| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Pancho Carter | 21 | John Capels | King/Chevrolet | 100 | 7,540 | running | 4 |
| 2 | 12 | Bobby Olivero | 1 | Ralph Wilke | 1978 Watson | 100 | 5,051 | running | 23 |
| 3 | 3 | Rich Vogler | 49 | Don Siebert | 100 | 2,694 | running | 0 | |
| 4 | 9 | Joe Saldana | 33 | Richard Johnson | 99 | 2,075 | running | 0 | |
| 5 | 25 | Bill Tyler | 16 | Ray Smith | 96 | 1,704 | running | 0 | |
| 6 | 29 | Jan Opperman | 50 | Miller Vetzel Racing | 96 | 1,408 | running | 0 | |
| 7 | 27 | Gary Irvin | 47 | Bob Higman | 78 | 1,112 | out of fuel | 0 | |
| 8 | 19 | Lennie Waldo | 71 | Tom Stenger | 78 | 963 | tire | 0 | |
| 9 | 6 | Tom Bigelow | 56 | Richard Hammond | 73 | 2,289 | rear end | 55 | |
| 10 | 20 | Bill Puterbaugh | 7 | Jack Linsmeyer | 73 | 841 | accident | 0 | |
| 11 | 10 | Mack McClellan | 89 | Richard Soubirou | 73 | 741 | accident | 0 | |
| 12 | 11 | Robert Smith | 18 | Joe Conroy | 73 | 667 | accident | 0 | |
| 13 | 23 | Tony Weyant | 38 | Chuck Weyant | 69 | 593 | starter | 0 | |
| 14 | 1 | Larry Rice | 28 | Lloyd Weaver | Chevrolet | 65 | 969 | engine | 18 |
| 15 | 2 | Billy Vukovich | 4 | Ben Leyba | 58 | 445 | engine | 0 | |
| 16 | 18 | Larry Dickson | 69 | Delmar McClure | 51 | 371 | fuel pump | 0 | |
| 17 | 15 | Duke Cook | 17 | Cecilia Smith | 50 | 371 | oil pressure | 0 | |
| 18 | 8 | Gary Bettenhausen | 12 | DelRose-Holt Racing | 42 | 296 | fuel pump | 0 | |
| 19 | 21 | Dean Shirley | 81 | Gus Sohm | 42 | 296 | brakes | 0 | |
| 20 | 13 | Jerry Miller | 65 | Norman Hall | 39 | 296 | engine | 0 | |
| 21 | 7 | Jack Hewitt | 58 | Ralph DePalma | 31 | 296 | overheating | 0 | |
| 22 | 16 | George Snider | 59 | David LeFevre | 1975 LeFevre | 29 | 296 | accident | 0 |
| 23 | 28 | Bill Burks Jr. | 37 | Jack Harris | 11 | 296 | accident | 0 | |
| 24 | 24 | Gary Hieber | 77 | George Haller | 8 | 296 | engine | 0 | |
| 25 | 5 | Steve Chassey | 15 | Kurtz-DiGeronimo Brothers | 1978 Watson K | 7 | 296 | engine | 0 |
| 26 | 26 | Frankie Schneider | 31 | William Mataka | 2 | 296 | out of fuel | 0 | |
| 27 | 14 | Steve Cannon | 10 | Double A Racing | 2 | 296 | clutch | 0 | |
| 28 | 17 | Sheldon Kinser | 29 | Louis Seymour | 1 | 296 | rocker arm | 0 | |
| 29 | 22 | Larry Gates | 39 | Glenn Fortune | 0 | did not start | 0 | ||
| 30 | 30 | Billy Engelhart | 42 | Frank Marcello | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| 31 | 31 | Rich Leavell | 20 | Peterson Racing | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| 32 | 32 | Ron Shuman | 55 | George Middleton | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| 33 | 33 | Greg Leffler | 43 | Sherman Armstrong | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| 34 | 34 | Paul Pitzer | 45 | Whitey Harmon | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| 35 | 35 | Bob Frey | 35 | Lloyd Rahn | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| 36 | 36 | 14 | DelRose Holt Racing | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| 37 | 37 | 34 | Mauri Amerling | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |