| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Faulkner FAU | Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser | 4:27.970 |
| 2 | Fred Agabashian AGA | Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser | 4:31.100 |
| 3 | George Rose ROS | Deidt Offenhauser | 4:32.070 |
| 4 | George Connor CON | Moore Offenhauser | 4:32.390 |
| 5 | Jack Parsons PAR | Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser | 4:32.430 |
| 6 | Jack Dinsmore MCG | Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser | 4:33.000 |
| 7 | Duke Dinsmore DIN | Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser | 4:34.670 |
| 8 | Bill Bettenhausen BET | Moore Offenhauser | 4:34.920 |
| 9 | Bill Chitwood CHI | Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser | 4:35.320 |
| 10 | Bill Holland HOL | Moore Offenhauser | 4:35.900 |
| 11 | Pat Flaherty FLA | Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser | 4:37.760 |
| 12 | Duane Green GRE | Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser | 4:30.860 |
| 13 | Duane Carter CAR | Stevens Offenhauser | 4:33.420 |
| 14 | Spider Webb WEB | Maserati Offenhauser | 4:37.460 |
| 15 | Myron Hoyt HOY | Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser | 4:37.950 |
| 16 | Myron Fohr FOH | Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser | 4:33.320 |
| 17 | Bayliss Levrett LEV | Adams Offenhauser | 4:34.430 |
| 18 | Dick Rathmann RAT | Watson Offenhauser | 4:34.960 |
| 19 | Paul Russo RUS | Nichels Offenhauser | 4:35.250 |
| 20 | Walt Brown BRO | Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser | 4:35.960 |
| 21 | Henry Banks BAN | Maserati Offenhauser | 4:37.680 |
| 22 | Bill Schindler SCH | Snowberger Offenhauser | 4:31.310 |
| 23 | Lee Wallard WAL | Moore Offenhauser | 4:31.830 |
| 24 | Troy Ruttman RUT | Lesovsky Offenhauser | 4:32.910 |
| 25 | Sam Hanks HAN | Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser | 4:33.570 |
| 26 | Mack Hellings HEL | Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser | 4:35.320 |
| 27 | Jimmy Davies DAV | Ewing Offenhauser | 4:36.070 |
| 28 | Jim Rathmann RAT | Wetteroth Offerhauser | 4:37.010 |
| 29 | Walt Ader ADE | Rae Offenhauser | 4:37.050 |
| 30 | Jackie Holmes HOL | Olson Offenhauser | 4:37.570 |
| 31 | Gene Hartley HAR | Langley Offenhauser | 4:38.610 |
| 32 | Jimmy Jackson JAC | Kurtis Kraft Cummins | 4:38.620 |
