| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | George Follmer | 16 | Bobby Rinzler | Porsche 917/10 005 | 90 | 15,000 | running | |
| 2 | 1 | Mark Donohue | 6 | Roger Penske | Porsche 917/30 003 | 90 | 11,000 | running | |
| 3 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | 0 | Vasek Polak Racing Inc. | Porsche 917/10 018 | 89 | 8,000 | running | |
| 4 | 7 | David Hobbs | 73 | Roy Woods Racing | McLaren M20 1/Chevrolet | 87 | 6,000 | running | |
| 5 | 4 | Hurley Haywood | 59 | Brumos Racing | Porsche 917/10 007 | 85 | 5,000 | running | |
| 6 | 10 | Bob Nagel | 17 | Nagel Racing | Lola T260 HU1/Chevrolet | 84 | 4,000 | running | |
| 7 | 15 | Steve Durst | 3 | Vasek Polak Racing Inc. | Porsche 917 028 | 83 | 3,100 | running | |
| 8 | 16 | Tom Heyser | 14 | Tom Heyser | Lola T260 HU2/Chevrolet | 78 | 2,600 | running | |
| 9 | 20 | Pete Sherman | 51 | Dave Causey | McLaren M8F Chevrolet | 74 | 2,300 | running | |
| 10 | 17 | Ed Felter | 47 | Blue Magic Corp. | McLaren M8E Chevrolet | 71 | 2,000 | off course | |
| 11 | 13 | Tom Dutton | 34 | Burmester Racing | McLaren M8C 70-10/Chevrolet | 65 | 1,800 | running | |
| 12 | 18 | John Cordts | 9 | William Overhauser Racing | McLaren M8D 4/Chevrolet | 49 | 1,600 | out of fuel | |
| 13 | 14 | Danny Hopkins | 98 | Commander Motor Homes | McLaren M8F 72-09/Chevrolet | 47 | 1,400 | accident | |
| 14 | 19 | Warren Agor | 13 | Warren Agor Racing Ent. | McLaren M8FP 72-05/Chevrolet | 41 | 1,200 | did not finish | |
| 15 | 9 | Lothar Motschenbacher | 11 | Motschenbacher Racing | McLaren M8D 1/Chevrolet | 38 | 1,000 | vapor lock | |
| 16 | 12 | Hans Wiedmer | 4 | Hans Wiedmer | Porsche 917/10 006 | 28 | 1,000 | driver ill | |
| 17 | 11 | Milt Minter | 97 | Commander Motor Homes | McLaren M8F 1/Chevrolet | 19 | 1,000 | bearing | |
| 18 | 8 | Scooter Patrick | 8 | U.S. Racing | McLaren M8D 3/Chevrolet | 14 | 1,000 | accident | |
| 19 | 5 | Jackie Oliver | 101 | Don Nichols | Shadow DN2 1A/Chevrolet | 11 | 1,000 | suspension | |
| 20 | 21 | Gene Fisher | 18 | Gene Fisher | Lola T222 HU07/Chevrolet | 2 | 1,000 | did not finish | |
| 21 | 6 | Mario Andretti | 96 | Commander Motor Homes | McLaren M20 2/Chevrolet | 0 | did not start | 0 |