| Fin |
St |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Chassis / Engine |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
Points |
| 1 | 2 | 20 | Gordon Johncock | STP Oil Treatment (Pat Patrick) | Wildcat / Cosworth | 250 | 89,303 | running | 117 | 63 |
| 2 | 3 | 40 | Mario Andretti | STP / Intermedics (Pat Patrick) | Wildcat / Cosworth | 250 | 51,793 | running | 35 | 51 |
| 3 | 9 | 19 | Bobby Rahal | Red Roof Inns (Jim Trueman) | March / Cosworth | 245 | 30,466 | running | 0 | 42 |
| 4 | 12 | 10 | Al Unser | Longhorn Racing (Bobby Hillin) | Longhorn / Cosworth | 245 | 21,141 | running | 0 | 36 |
| 5 | 19 | 72 | Tom Bigelow | HBK Racing | Eagle / Chevrolet | 241 | 16,341 | running | 0 | 30 |
| 6 | 21 | 56 | Gary Bettenhausen | Genesee Beer | Penske / Chevrolet | 241 | 13,641 | running | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | 13 | 21 | Geoff Brabham | Pentax Super (Bignotti-Cotter) | March / Cosworth | 241 | 12,591 | running | 0 | 18 |
| 8 | 10 | 18 | Mike Mosley | Kraco Car Stero | March / Cosworth | 239 | 12,091 | running | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | 20 | 42 | Jim Hickman | Stroh's Beer (Harry Schwartz) | March / Cosworth | 236 | 11,141 | running | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | 24 | 6 | Tony Bettenhausen Jr | Provimi Veal (H & R Racing) | March / Cosworth | 234 | 10,591 | running | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | 31 | 37 | Scott Brayton | Dreisbach Cadillac | Penske / Cosworth | 225 | 10,341 | stalled | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | 18 | 30 | Howdy Holmes | Domino's Pizza (Douglas Shierson) | March / Cosworth | 218 | 9,941 | running | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | 28 | 2 | Bill Alsup | AB Dick / Pacemaker (Bill Alsup) | Penske / Cosworth | 213 | 10,541 | running | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | 7 | 4 | Kevin Cogan | Norton Spirit (Roger Penske) | Penske / Cosworth | 191 | 9,141 | water leak | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | Rick Mears | Gould Charge (Roger Penske) | Penske / Cosworth | 181 | 14,117 | crash | 80 | 3 |
| 16 | 23 | 34 | Johnny Parsons | Wysard Motor Co. (Herb Wysard) | March / Cosworth | 184 | 8,341 | engine | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | 16 | 31 | Roger Mears | Machinists Union (Machinist Union Racing Team) | Penske / Cosworth | 165 | 8,241 | engine | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | 6 | 3 | Pancho Carter | Alex Foods (Alex Morales) | March / Cosworth | 159 | 8,645 | wheel bearing | 9 | 3 |
| 19 | 22 | 35 | George Snider | Cobre Tire (Fletcher Racing) | March / Cosworth | 148 | 7,941 | gearbox | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | 8 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Valvoline / Gilmore (A.J. Foyt) | March / Cosworth | 147 | 8,244 | crash | 6 | 3 |
| 21 | 30 | 22 | Dick Simon | Vermont American | Watson / Cosworth | 138 | 7,741 | piston | 0 | |
| 22 | 25 | 55 | Josele Garza | Schlitz Gusto (Psachie Garza Racing) | March / Cosworth | 130 | 7,641 | engine | 0 | |
| 23 | 15 | 49 | Spike Gehlhausen | Arizona International Travel | Eagle / Cosworth | 127 | 7,541 | shift lever | 0 | |
| 24 | 26 | 46 | Jerry Karl | McCray Plastering | Penske / Cosworth | 103 | 7,441 | gearbox | 0 | |
| 25 | 29 | 32 | Hector Rebaque | Carta Blanca (Gerry Forsythe) | March / Cosworth | 67 | 7,341 | crash | 0 | |
| 26 | 4 | 91 | Don Whittington | Whittington Brothers | March / Cosworth | 63 | 7,442 | engine | 3 | |
| 27 | 34 | 17 | Ken Hamilton | Hamilton Racing | Vollstedt / Offy | 55 | 3,100 | oil pressure | 0 | |
| 28 | 11 | 5 | Johnny Rutherford | Pennzoil (Chaparral Racing) | March / Cosworth | 54 | 7,041 | piston | 0 | |
| 29 | 27 | 36 | Patrick Bedard | Escort Radar Detectors | Wildcat / Cosworth | 49 | 6,941 | engine | 0 | |
| 30 | 33 | 65 | Phil Krueger | Luxury Racers | King / Chevrolet | 48 | 6,841 | fueling | 0 | |
| 31 | 17 | 12 | Chip Ganassi | 1st Commercial Corp. (Jack L. Rhoades) | Wildcat / Cosworth | 37 | 6,741 | engine | 0 | |
| 32 | 5 | 7 | Tom Sneva | Texaco Star (Bignotti-Cotter) | March / Cosworth | 23 | 6,641 | engine | 0 | |
| 33 | 32 | 77 | Tom Frantz | Burger King | Coyote / Chevrolet | 20 | 7,041 | vibration | 0 | |
| 34 | 14 | 28 | Herm Johnson | Menard Lumber (John Menard) | Eagle / Chevrolet | 7 | 6,541 | crash | 0 | |
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