| Fin |
St |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Chassis / Engine |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
Points |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | Johnny Rutherford | 1st National City Travelers Checks (Bruce McLaren) | McLaren / Cosworth | 100 | 14,870 | running | 81 | 400 |
| 2 | 4 | 20 | Gordon Johncock | STP Double Oil Filter (Pat Patrick) | Wildcat / DGS | 100 | 9,410 | running | 9 | 320 |
| 3 | 8 | 48 | Pancho Carter | Jorgensen Steel (Dan Gurney) | Eagle / Offy | 98 | 5,670 | running | 0 | 280 |
| 4 | 9 | 5 | Johnny Parsons | Sugaripe Prune (Jerry O'Connell) | Lightning / Offy | 98 | 4,070 | running | 0 | 240 |
| 5 | 6 | 8 | Tom Sneva | Norton Spirit (Roger Penske) | Penske / Cosworth | 98 | 3,690 | running | 0 | 200 |
| 6 | 11 | 74 | Jim McElreath | Carillo Rods (Warner Hodgdon) | Eagle / AMC | 97 | 3,310 | running | 0 | 160 |
| 7 | 13 | 38 | Rick Mears | Theodore Racing (Teddy Yip) | McLaren / Offy | 97 | 3,120 | running | 0 | 120 |
| 8 | 17 | 80 | Larry Dickson | WKYG Radio (Russ Polak) | McLaren / Offy | 95 | 2,930 | running | 0 | 100 |
| 9 | 18 | 78 | Bobby Olivero | Alex Foods (Alex Morales) | Lightning / Offy | 92 | 2,740 | running | 0 | 80 |
| 10 | 20 | 24 | Tom Bigelow | Thermo King (Ralph Wilke) | Watson / Offy | 91 | 2,550 | running | 0 | 60 |
| 11 | 22 | 86 | Al Loquasto | Frostie Root Beer (Al Loquasto) | McLaren / Offy | 80 | 2,455 | running | 0 | 40 |
| 12 | 14 | 19 | Spike Gehlhausen | PV Corp (Carl Gehlhausen) | McLaren / Offy | 71 | 2,360 | engine | 0 | 20 |
| 13 | 1 | 25 | Danny Ongais | Interscope Racing (Ted Field) | Parnelli / Cosworth | 36 | 3,265 | clutch | 5 | |
| 14 | 12 | 17 | Dick Simon | Payne Air Conditioning (Rolla Vollstedt) | Lightning / Offy | 36 | 2,170 | pit crash | 0 | |
| 15 | 7 | 6 | Bobby Unser | Cobre Tire / Clayton (Robert Fletcher) | Lightning / Offy | 34 | 2,075 | crash | 0 | |
| 16 | 15 | 44 | Phil Threshie | Mr. Golden Sunflower (Dick Simon) | Eagle / Foyt | 32 | 2,018 | oil temperature | 0 | |
| 17 | 16 | 40 | Wally Dallenbach | STP Oil Treatment (Pat Patrick) | Wildcat / DGS | 27 | 1,980 | wheel bearing | 0 | |
| 18 | 19 | 23 | Joe Saldana | Thermo King (Ralph Wilke) | Eagle / Offy | 22 | 1,942 | overheating | 0 | |
| 19 | 5 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Gilmore Racing (A.J. Foyt) | Coyote / Foyt | 17 | 2,404 | suspension | 0 | |
| 20 | 10 | 18 | George Snider | Longhorn Racing (Bobby Hillin) | Eagle / Offy | 17 | 1,866 | stabilizer bar | 0 | |
| 21 | 3 | 21 | Al Unser | American Racing Wheels (Vel Miletich) | Parnelli / Cosworth | 15 | 1,847 | gearbox | 5 | |
| 22 | 21 | 65 | Lee Kunzman | S&M Electric (Patrick Santello) | Eagle / Offy | 11 | 1,828 | piston | 0 | |
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Failed to qualify: Jim McElreath (#26), Roger McCluskey (#11), Steve Krisiloff (#90), Ed Crombie (#67), Jerry Grant (#69)
| Caution flag breakdown: |
| Condition | From Lap | To Lap | # Of Laps | Reason | 'Lucky Dog' |
 | 1 | 34 | 34 | | |
 | 35 | 45 | 11 | #6 accident | |
 | 46 | 49 | 4 | | |
 | 50 | 53 | 4 | debris | |
 | 54 | 63 | 10 | | |
 | 64 | 67 | 4 | #86 tow-in | |
 | 68 | 100 | 33 | | |
| Percent of race run under caution: 19.0% Average green flag run: 20.2 laps |
| Lap leader breakdown: |
| Leader | From Lap | To Lap | # Of Laps |
| Johnny Rutherford | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| Al Unser | 10 | 14 | 5 |
| Johnny Rutherford | 15 | 27 | 13 |
| Danny Ongais | 28 | 32 | 5 |
| Johnny Rutherford | 33 | 39 | 7 |
| Gordon Johncock | 40 | 43 | 4 |
| Johnny Rutherford | 44 | 57 | 14 |
| Gordon Johncock | 58 | 61 | 4 |
| Johnny Rutherford | 62 | 63 | 2 |
| Gordon Johncock | 64 | 64 | 1 |
| Johnny Rutherford | 65 | 100 | 36 |
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