| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Gary Bettenhausen | 12 | DelRose-Holt Racing | King/Chevrolet | 100 | 7,198 | running | 99 |
| 2 | 7 | Pancho Carter | 21 | John Capels | 100 | 4,298 | running | 0 | |
| 3 | 1 | Rich Vogler | 49 | Don Siebert | 100 | 2,723 | running | 1 | |
| 4 | 11 | Larry Dickson | 69 | Delmar McClure | 99 | 2,124 | running | 0 | |
| 5 | 9 | Rich Leavell | 20 | Peterson Racing | 99 | 1,768 | running | 0 | |
| 6 | 17 | Chris Cumberworth | 87 | Doug Lang | 99 | 1,483 | running | 0 | |
| 7 | 21 | Kramer Williamson | 34 | Mauri Amerling | 99 | 1,198 | running | 0 | |
| 8 | 26 | Lennie Waldo | 71 | Tom Stenger | 98 | 1,056 | running | 0 | |
| 9 | 8 | Larry Rice | 28 | Lloyd Weaver | 98 | 984 | running | 0 | |
| 10 | 4 | Tom Bigelow | 56 | Richard Hammond | 98 | 913 | running | 0 | |
| 11 | 27 | Gary Hieber | 77 | George Haller | 98 | 842 | running | 0 | |
| 12 | 13 | Steve Cannon | 10 | Double A Racing | 97 | 771 | running | 0 | |
| 13 | 19 | Gary Irvin | 47 | Bob Higman | 97 | 699 | running | 0 | |
| 14 | 24 | Frankie Schneider | 31 | William Mataka | 97 | 628 | running | 0 | |
| 15 | 14 | Jack Hewitt | 58 | Ralph DePalma | 93 | 557 | running | 0 | |
| 16 | 15 | Jerry Miller | 65 | Norman Hall | 93 | 485 | running | 0 | |
| 17 | 16 | Sammy Swindell | 17 | Cecilia Smith | 59 | 414 | engine | 0 | |
| 18 | 22 | Bill Burks Jr. | 37 | Jack Harris | 56 | 343 | oil leak | 0 | |
| 19 | 10 | George Snider | 59 | David LeFevre | 1975 LeFevre | 48 | 343 | accident | 0 |
| 20 | 6 | Joe Saldana | 33 | Richard Johnson | 37 | 343 | rear end | 0 | |
| 21 | 23 | Paul Pitzer | 45 | Whitey Harmon | 37 | 343 | engine | 0 | |
| 22 | 5 | Steve Chassey | 15 | Kurtz-DiGeronimo Brothers | 1978 Watson K | 28 | 343 | oil leak | 0 |
| 23 | 18 | Bill Tyler | 16 | Ray Smith | 18 | 343 | oil leak | 0 | |
| 24 | 20 | Larry Gates | 39 | Glenn Fortune | 15 | 343 | oil pressure | 0 | |
| 25 | 25 | Jan Opperman | 50 | Miller-Vetzel Racing | 11 | 343 | throttle | 0 | |
| 26 | 3 | Bobby Olivero | 1 | Ralph Wilke | 1978 Watson | 3 | 843 | engine | 0 |
| 27 | 12 | Ron Shuman | 55 | George Middleton | 3 | 343 | oil pressure | 0 | |
| 28 | 28 | Tony Weyant | 38 | Chuck Weyant | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| 29 | 29 | Sheldon Kinser | 29 | Louis Seymour | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| 30 | 30 | 14 | DelRose Holt Racing | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |