| Fin |
St |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Chassis / Engine |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
Points |
| 1 | 5 | 11 | Bobby Unser | Norton Spirit (Roger Penske) | Penske / Cosworth | 150 | 14,800 | running | 29 | 300 |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Johnny Rutherford | Pennzoil (Chaparral Racing) | Chaparral / Cosworth | 150 | 10,050 | running | 44 | 240 |
| 3 | 1 | 20 | Gordon Johncock | North American Van Lines (Pat Patrick) | Phoenix / Cosworth | 150 | 7,850 | running | 73 | 210 |
| 4 | 8 | 10 | Pancho Carter | Alex Foods (Alex Morales) | Penske / Cosworth | 147 | 5,650 | running | 0 | 180 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Rick Mears | Gould Charge (Roger Penske) | Penske / Cosworth | 147 | 4,500 | running | 0 | 150 |
| 6 | 9 | 9 | Tom Sneva | Sugaripe Prune (Jerry O'Connell) | McLaren / Cosworth | 146 | 4,100 | running | 0 | 120 |
| 7 | 12 | 81 | Cliff Hucul | O'Hanlon Racing (O'Hanlon & Woodward) | McLaren / Cosworth | 145 | 3,500 | running | 0 | 90 |
| 8 | 15 | 7 | Jerry Sneva | Hugger's Beverage Holders (Sherman Armstrong) | Lola / Cosworth | 145 | 3,000 | running | 0 | 75 |
| 9 | 7 | 41 | Bill Alsup | Polaroid Time Zero (Bill Alsup) | Penske / Cosworth | 145 | 3,250 | running | 0 | 60 |
| 10 | 18 | 29 | Billy Engelhart | Beaudoin Racing | McLaren / Cosworth | 144 | 2,550 | running | 0 | 45 |
| 11 | 13 | 24 | Sheldon Kinser | Genesee Beer (Ralph Wilke) | Watson / Cosworth | 144 | 2,400 | running | 0 | 30 |
| 12 | 16 | 46 | Gary Bettenhausen | Armstrong Moulding (Sherman Armstrong) | Wildcat / DGS | 143 | 2,250 | running | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | 23 | 8 | Dick Simon | Vermont American (Rolla Vollstedt) | Vollstedt / Offy | 143 | 1,450 | running | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | 11 | 38 | Jerry Karl | Tonco Trailers (William Compton) | McLaren / Chevy | 141 | 2,000 | running | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | 21 | 43 | Howdy Holmes | Armstrong Moulding (Sherman Armstrong) | Lola / Cosworth | 141 | 1,900 | running | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | 10 | 65 | Bill Tempero | Wood Power Systems (Bill Tempero) | Eagle / Chevy | 141 | 1,800 | running | 0 | 8 |
| 17 | 22 | 28 | Herm Johnson | Menard Lumber (Cliff-Menard) | Lightning / Offy | 136 | 1,700 | running | 0 | 6 |
| 18 | 20 | 82 | Rick Muther | Pacific Coast Racing | Penske / Cosworth | 127 | 1,600 | running | 0 | 6 |
| 19 | 19 | 97 | Billie Harvey | Del Ray Marine (Grant King) | King / Chevy | 126 | 1,500 | running | 0 | 6 |
| 20 | 3 | 5 | Al Unser | Longhorn Racing (Bobby Hillin) | Longhorn / Cosworth | 117 | 1,400 | engine | 4 | 6 |
| 21 | 14 | 2 | Billy Vukovich, Jr. | Leader Card (Ralph Wilke) | Watson / Offy | 109 | 1,350 | suspension | 0 | 5 |
| 22 | 24 | 30 | Phil Threshie | I.A.M. / Machinists Union (Arizona Racing Associates) | IAM / Chevrolet | 106 | 650 | vibration | 0 | 5 |
| 23 | 6 | 40 | Tom Bagley | Kent Oil (Pat Patrick) | Phoenix / Cosworth | 82 | 1,300 | differential | 0 | 5 |
| 24 | 17 | 25 | Danny Ongais | Interscope Racing (Ted Field) | Parnelli / Cosworth | 34 | 1,300 | engine | 0 | 5 |
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Failed to qualify: Tim Richmond (#21), Tony Bettenhausen Jr. (#32), Bruce Hill (#75), Janet Guthrie (#55), John Mahler (#92), Dick Ferguson (#50), Larry Cannon (#95)
| Caution flag breakdown: |
| Condition | From Lap | To Lap | # Of Laps | Reason | 'Lucky Dog' |
 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | |
 | 2 | 5 | 4 | #82 spun turn 1 | |
 | 6 | 40 | 35 | | |
 | 41 | 43 | 3 | #97 spun turn 1 | |
 | 44 | 93 | 50 | | |
 | 94 | 95 | 2 | #30 spun turn 4 | |
 | 96 | 115 | 20 | | |
 | 116 | 118 | 3 | #2,20 accident turn 1 | |
 | 119 | 132 | 14 | | |
 | 133 | 136 | 4 | #82 spun turn 2 | |
 | 137 | 150 | 14 | | |
| Percent of race run under caution: 10.7% Average green flag run: 22.3 laps |
| Lap leader breakdown: |
| Leader | From Lap | To Lap | # Of Laps |
| Gordon Johncock | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Johnny Rutherford | 7 | 18 | 12 |
| Al Unser | 19 | 22 | 4 |
| Johnny Rutherford | 23 | 54 | 32 |
| Gordon Johncock | 55 | 121 | 67 |
| Bobby Unser | 122 | 150 | 29 |
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