| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Gary Bettenhausen | 12 | DelRose-Holt Racing | King/Chevrolet | 100 | 7,836 | running | 94 |
| 2 | 4 | Pancho Carter | 21 | John Capels | Chevrolet | 100 | 4,886 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 11 | Bobby Olivero | 1 | Ralph Wilke | 1978 Watson | 100 | 3,861 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | Ron Shuman | 55 | George Middleton | 100 | 2,762 | running | 0 | |
| 5 | 10 | Steve Chassey | 15 | Kurtz-DiGeronimo Brothers | 1978 Watson K | 100 | 2,406 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 17 | Steve Cannon | 10 | Double A Racing | 99 | 2,121 | running | 0 | |
| 7 | 16 | Dean Shirley | 81 | Gus Sohm | 97 | 1,836 | running | 0 | |
| 8 | 22 | Bob Frey | 35 | Lloyd Rahn | 95 | 1,694 | running | 0 | |
| 9 | 21 | Bill Burks Jr. | 37 | Jack Harris | 88 | 1,622 | running | 0 | |
| 10 | 1 | Larry Dickson | 56 | Richard Hammond | 85 | 1,551 | running | 6 | |
| 11 | 19 | Larry Gates | 71 | Tom Stenger | 83 | 1,480 | engine | 0 | |
| 12 | 20 | Gary Hieber | 77 | George Haller | 74 | 1,409 | radiator | 0 | |
| 13 | 6 | Joe Saldana | 33 | Richard Johnson | 48 | 1,337 | overheating | 0 | |
| 14 | 7 | Mike Gregg | 27 | John Gregg | 41 | 1,265 | overheating | 0 | |
| 15 | 8 | Robert Smith | 18 | Joe Conroy | 18 | 1,195 | steering | 0 | |
| 16 | 12 | Eddie Leavitt | 29 | Louis Seymour | 16 | 1,123 | engine | 0 | |
| 17 | 18 | Lealand McSpadden | 17 | Cecilia Smith | 16 | 1,052 | ring/pinion | 0 | |
| 18 | 3 | Rich Vogler | 49 | Don Siebert | 10 | 981 | brake line | 0 | |
| 19 | 13 | Sheldon Kinser | 16 | Ray Smith | 8 | 981 | steering | 0 | |
| 20 | 9 | Bill Puterbaugh | 7 | Jack Linsmeyer | 7 | 981 | suspension | 0 | |
| 21 | 15 | Larry Rice | 28 | Lloyd Weaver | 7 | 981 | accident | 0 | |
| 22 | 24 | Mack McClellan | 20 | Peterson Racing | 4 | 981 | engine | 0 | |
| 23 | 14 | George Snider | 59 | David LeFevre | 1975 LeFevre | 3 | 981 | clutch | 0 |
| 24 | 23 | Jerry Miller | 65 | Norm Hall | 0 | did not start | 0 | ||
| 25 | 25 | Billy Vukovich | 4 | Ben Leyba | 0 | did not start | 0 | ||
| 26 | 26 | Frankie Schneider | 31 | William Mataka | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| 27 | 27 | Jerry Weeks | 48 | W.T. Romine | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |