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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Car Name Chassis/Engine Running or Reason Out | Laps Comp | Prize Money | Qual. Speed |
| 1 | 15 | 16 | Robson, George | Thorne Engineering
Adams/Sparks Running | 200 | $42,350 | 125.541 |
| 2 | 5 | 61 | Jackson, Jimmy(R) | Jimmy Jackson
Miller/Offy Running | 200 | $13,838 | 120.257 |
| 3 | 7 | 29 | Horn, Ted | Boyle Maserati/Boyle Racing
Maserati/Maserati Running | 200 | $7,988 | 123.980 |
| 4 | 11 | 18 | Andres, Emil | Elgin Piston Pin/Frank Brisko
Maserati/Maserati Running | 200 | $5,425 | 121.139 |
| 5 | 12 | 24 | Chitwood, Joie | Noc-Out Hose Clamp/Peters
Wetteroth/Offy Running | 200 | $4,375 | 119.816 |
| 6 | 6 | 33 | Durant, Louis(R) | Alfa Romeo/Milt Marion
Alfa Romeo/Alfa Romeo Running | 200 | $3,238 | 118.973 |
| 7 | 28 | 52 | Villoresi, Luigi(R) | Maserati/Corvorado Filippini
Maserati/Maserati Running | 200 | $2,375 | 121.249 |
| 8 | 29 | 7 | Wearne, Frank | Wolfe Motors/Ervin Wolfe
Shaw/Offy Flagged | 197 | $2,438 | 121.233 |
| 9 | 25 | 39 | Sheffler, Bill(R) | Jack Maurer/Bill Sheffler
Bromme/Offy Flagged | 139 | $2,114 | 120.611 |
| 10 | 31 | 17 | DeVore, Billy | William Schoof
Wetteroth/Offy Throttle | 167 | $1,888 | 119.876 |
| 11 | 27 | 4 | Hansen, Mel | Offenhauser/Ross Page
Kurtis/Duray Crankshaft | 143 | $1,650 | 121.431 |
| 12 | 10 | 25 | Snowberger, Russ | Jim Hussey's/R.A. Cott
Maserati/Maserati Differential | 134 | $1,575 | 121.593 |
| 13 | 18 | 14 | McQuinn, Harry | Mobilgas/Robert Flavell
Adams/Sparks Out of oil | 124 | $1,500 | 124.499 |
| 14 | 19 | 2 | Hepburn, Ralph | Novi Governor/W.C. Winfield
Kurtis/Novi Stalled | 121 | $6,925 | 133.944 |
| 15 | 13 | 12 | Putnam, Al | L.G.S. Spring Clutch/Kuehn
Stevens/Offy Magneto | 120 | $1,425 | 116.283 |
| 16 | 1 | 3 | Bergere, Cliff | Noc-Out Clamp/S. Bergere
Wetteroth/Offy Out of oil | 82 | $1,250 | 126.471 |
| 17 | 8 | 45 | Dinsmore, Duke(R) | Fred W. Johnston
Adams/Offy Rod | 82 | $1,075 | 123.279 |
| 18 | 17 | 5 | Miller, Chet | Chet Miller
Cooper/Offy Oil line | 64 | $1,000 | 124.649 |
| 19 | 16 | 63 | Wilburn, Jimmy(R) | Mobiloil/Bill White
A.R.-Weil/Alfa Romeo Engine trouble | 52 | $1,000 | 125.113 |
| 20 | 26 | 42 | Bettenhausen Sr., Ton | Bristow-McManus
Wetteroth/Miller Rod | 47 | $925 | 123.094 |
| 21 | 33 | 59 | Kladis, Danny(R) | Grancor V8
Miller-Ford/Ford Towed, disq. | 46 | $875 | 118.890 |
| 22 | 32 | 54 | Nalon, Duke | Maserati/Corvorado Filippini
Maserati/Maserati Universal joint | 45 | $825 | 119.682 |
| 23 | 9 | 8 | Rose, Mauri | Blue Crown/Joe Lencki
Lencki/Lencki Crash 3 | 40 | $1,675 | 124.065 |
| 24 | 30 | 38 | Connor, George | Walsh Offenhauser/Ed Walsh
Kurtis/Offy Piston | 38 | $800 | 120.006 |
| 25 | 23 | 48 | Robson, Hal(R) | Phillips Miller/Overton Phillips
Bugatti/Miller Rod | 37 | $775 | 121.466 |
| 26 | 22 | 15 | Tomei, Louis | Boxar Tool/Joseph Hosso
Stevens/Brisko Oil line | 34 | $750 | 119.193 |
| 27 | 21 | 3 | Banks, Henry | Automobile Shippers/Rassey
Snowberger/Offy Pinion shaft | 32 | $725 | 120.220 |
| 28 | 20 | 64 | Cantlon, Shorty | H-3/Charles Hughes
Miller-Ford/Offy Clutch | 28 | $725 | 122.432 |
| 29 | 24 | 26 | Barringer, George | Tucker Torpedo/Barringer
Miller/Miller Gears | 27 | $675 | 120.628 |
| 30 | 14 | 1 | Mays, Rex | Bowes Seal Fast
Stevens/Winfield Manifold | 26 | $1,025 | 128.861 |
| 31 | 3 | 32 | Hanks, Sam | Spike Jones/Schroeder
Stevens/Sampson Oil line | 18 | $600 | 124.762 |
| 32 | 4 | 47 | Cole, Hal(R) | Don Lee
Alfa Romeo/Alfa Romeo Fuel leak | 16 | $600 | 120.728 |
| 33 | 2 | 10 | Russo, Paul | Fageol Twin Coach
Fageol/Twin Offies Crash 3 | 16 | $650 | 126.183 |
| Total Purse: | $115,450 | Field Average: | 122.328 |
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| Cars Entered: | 58 | Cars Started: | 33 |
| Number Rookies: | 10 | Former Winners: | 1 |
SP # Driver Chassis/Engine Speed ------------------------------------------------------------ 1 3 Cliff Bergere Wetteroth/Offy 126.471 2 10 Paul Russo Fageol/Twin Offies 126.183 3 32 Sam Hanks Stevens/Sampson 124.762 4 47 Hal Cole (R) Alfa Romeo/Alfa Romeo 120.728 5 61 Jimmy Jackson (R) Miller/Offy 120.257 6 33 Louis Durant (R) Alfa Romeo/Alfa Romeo 118.973 7 29 Ted Horn Maserati/Maserati 123.980 8 45 Duke Dinsmore (R) Adams/Offy 123.279 9 8 Mauri Rose Lencki/Lencki 124.065 10 25 Russ Snowberger Maserati/Maserati 121.593 11 18 Emil Andres Maserati/Maserati 121.139 12 24 Joie Chitwood Wetteroth/Offy 119.816 13 12 Al Putnam Stevens/Offy 116.283 14 1 Rex Mays Stevens/Winfield 128.861 15 16 George Robson Adams/Sparks 125.541 16 63 Jimmy Wilburn A.R. Weil/Alfa Romeo 125.113 17 5 Chet Miller Cooper/Offy 124.649 18 14 Harry McQuinn Adams/Sparks 124.499 19 2 Ralph Hepburn Kurtis/Novi 133.944 20 64 Shorty Cantlon Miller-Ford/Offy 122.432 21 3 Henry Banks Snowberger/Offy 120.220 22 15 Louis Tomei Stevens/Brisko 119.193 23 48 Hal Robson (R) Bugatti/Miller 121.466 24 26 George Barringer Miller/Miller 120.628 25 39 Bill Sheffler (R) Bromme/Offy 120.611 26 42 Tony Bettenhausen Sr. Wetteroth/Miller 123.094 27 4 Mel Hansen Kurtis/Duray 121.431 28 52 Luigi Villoresi (R) Maserati/Maserati 121.249 29 7 Frank Wearne Shaw/Offy 121.233 30 38 George Connor Kurtis/Offy 120.006 31 17 Billy DeVore Wetteroth/Offy 119.876 32 54 Duke Nalon Maserati/Maserati 119.682 33 59 Danny Kladis (R) Miller-Ford/Ford 118.890 Field average: 122.429