:10.710 | — |
| 14 | HAR Gene Hartley | Kurtis Kraft | 24 | +4 laps | — |
| 15 | STE Chuck Stevenson | Watson | 9 | +4 laps | — |
| 16 | GRI Bobby Grim | Meskowski | 21 | +6 laps | — |
| 17 | TEM Shorty Templeman | Kurtis Kraft | 19 | +9 laps | — |
| 18 | HUR Jim Hurtubise | Christensen | 23 | Engine | — |
| 19 | BRY Jimmy Bryan | Epperly | 10 | Fuel system | — |
| 20 | RUT Troy Ruttman | Watson | 6 | Axle | — |
| 21 | SAC Eddie Sachs | Ewing | 1 | Magneto | — |
| 22 | FRE Don Freeland | Kurtis Kraft | 11 | Magneto | — |
| 23 | BET Tony Bettenhausen | Watson | 18 | Engine | — |
| 24 | WEI Wayne Weiler | Epperly | 15 | Accident | — |
| 25 | FOY Anthony Joseph Foyt | Kurtis Kraft | 16 | Clutch | — |
| 26 | RUS Eddie Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 29 | Accident | — |
| 27 | BOY Johnny Boyd | Epperly | 13 | Engine | — |
| 28 | FOR Gene Force | Kurtis Kraft | 20 | Brakes | — |
| 29 | MCW Jim McWithey | Epperly | 32 | Brakes | — |
| 30 | SUT Len Sutton | Watson | 5 | Engine | — |
| 31 | RAT Dick Rathmann | Watson | 4 | Brakes | — |
| 32 | HER Al Herman | Ewing | 30 | Clutch | — |
| 33 | WIL Dempsey Wilson | Kurtis Kraft | 33 | Magneto | — |