| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Sheldon Kinser | 29 | Louis Seymour | Meskowski/Chevrolet | 100 | 5,300 | running | 21 |
| 2 | 10 | Kramer Williamson | 34 | Mauri Amerling | 100 | 3,200 | running | 0 | |
| 3 | 4 | Robert Smith | 18 | Joe Conroy | 100 | 2,000 | running | 0 | |
| 4 | 1 | Steve Chassey | 15 | Kurtz-DiGeronimo Brothers | 1978 Watson K | 100 | 1,300 | running | 13 |
| 5 | 7 | Rich Vogler | 49 | Don Siebert | 100 | 1,100 | running | 0 | |
| 6 | 21 | Mack McClellan | 20 | Peterson Racing | 99 | 900 | running | 0 | |
| 7 | 16 | Lennie Waldo | 71 | Tom Stenger | 99 | 750 | running | 0 | |
| 8 | 13 | Bill Puterbaugh | 7 | Jack Linsmeyer | 99 | 650 | running | 0 | |
| 9 | 15 | Gary Hieber | 77 | George Haller | 99 | 600 | running | 0 | |
| 10 | 8 | Tom Bigelow | 56 | Richard Hammond | 98 | 550 | running | 0 | |
| 11 | 20 | Bill Tyler | 17 | Cecilia Smith | 97 | 500 | engine | 0 | |
| 12 | 3 | Pancho Carter | 21 | John Capels | Chevrolet | 87 | 450 | engine | 50 |
| 13 | 22 | Frankie Schneider | 31 | William Mataka | 80 | 400 | overheating | 0 | |
| 14 | 2 | Ron Shuman | 55 | George Middleton | Chevrolet | 79 | 350 | quick change | 16 |
| 15 | 11 | Duke Cook | 58 | Ralph DePalma | 75 | 310 | overheating | 0 | |
| 16 | 18 | Steve Cannon | 10 | Double A Racing | 69 | 270 | driveline | 0 | |
| 17 | 14 | Chris Cumberworth | 87 | Doug Lang | 42 | 240 | oil leak | 0 | |
| 18 | 5 | Joe Saldana | 33 | Richard Johnson | 30 | 220 | rear end | 0 | |
| 19 | 19 | Van May | 16 | Ray Smith | 23 | 210 | engine | 0 | |
| 20 | 9 | Bobby Olivero | 1 | Ralph Wilke | 1978 Watson | 22 | 700 | rear end | 0 |
| 21 | 12 | Greg Leffler | 43 | Sherman Armstrong | 16 | 200 | engine | 0 | |
| 22 | 17 | Smokey Snellbaker | 54 | Charles Lloyd | 16 | 200 | engine | 0 | |
| 23 | 23 | Paul Pitzer | 45 | Whitey Harmon | 0 | did not start | 0 |