| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Hanks | Salih-Offenhauser | 200 | 3:41:14.25 | 8 | |
| 2 | Jim Rathmann | Epperly-Offenhauser | 200 | +21.46 | 7 | |
| 3 | Jimmy Bryan | Kuzma R-Offenhauser | 200 | +2:13.97 | 4 | |
| 4 | Paul Russo | Kurtis 500F-Novi SC | 200 | +2:56.86 | 3 | |
| 5 | Andy Linden | Kurtis 500G-Offenhauser | 200 | +3:14.27 | 2 | |
| 6 | Johnny Boyd | Kurtis 500G-Offenhauser | 200 | +4:35.27 | ||
| 7 | Marshall Teague | Kurtis 500C-Offenhauser | 200 | +4:45.58 | ||
| 8 | Pat O'Connor | Kurtis 500G-Offenhauser | 200 | +5:33.15 | ||
| 9 | Bob Veith | Phillips-Offenhauser | 200 | +6:17.11 | ||
| 10 | Gene Hartley | Lesovsky-Offenhauser | 200 | +7:10.12 | ||
| 11 | Jack Turner | Kurtis 500G-Offenhauser | 200 | +7:56.07 | ||
| 12 | Johnny Thomson | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 199 | |||
| 13 | Bob Christie | Kurtis 500C-Offenhauser | 197 | |||
| 14 | Chuck Weyant | Kurtis 500C-Offenhauser | 196 | |||
| 15 | Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis 500F-Novi SC | 195 | |||
| 16 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis 500G-Offenhauser | 195 | |||
| 17 | Don Freeland | Kurtis 500D-Offenhauser | 192 | |||
| 18 | Jimmy Reece | Kurtis 500C-Offenhauser | 182 | Throttle | ||
| 19 | Don Edmunds | Kurtis 500G-Offenhauser | 170 | Spun Off | ||
| 20 | Johnnie Tolan | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 138 | Clutch | ||
| 21 | Al Herman | Dunn-Offenhauser | 111 | Accident | ||
| 22 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis 500G-Offenhauser | 107 | Fuel Leak | ||
| 23 | Eddie Sachs | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 105 | Fuel Leak | ||
| 24 | Mike Magill | Kurtis 500G-Offenhauser | 101 | Accident | ||
| 25 | Eddie Johnson | Kurtis 500G-Offenhauser | 93 | Wheel Bearing | ||
| 26 | Bill Cheesbourg | Kurtis 500G-Offenhauser | 81 | Fuel Leak | ||
| 27 | Al Keller | Kurtis 500G-Offenhauser | 75 | Accident | ||
| 28 | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis 500C-Offenhauser | 53 | Accident | ||
| 29 | Ed Elisian | Kurtis 500C-Offenhauser | 51 | Timing gear | ||
| 30 | Rodger Ward | Lesovsky-Offenhauser SC | 27 | Supercharger | ||
| 31 | Troy Ruttman | Watson-Offenhauser | 13 | Oil leak | ||
| 32 | Eddie Russo | Kurtis 500C-Offenhauser | 0 | Accident | ||
| 33 | Elmer George | Kurtis 500B-Offenhauser | 0 | Accident |
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 17 | 8,9,0 | |
| 2 | Sam Hanks | 8 | 0,0,8 | |
| 3 | Jim Rathmann | 7 | 0,0,7 | |
| ▼ | 4 | Tony Brooks | 6 | 0,6,0 |
| ▼ | Jean Behra | 6 | 6,0,0 | |
| ▼ | 6 | Carlos Menditeguy | 4 | 4,0,0 |
| ▼ | Masten Gregory | 4 | 0,4,0 | |
| Jimmy Bryan | 4 | 0,0,4 | ||
| ▼ | 9 | Harry Schell | 3 | 3,0,0 |
| ▼ | Stuart Lewis-Evans | 3 | 0,3,0 | |
| Paul Russo | 3 | 0,0,3 | ||
| ▼ | 12 | Maurice Trintignant | 2 | 0,2,0 |
| Andy Linden | 2 | 0,0,2 | ||
| ▼ | 14 | José Froilán González | 1 | 1,0,0 |
| ▼ | Alfonso de Portago | 1 | 1,0,0 | |
| ▼ | Stirling Moss | 1 | 1,0,0 |