| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Danny Ongais | 25 | Ted Field | Parnelli/VPJ Cosworth | 75 | 14,730 | running | 17 |
| 2 | 2 | Tom Sneva | 1 | Roger Penske | Penske PC6B/Cosworth TC | 75 | 9,537 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 9 | Gordon Johncock | 20 | Pat Patrick | Wildcat/DGS | 75 | 7,314 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 16 | Tom Bigelow | 43 | Sherman Armstrong | Wildcat II/DGS | 75 | 5,188 | running | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | A.J. Foyt | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Parnelli VPJ6C 005/VPJ Cosworth | 75 | 5,947 | running | 9 |
| 6 | 14 | Tom Bagley | 22 | Ralph Wilke | Watson/Offenhauser TC | 74 | 4,419 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | Johnny Parsons | 16 | Lindsey Hopkins | Lightning 77/Offenhauser TC | 73 | 3,599 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | Sheldon Kinser | 24 | Ralph Wilke | Watson/Offenhauser TC | 73 | 3,385 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 13 | Jim McElreath | 26 | Jim McElreath | Eagle 74/Offenhauser TC | 72 | 3,271 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | Joe Saldana | 69 | Richard Hoffman | Eagle 72/Offenhauser TC | 71 | 2,958 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 6 | Wally Dallenbach | 6 | Jerry O'Connell | McLaren M24A 5/Cosworth TC | 61 | 3,151 | engine | 13 |
| 12 | 19 | Eldon Rasmussen | 58 | Eldon Rasmussen | Rascar 78 2/Foyt TC | 60 | 2,744 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 1 | Johnny Rutherford | 4 | McLaren Racing | McLaren M24B/Cosworth TC | 35 | 5,237 | gears | 26 |
| 14 | 17 | Jerry Sneva | 30 | Marv Schmidt | McLaren M16B 3/Offenhauser TC | 24 | 2,530 | gearbox | 0 |
| 15 | 16 | Steve Krisiloff | 40 | Pat Patrick | Wildcat/Offenhauser V8 | 21 | 2,423 | engine | 0 |
| 16 | 8 | Spike Gehlhausen | 19 | Carl Gehlhausen | Eagle 74 Fletcher/Offenhauser | 7 | 2,359 | accident | 0 |
| 17 | 5 | Al Unser | 2 | Jim Hall | Lola T500/Cosworth TC | 7 | 4,016 | accident | 0 |
| 18 | 7 | Pancho Carter | 8 | Robert Fletcher | Lightning 77/Cosworth TC | 7 | 2,473 | transmission | 0 |
| 19 | 15 | Larry Cannon | 85 | Larry Cannon | Wildcat I/DGS | 1 | 2,231 | bearing | 0 |
| 20 | 4 | Mario Andretti | 7 | Roger Penske | Penske PC6 003/Cosworth TC | 0 | 2,788 | engine | 0 |
| Jackie Stewart | ABC | 0 | color commentary |