| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Johnny Rutherford | 4 | Jim Hall | Chaparral 2K/Cosworth | 200 | 302,147 | running | 118 |
| 2 | 33 | Tom Sneva | 9 | Jerry O'Connell | McLaren M24 005/Cosworth | 200 | 120,662 | running | 16 |
| 3 | 32 | Gary Bettenhausen | 46 | Sherman Armstrong | Wildcat II/DGS | 200 | 81,182 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 17 | Gordon Johncock | 20 | Pat Patrick | Penske PC6/Cosworth | 200 | 52,312 | running | 11 |
| 5 | 6 | Rick Mears | 1 | Roger Penske | Penske PC9/Cosworth | 199 | 41,576 | running | 10 |
| 6 | 8 | Pancho Carter | 10 | Alex Morales | Penske PC7/Cosworth | 199 | 35,484 | running | 5 |
| 7 | 16 | Danny Ongais | 25 | Ted Field | Parnelli VPJ6C/Cosworth | 199 | 33,718 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 31 | Tom Bigelow | 43 | Sherman Armstrong | Lola T500B/Cosworth | 198 | 41,313 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | Tim Richmond | 21 | Robert Schultz | Penske PC7 003/Cosworth | 197 | 39,969 | out of fuel | 1 |
| 10 | 23 | Greg Leffler | 44 | Sherman Armstrong | Lola T500B/Cosworth | 197 | 35,809 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 22 | Billy Engelhart | 29 | William Beaudoin | McLaren M24B 3/Cosworth | 193 | 29,109 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 30 | Billy Vukovich | 2 | Ralph Wilke | Watson 78/Offenhauser TC | 192 | 28,015 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | Don Whittington | 96 | Whittington Brothers | Penske PC7/Cosworth | 178 | 27,835 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | A.J. Foyt | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Parnelli VPJ6C/Cosworth | 173 | 26,561 | valve | 0 |
| 15 | 21 | George Snider | 16 | A.J. Foyt | Parnelli VPJ6C/Cosworth | 169 | 27,372 | engine | 1 |
| 16 | 24 | Dennis Firestone | 18 | Jack Rhoades | Penske PC6 005/Cosworth | 137 | 25,899 | transmission | 0 |
| 17 | 5 | Jerry Sneva | 7 | Sherman Armstrong | Lola T500B/Cosworth | 130 | 27,380 | accident | 0 |
| 18 | 25 | Hurley Haywood | 99 | Lindsey Hopkins | Lightning 79/Chevrolet V6 | 127 | 25,497 | turbocharger | 0 |
| 19 | 3 | Bobby Unser | 11 | Roger Penske | Penske PC9/Cosworth | 126 | 34,559 | ignition | 26 |
| 20 | 2 | Mario Andretti | 12 | Roger Penske | Penske PC9/Cosworth | 71 | 30,736 | engine | 10 |
| 21 | 28 | Jerry Karl | 38 | William Compton | McLaren M16C/Chevrolet | 64 | 24,109 | clutch | 0 |
| 22 | 29 | Dick Simon | 8 | Rolla Vollstedt | Vollstedt 77 14/Offenhauser TC | 58 | 23,806 | lost wheel | 0 |
| 23 | 10 | Roger Rager | 66 | Gail Rager | Wildcat III/Chevrolet | 55 | 23,929 | accident | 2 |
| 24 | 11 | Jim McElreath | 23 | Shirley McElreath | Penske PC6 003/Cosworth | 54 | 23,777 | accident | 0 |
| 25 | 20 | Gordon Smiley | 70 | Pat Patrick | Phoenix 80/Cosworth | 47 | 24,130 | turbocharger | 0 |
| 26 | 7 | Johnny Parsons | 15 | Lindsey Hopkins | Lightning X15/Offenhauser | 44 | 24,049 | piston | 0 |
| 27 | 9 | Al Unser | 5 | Bobby Hillin | Longhorn LR01/Cosworth | 33 | 22,672 | cylinder | 0 |
| 28 | 13 | Tom Bagley | 40 | Pat Patrick | Wildcat IV/Cosworth | 29 | 23,521 | pump drive | 0 |
| 29 | 4 | Spike Gehlhausen | 35 | Robert Fletcher | Penske PC7/Cosworth | 20 | 23,565 | accident | 0 |
| 30 | 27 | Bill Whittington | 94 | Whittington Brothers | Parnelli VPJ6C/Cosworth | 9 | 21,924 | accident | 0 |
| 31 | 15 | Dick Ferguson | 26 | Steve Sanett | Penske PC6/Cosworth | 9 | 24,219 | accident | 0 |
| 32 | 26 | Mike Mosley | 48 | Dan Gurney | Eagle 80/Chevrolet | 5 | 22,168 | gasket | 0 |
| 33 | 14 | Larry Cannon | 95 | Larry Cannon | Wildcat I/DGS | 2 | 22,643 | camshaft | 0 |
| Rodger Ward | IMS Radio Network | 0 | color commentary | ||||||
| Johnnie Parsons | Pontiac Trans Am | 0 | parade laps | ||||||
| Sam Posey | ABC | 0 | pit reporter | ||||||
| Paul Page | IMS Radio Network | 0 | lead announcer | ||||||
| Jackie Stewart | ABC | 0 | color commentary | ||||||
| Chris Economaki | ABC | 0 | pit reporter | ||||||
| Bob Jenkins | IMS Radio Network | 0 | backstretch |