| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | A.J. Foyt | 51 | A.J. Foyt | 1978 Chevrolet Camaro | 200 | 5,415 | running | 108 |
| 2 | 12 | Joe Ruttman | 70 | B & K Hydroaulic Company Inc. | 1977 Pontiac Ventura | 199 | 3,893 | running | 73 |
| 3 | 10 | Sal Tovella | 8 | Fred Tovella | 1977 Plymouth Volare | 199 | 2,770 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | Dave Watson | 37 | Phil Howard | 1977 Buick Skylark | 199 | 1,954 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 13 | Bay Darnell | 12 | Darnell-Timan Enterprises Inc. | 1978 Chevrolet Camaro | 198 | 1,662 | running | 1 |
| 6 | 6 | Jim Sauter | 58 | Penny Sauter | 1977 Dodge Aspen | 198 | 1,385 | running | 3 |
| 7 | 20 | Roger McCluskey | 74 | Warner W. Hodgdon | 1978 AMC Concord | 197 | 1,231 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | Bob Brevak | 34 | Shelly Brevak | 1978 Chevrolet Camaro | 197 | 1,077 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | Terry Ryan | 81 | WAM Racing Ltd. | 1975 Chevrolet Chevelle | 196 | 923 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 3 | Ramo Stott | 7 | Housby Mack Inc. | 1977 Plymouth Volare | 196 | 846 | running | 2 |
| 11 | 9 | Gary Bowsher | 21 | Donald Hobbs | 1976 Ford Torino | 194 | 769 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 14 | Kevin Housby | 77 | Housby Mack Inc. | 1977 Plymouth Volare | 192 | 692 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 21 | Rich Clement | 92 | Clement Wheel Company Inc. | 1977 Dodge Aspen | 192 | 616 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 28 | George Giesen | 50 | George Geisen | 1978 Dodge Magnum | 189 | 705 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 27 | Russ Peterson | 64 | Carolyn Peterson | 1978 Chevrolet Camaro | 189 | 704 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 29 | Gordon Blankenship | 17 | B & R Racing | 1978 Dodge Magnum | 188 | 652 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 16 | Dave Decker | 32 | Jon Oldenberg | 1978 Dodge Magnum | 184 | 539 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 31 | Joe Booher | 71 | 1976 Chevrolet Chevelle | 184 | 613 | running | 0 | |
| 19 | 24 | Bob Schacht | 75 | Tom Reet | 1977 Chevrolet Chevelle | 181 | 683 | running | 0 |
| 20 | 18 | Ken Rowley | 27 | William Hendren | 1977 Plymouth Volare | 173 | 492 | transmission | 0 |
| 21 | 4 | Bobby Unser Larry Moore | 14 | G.W. Pierce Auto Parts | 1978 Chevrolet Camaro | 157 | 477 | withdrawn | 0 |
| 22 | 26 | Bobby Wawak | 90 | Viking Racing | 1976 Pontiac Ventura | 156 | 612 | accident | 12 |
| 23 | 11 | Paul Feldner | 1 | Gary Wutke | 1978 Dodge Magnum | 97 | 796 | fuel pump | 0 |
| 24 | 7 | Bobby Unser | 4 | Darnell-Timan Enterprises | 1978 Chevrolet Camaro | 79 | 431 | engine | 1 |
| 25 | 15 | Wayne Watercutter | 79 | Gerald Ward | 1977 Chevrolet Chevelle | 70 | 415 | differential | 0 |
| 26 | 23 | Bill Venturini | 25 | John Bellucci | 1977 Plymouth Volare | 67 | 600 | brakes | 0 |
| 27 | 30 | Ralph Baker | 26 | Ned Bloom | 1977 Chevrolet Camaro | 49 | 485 | differential | 0 |
| 28 | 22 | Jack Bowsher | 31 | Marilyn Burrow | 1977 Ford Granada | 43 | 369 | overheating | 0 |
| 29 | 5 | Don White | 93 | Don White | 1977 Dodge Aspen | 33 | 354 | overheating | 0 |
| 30 | 32 | Harold Fair | 43 | Frank Cabrera | 1978 Dodge Magnum | 28 | 498 | engine | 0 |
| 31 | 17 | Eddie Wachs | 65 | E.H. Wachs | 1978 Chevrolet Camaro | 17 | 323 | transmission | 0 |
| 32 | 25 | Fred Zack | 48 | John Gault | 1977 Chevrolet Camaro | 10 | 457 | oil leak | 0 |