| Fin |
St |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Chassis / Engine |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
Points |
| 1 | 6 | 2 | Johnny Rutherford | Hy-Gain (Bruce McLaren) | McLaren / Offy | 100 | 12,308 | running | 9 | 400 |
| 2 | 7 | 20 | Gordon Johncock | Goodyear (Pat Patrick) | Wildcat / DGS | 100 | 7,798 | running | 24 | 320 |
| 3 | 15 | 21 | Al Unser | American Racing Wheels (Vel Miletich) | Parnelli / Cosworth | 99 | 4,958 | running | 0 | 280 |
| 4 | 4 | 68 | Mario Andretti | Norton Spirit (Roger Penske) | McLaren / Offy | 99 | 3,583 | running | 1 | 240 |
| 5 | 19 | 5 | Billy Vukovich, Jr. | Alex Foods (Alex Morales) | Eagle / Offy | 99 | 3,428 | running | 4 | 200 |
| 6 | 3 | 40 | Wally Dallenbach | Goodyear (Pat Patrick) | Wildcat / DGS | 97 | 2,798 | engine | 6 | 160 |
| 7 | 16 | 18 | George Snider | Spirit of Truth (Bobby Hillin) | Eagle / Offy | 96 | 2,608 | running | 0 | 120 |
| 8 | 17 | 80 | Larry Dickson | Polak Racing (Russ Polak) | McLaren / Offy | 96 | 2,418 | running | 0 | 100 |
| 9 | 20 | 90 | Rick Mears | Eastside Cafe (Art Sugai) | Eagle / Offy | 96 | 2,228 | running | 0 | 80 |
| 10 | 5 | 48 | Pancho Carter | Jorgensen Steel (Earle Jorgensen) | Eagle / Offy | 94 | 2,038 | running | 0 | 60 |
| 11 | 1 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Gilmore Racing (A.J. Foyt) | Coyote / Foyt | 81 | 3,443 | crash | 56 | 40 |
| 12 | 14 | 19 | Spike Gehlhausen | Spirit of Indiana (Carl Gehlhausen) | McLaren / Offy | 76 | 1,848 | engine | 0 | 20 |
| 13 | 2 | 73 | Lloyd Ruby | California-Oklahoma (Fred Carrillo) | Eagle / AMC | 74 | 1,753 | oil leak | 0 | |
| 14 | 12 | 24 | Tom Bigelow | Leader Card (Ralph Wilke) | Eagle / Offy | 65 | 1,658 | water line | 0 | |
| 15 | 11 | 93 | Johnny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks (Al Loquasto) | Eagle / Offy | 56 | 1,563 | suspension | 0 | |
| 16 | 18 | 8 | Todd Gibson | Routh Meat Packing (Richard Routh) | Eagle / Offy | 46 | 1,506 | engine | 0 | |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Bobby Unser | Cobre Tire (Robert Fletcher) | Eagle / Offy | 43 | 1,468 | engine | 0 | |
| 18 | 13 | 69 | Larry Cannon | Hoffman Racing (Richard Hoffman) | Eagle / Offy | 29 | 1,430 | crash | 0 | |
| 19 | 9 | 7 | Roger McCluskey | 1st National City Travelers Checks (Lindsey Hopkins) | Hopkins / Offy | 24 | 1,392 | suspension | 0 | |
| 20 | 22 | 6 | Bill Simpson | Simpson Safety Equipment (Bill Simpson) | McLaren / Offy | 12 | 1,354 | engine | 0 | |
| 21 | 21 | 45 | Steve Krisiloff | Thermo King (Don Gerhardt) | Eagle / Offy | 2 | 1,335 | engine | 0 | |
| 22 | 10 | 12 | Mike Mosley | Sugaripe Prune (Jerry O'Connell) | Eagle / Offy | 1 | 1,316 | engine | 0 | |
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Failed to qualify: Al Loquasto (#86), Lee Kunzman (#65), Tom Frantz (#72), Bob Olivero (#78)
| Caution flag breakdown: |
| Condition | From Lap | To Lap | # Of Laps | Reason | 'Lucky Dog' |
 | 1 | 14 | 14 | | |
 | 15 | 19 | 5 | #6 tow-in | |
 | 20 | 30 | 11 | | |
 | 31 | 38 | 8 | #69 accident | |
 | 39 | 44 | 6 | | |
 | 45 | 49 | 5 | #3 tow-in | |
 | 50 | 81 | 32 | | |
 | 82 | 91 | 10 | #14 accident | |
 | 92 | 100 | 9 | | |
| Percent of race run under caution: 28.0% Average green flag run: 14.4 laps |
| Lap leader breakdown: |
| Leader | From Lap | To Lap | # Of Laps |
| A.J. Foyt | 1 | 32 | 32 |
| Johnny Rutherford | 33 | 33 | 1 |
| Billy Vukovich, Jr. | 34 | 37 | 4 |
| Wally Dallenbach | 38 | 40 | 3 |
| A.J. Foyt | 41 | 46 | 6 |
| Wally Dallenbach | 47 | 49 | 3 |
| Gordon Johncock | 50 | 56 | 7 |
| A.J. Foyt | 57 | 74 | 18 |
| Mario Andretti | 75 | 75 | 1 |
| Gordon Johncock | 76 | 92 | 17 |
| Johnny Rutherford | 93 | 100 | 8 |
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