| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Al Unser | 4 | Vel Miletich | Parnelli VPJ2/Offenhauser TC | 100 | 18,651 | running | 33 |
| 2 | 2 | Gary Bettenhausen | 5 | Roger Penske | McLaren M16C 3/Offenhauser TC | 100 | 11,116 | running | 2 |
| 3 | 9 | Mike Mosley | 98 | Ralph Wilke | Eagle 72/Offenhauser TC | 100 | 6,276 | running | 22 |
| 4 | 6 | Johnny Rutherford | 7 | McLaren Racing | McLaren M16C 5/Offenhauser TC | 100 | 4,596 | running | 6 |
| 5 | 8 | Joe Leonard | 1 | Vel Miletich | Parnelli VPJ2/Offenhauser TC | 99 | 4,431 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | Dick Simon | 44 | Dick Simon | Eagle 7212/Foyt TC | 99 | 3,599 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | Roger McCluskey | 3 | Lindsey Hopkins | McLaren M16A 2/Offenhauser TC | 98 | 3,266 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | Lee Kunzman | 16 | Lindsey Hopkins | Eagle 70/Offenhauser TC | 97 | 3,100 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 20 | Sam Sessions | 9 | MVS Inc. | Eagle 7201/Foyt TC | 94 | 2,933 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | Lee Brayton | 61 | Eisenhour-Brayton Racing Team | Coyote 72/Foyt TC | 92 | 2,767 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 7 | A.J. Foyt | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Coyote 73/Foyt TC | 91 | 2,601 | suspension | 0 |
| 12 | 22 | Mel Kenyon | 19 | Lindsey Hopkins | Coyote/Foyt TC | 91 | 2,435 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 26 | Swede Savage | 42 | Pat Patrick | Eagle 7210/Offenhauser TC | 90 | 2,269 | suspension | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | Larry McCoy | 63 | Eastern Racing Association | Atlanta 72 2/Offenhauser TC | 84 | 2,102 | suspension | 0 |
| 15 | 13 | Billy Vukovich | 2 | Jerry O'Connell | Eagle 72/Offenhauser TC | 75 | 1,936 | cut tire | 7 |
| 16 | 16 | Salt Walther | 77 | George Walther | McLaren M16A 3/Offenhauser TC | 74 | 1,770 | wing | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | Dee Jones | 51 | Gavan & O'Reilly | Mongoose 70/Foyt TC | 65 | 1,603 | in pits | 0 |
| 18 | 25 | Rick Muther | 23 | Crower Cams | Eagle 7205/Chevrolet | 34 | 1,437 | fire | 0 |
| 19 | 11 | Art Pollard | 20 | STP | Lola T270/Foyt TC | 32 | 1,271 | hub | 0 |
| 20 | 1 | Bobby Unser | 8 | Dan Gurney | Eagle/Offenhauser TC | 30 | 1,271 | piston | 30 |
| 21 | 16 | Jimmy Caruthers | 21 | Robert Fletcher | Eagle 72/Offenhauser TC | 30 | 1,271 | clutch | 0 |
| 22 | 27 | Mike Hiss | 6 | Gerhardt Racers | Eagle 72/Offenhauser TC | 22 | 1,271 | oil leak | 0 |
| 23 | 5 | Gordon Johncock | 25 | Pat Patrick | Eagle 7217/Offenhauser TC | 14 | 1,271 | valve | 0 |
| 24 | 21 | Larry Dickson | 58 | Carl Gehlhausen | King 72/Offenhauser TC | 14 | 1,271 | oil leak | 0 |
| 25 | 3 | Mario Andretti | 11 | Vel Miletich | Parnelli VPJ2 001/Offenhauser TC | 10 | 1,271 | piston | 0 |
| 26 | 18 | Tom Sneva | 39 | Tipke Racing | Tipke 73 1/Offenhauser TC | 5 | 1,271 | magneto | 0 |
| 27 | 17 | Steve Krisiloff | 24 | Grant King | King/Offenhauser TC | 0 | did not start | 0 |