Classification
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Constructor | Qual | Rank | Laps | Led | Time/retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 14 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 138.39 | 1 | 200 | 195 | 3:53:01.69 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | 16 | Art Cross | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 137.31 | 8 | 200 | 0 | +3:30.87 | 6 |
| 3 | 9 | 3 | Sam Hanks |
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 137.53 | 5 | 200 | 3 | +4:11.50 | 2 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 59 | Fred Agabashian |
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 137.54 | 4 | 200 | 1 | +4:39.24 | 1.5 1.5 |
| 5 | 3 | 5 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 136.6 | 13 | 200 | 0 | +7:49.64 | 2 |
| 6 | 21 | 48 | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 135.74 | 23 | 200 | 0 | +8:10.21 | |
| 7 | 25 | 2 | Jim Rathmann |
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 135.66 | 27 | 200 | 1 | +8:46.02 | |
| 8 | 20 | 12 | Ernie McCoy | Stevens-Offenhauser | 135.92 | 22 | 200 | 0 | +10:04.55 | |
| 9 | 6 | 98 | Tony Bettenhausen |
Kuzma-Offenhauser | 136.02 | 20 | 196 | 0 | Accident | |
| 10 | 32 | 53 | Jimmy Davies | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 135.26 | 31 | 193 | 0 | +7 laps | |
| 11 | 26 | 9 | Duke Nalon | Kurtis Kraft-Novi | 135.46 | 30 | 191 | 0 | Accident | |
| 12 | 19 | 73 | Carl Scarborough ✝ |
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 135.93 | 21 | 190 | 0 | +10 laps then died | |
| 13 | 4 | 88 | Manny Ayulo | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 136.38 | 15 | 184 | 0 | Engine | |
| 14 | 31 | 8 | Jimmy Bryan | Schroeder-Offenhauser | 135.5 | 29 | 183 | 0 | +17 laps | |
| 15 | 28 | 49 | Bill Holland |
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 137.86 | 2 | 177 | 0 | Magneto | |
| 16 | 10 | 92 | Rodger Ward |
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 137.46 | 6 | 177 | 0 | Axle | |
| 17 | 14 | 23 | Walt Faulkner |
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 137.11 | 10 | 176 | 0 | +24 laps | |
| 18 | 22 | 22 | Marshall Teague | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 135.72 | 25 | 169 | 0 | Oil Leak | |
| 19 | 18 | 62 | Spider Webb |
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 136.16 | 17 | 166 | 0 | Oil Leak | |
| 20 | 29 | 51 | Bob Sweikert | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 136.87 | 11 | 151 | 0 | Suspension | |
| 21 | 23 | 83 | Mike Nazaruk | Turner-Offenhauser | 135.7 | 26 | 146 | 0 | Transmission | |
| 22 | 24 | 77 | Pat Flaherty | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 135.66 | 28 | 115 | 0 | Accident | |
| 23 | 7 | 55 | Jerry Hoyt |
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 135.73 | 24 | 107 | 0 | Overheating | |
| 24 | 27 | 4 | Duane Carter | Lesovsky-Offenhauser | 135.26 | 32 | 94 | 0 | Ignition | |
| 25 | 17 | 7 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 136.21 | 16 | 89 | 0 | Magneto | |
| 26 | 8 | 21 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 137.66 | 3 | 86 | 0 | Engine | |
| 27 | 15 | 38 | Don Freeland | Watson-Offenhauser | 136.86 | 12 | 76 | 0 | Accident | |
| 28 | 13 | 41 | Gene Hartley | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 137.26 | 9 | 53 | 0 | Accident | |
| 29 | 16 | 97 | Chuck Stevenson | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 136.56 | 14 | 42 | 0 | Fuel Leak | |
| 30 | 30 | 99 | Cal Niday | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 136.09 | 18 | 30 | 0 | Magneto | |
| 31 | 11 | 29 | Bob Scott | Bromme-Offenhauser | 137.43 | 7 | 14 | 0 | Oil Leak | |
| 32 | 33 | 56 | Johnny Thomson | Del Roy-Offenhauser | 135.26 | 33 | 6 | 0 | Ignition | |
| 33 | 5 | 32 | Andy Linden | Stevens-Offenhauser | 136.06 | 19 | 3 | 0 | Accident |
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