| Fin |
St |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Chassis / Engine |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
Points |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Rick Mears | Gould Charge (Roger Penske) | Penske / Cosworth | 53 | 4,765 | crash | 32 | 60 |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | Johnny Rutherford | Pennzoil (Chaparral Racing) | Chaparral / Cosworth | 65 | 22,177 | running | 19 | 300 |
| 15 | 2 | 11 | Bobby Unser | Norton Spirit (Roger Penske) | Penske / Cosworth | 13 | 3,265 | valve | 12 | 8 |
| 2 | 6 | 20 | Gordon Johncock | North American Van Lines (Pat Patrick) | Phoenix / Cosworth | 65 | 16,428 | running | 2 | 240 |
| 3 | 7 | 41 | Bill Alsup | Polaroid Time Zero (Bill Alsup) | Penske / Cosworth | 64 | 12,240 | running | 0 | 210 |
| 4 | 18 | 97 | Roger Mears | Agajanian-Giuffre (Grant King) | King / Chevy | 63 | 9,203 | running | 0 | 180 |
| 5 | 12 | 34 | Vern Schuppan | Wysard Motors (Herb Wysard) | Wildcat / DGS | 61 | 7,765 | running | 0 | 150 |
| 6 | 15 | 61 | Tom Gloy | Lane Sports (Roger Penske) | Penske / Cosworth | 60 | 6,515 | running | 0 | 120 |
| 7 | 9 | 10 | Pancho Carter | Alex Foods (Alex Morales) | Penske / Cosworth | 58 | 5,890 | running | 0 | 90 |
| 8 | 17 | 66 | Roger Rager | Advance Clean Sweep (Roger Rager) | Wildcat / Chevy | 57 | 5,265 | running | 0 | 75 |
| 10 | 16 | 82 | Rick Muther | Pacific Coast Racing | Penske / Cosworth | 46 | 4,515 | crash | 0 | 45 |
| 11 | 8 | 9 | Tom Sneva | Sugaripe Prune (Jerry O'Connell) | McLaren / Cosworth | 42 | 4,265 | crash | 0 | 30 |
| 12 | 20 | 47 | Phil Caliva | Alsup Racing (Bill Alsup) | McLaren / Offy | 32 | 4,015 | clutch | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | 1 | 5 | Al Unser | Longhorn Racing (Bobby Hillin) | Longhorn / Cosworth | 27 | 3,765 | suspension | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | 10 | 43 | Howdy Holmes | Armstrong Moulding (Sherman Armstrong) | Orbiter / Cosworth | 24 | 3,515 | stalled | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | 13 | 37 | John Martin | J & J Enterprises (Ross Davis) | Wildcat / DGS | 13 | 3,015 | oil pressure | 0 | 8 |
| 17 | 11 | 65 | Bill Tempero | Wood Power Systems (Bill Tempero) | Eagle / Chevy | 12 | 2,890 | fuel vent | 0 | 6 |
| 18 | 14 | 38 | Jerry Karl | Tonco Trailers (William Compton) | McLaren / Chevy | 10 | 2,765 | stalled | 0 | 6 |
| 19 | 21 | 92 | John Mahler | Parts Washer Service (Intercomp) | Eagle / Offy | 8 | 2,640 | engine block | 0 | 6 |
| 20 | 24 | 46 | Gary Bettenhausen | Armstrong Moulding (Sherman Armstrong) | Wildcat / DGS | 2 | 2,515 | engine | 0 | 6 |
| 21 | 19 | 21 | Tim Richmond | Interscope / Panasonic (Mach I Enterprises) | Penske / Cosworth | 0 | 2,390 | crash | 0 | 5 |
| 22 | 23 | 42 | John Wood | UNO / Q95 Starcruiser (Don Mergard) | Eagle / Offy | 0 | 2,265 | crash | 0 | 5 |
| 23 | 5 | 25 | Danny Ongais | Mergard Enterprises (Ted Field) | Parnelli / Cosworth | 0 | 2,202 | ignition | 0 | 5 |
| 24 | 22 | 24 | Sheldon Kinser | Genesee Beer (Ralph Wilke) | Watson / Cosworth | 0 | 2,140 | engine | 0 | 5 |
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Failed to qualify: Tom Bagley (#40), Dick Simon (#8), Tony Bettenhausen Jr. (#98), Joe Saldana (#59), Lee Kunzman (#75), Larry Cannon (#95)
| Caution flag breakdown: |
| Condition | From Lap | To Lap | # Of Laps | Reason | 'Lucky Dog' |
 | 1 | 47 | 47 | | |
 | 48 | 52 | 5 | #9 spun turn 3 | |
 | 53 | 54 | 2 | | |
 | 55 | 58 | 4 | #1,82 accident turn 1 | |
 | 59 | 65 | 7 | | |
| Percent of race run under caution: 13.8% Average green flag run: 18.7 laps |
| Lap leader breakdown: |
| Leader | From Lap | To Lap | # Of Laps |
| Bobby Unser | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Rick Mears | 13 | 24 | 12 |
| Gordon Johncock | 25 | 26 | 2 |
| Rick Mears | 27 | 46 | 20 |
| Johnny Rutherford | 47 | 65 | 19 |
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