| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Bobby Unser | 4 | Darnell-Timan Enterprises | 1978 Chevrolet Camaro | 250 | 7,884 | running | 190 |
| 2 | 3 | Dave Watson | 37 | Phil Howard | 1977 Buick Skylark | 250 | 4,211 | running | 21 |
| 3 | 1 | A.J. Foyt | 51 | A.J. Foyt | 1978 Chevrolet Camaro | 248 | 3,229 | running | 38 |
| 4 | 15 | Sal Tovella | 8 | Fred Tovella | 1977 Plymouth Volare | 248 | 2,015 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | Jim Sauter | 85 | Penny Sauter | 1977 Dodge Aspen | 248 | 1,723 | running | 1 |
| 6 | 6 | Bob Brevak | 34 | Shelly Brevak | 1978 Chevrolet Camaro | 246 | 1,428 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 16 | Bay Darnell | 12 | Darnell-Timan Enterprises Inc. | 1978 Chevrolet Camaro | 245 | 1,269 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | Gary Bowsher | 21 | Donald Hobbs | 1976 Ford Torino | 243 | 1,110 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | Bob Schacht | 75 | Tom Reet | 1976 Chevrolet Chevelle | 242 | 952 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 5 | Ramo Stott | 7 | Housby Mack Inc. | 1977 Plymouth Volare | 241 | 873 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 20 | Randy Ogden Joe Ruttman | 84 | Jack Ogden | 1977 Chevrolet Camaro | 241 | 794 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | Terry Ryan | 81 | WAM Racing Ltd. | 1977 Chevrolet Camaro | 239 | 714 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 25 | Gordon Blankenship | 17 | B & R Racing | 1978 Dodge Magnum | 236 | 769 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 26 | Tom Schley | 48 | John Gault | 1978 Chevrolet Camaro | 231 | 722 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | Rich Clement | 92 | Clement Wheel Company Inc. | 1977 Dodge Aspen | 231 | 587 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 14 | Jack Bowsher | 31 | Marilyn Burrow | 1977 Ford Granada | 231 | 574 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 32 | Rick O'Brien | 94 | Roy Shields | 1977 Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 216 | 615 | engine | 0 |
| 18 | 9 | Eddie Wachs | 65 | E.H. Wachs | 1978 Chevrolet Camaro | 169 | 540 | engine | 0 |
| 19 | 31 | Dale Koehler | 33 | Dale Koehler | 1977 Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 150 | 593 | overheating | 0 |
| 20 | 22 | Russ Peterson | 64 | Carolyn Peterson | 1978 Chevrolet Camaro | 137 | 683 | water pump | 0 |
| 21 | 29 | Ken Miller | 73 | Ken Miller | 1976 Chevrolet Chevelle | 134 | 582 | valve | 0 |
| 22 | 7 | Charlie Glotzbach | 14 | G.W. Pierce Auto Parts | 1978 Chevrolet Camaro | 130 | 475 | head gasket | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | Tom Meinberg | 98 | Jack Meinberg | 1976 Chevrolet Chevelle | 122 | 620 | valve spring | 0 |
| 24 | 24 | Terry Pearson | 66 | Sharon Johnson | 1976 Chevrolet Chevelle | 122 | 594 | piston | 0 |
| 25 | 27 | Carl Schultz | 49 | Richard Schley | 1977 Chevrolet Camaro | 110 | 539 | engine | 0 |
| 26 | 18 | Ken Rowley | 27 | William Hendren | 1977 Plymouth Volare | 80 | 413 | accident | 0 |
| 27 | 30 | Gene Richards | 47 | Gene Richards | 1976 Chevrolet Chevelle | 66 | 476 | overheating | 0 |
| 28 | 21 | Joe Ruttman | 43 | Frank Cabrera | 1978 Dodge Magnum | 64 | 581 | overheating | 0 |
| 29 | 12 | Don White | 93 | Don White | 1977 Dodge Aspen | 53 | 365 | oil pressure | 0 |
| 30 | 28 | Rich Sundling | 15 | Rich Sundling | 1976 Chevrolet Chevelle | 36 | 448 | engine | 0 |
| 31 | 13 | Fred Zack | 1 | Gary Wutke | 1978 Dodge Magnum | 3 | 333 | engine | 0 |
| 32 | 8 | Roger McCluskey | 74 | Warner W. Hodgdon | 1978 AMC Concord | 3 | 317 | ignition | 0 |