| Pos | St | # | Driver | Chass./Eng. | Laps | Money | Status | Led | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 |  Al Unser | Johnny Lightning 500 (Vel Miletich) | Colt / Ford | 176 | 17252 | running | 171 | 600 |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | Bobby Unser | Wagner Lockheed (Ralph Wilke) | Eagle / Ford | 175 | 10645 | running | 5 | 480 |
| 3 | 8 | 9 | Mike Mosley | G.C. Murphy (Ralph Wilke) | Watson / Offy | 175 | 5940 | running | 0 | 420 |
| 4 | 14 | 18 | Johnny Rutherford | Patrick Petroleum (Walt Michner) | Eagle / Offy | 173 | 3730 | running | 0 | 360 |
| 5 | 7 | 11 | Roger McCluskey | Quickick (Hayhoe Racing Enterprises) | Scorpion / Ford | 172 | 3087 | running | 0 | 300 |
| 6 | 9 | 77 | Art Pollard | Walther's Tyrone (George Walther) | Morris / Ford | 171 | 2779 | running | 0 | 240 |
| 7 | 15 | 20 | Steve Krisiloff | STP Oil Treatment (Andy Granatelli) | Brawner / Ford | 170 | 2470 | running | 0 | 180 |
| 8 | 18 | 54 | Rick Muther | City of Memphis (Two Jacks Inc.) | Glen Bryant / Pratt & Whitney | 168 | 2285 | running | 0 | 150 |
| 9 | 12 | 6 | Mel Kenyon | Sprite (Lindsey Hopkins) | Kuzma / Ford | 168 | 2099 | running | 0 | 120 |
| 10 | 13 | 92 | Bud Tingelstad | Sugaripe Prune (Jerry O'Connell) | Brabham / Offy | 164 | 1853 | running | 0 | 90 |
| 11 | 19 | 29 | Ronnie Bucknum | MVS Inc. | Cecil / Ford | 162 | 1667 | running | 0 | 60 |
| 12 | 22 | 100 | John Mahler | Eagle 100 (John Mahler) | Eagle / Chevy | 160 | 1544 | running | 0 | 30 |
| 13 | 6 | 31 | Jim Malloy | Stearns Transi-Tread (Federal Automotive Associates) | Gerhardt / Offy | 160 | 1358 | running | 0 | |
| 14 | 16 | 73 | Karl Busson | Southwest Lift Truck (Bob Cavanaugh) | Halibrand / Chevy | 155 | 1235 | running | 0 | |
| 15 | 5 | 22 | Wally Dallenbach | Sprite (Lindsey Hopkins) | Kuzma / Offy | 151 | 1111 | fuel leak | 0 | |
| 16 | 26 | 47 | Larry Cannon | Crane Cams (Richard Blacker) | Philipp / Chevy | 142 | 988 | running | 0 | |
| 17 | 25 | 34 | Tom Bigelow | Midwest Manufacturing (Carl Gehlhausen) | Huffaker / Chevy | 121 | 864 | running | 0 | |
| 18 | 11 | 90 | George Snider | G.C. Murphy (Ralph Wilke) | Watson / Offy | 94 | 741 | running | 0 | |
| 19 | 10 | 28 | Bill Simpson | Carborundum-Kynol (Bill Simpson) | Eagle / Chevy | 82 | 617 | rocker arm | 0 | |
| 20 | 20 | 94 | Bentley Warren | Vatis Enterprises (Tassi Vatis) | Finley / Offy | 71 | 617 | oil leak | 0 | |
| 21 | 2 | 1 | Mario Andretti | STP Oil Treatment (Andy Granatelli) | McNamara / Ford | 69 | 1117 | suspension | 0 | |
| 22 | 4 | 12 | Lloyd Ruby | Daniels Cablevision (Gene White) | Laycock / Ford | 41 | 617 | exhaust | 0 | |
| 23 | 17 | 26 | Al Loquasto | Indy-On-A-Shoestring (Louis Seymour) | Gerhardt / Offy | 24 | 617 | oil leak | 0 | |
| 24 | 24 | 39 | Don Brown | Seymour Enterprises (Jerry Karl) | Gerhardt / Chevy | 15 | 617 | oil leak | 0 | |
| 25 | 21 | 52 | Jerry Karl | Trackstar Helmet (Gig Stephens) | Gerhardt / Chevy | 13 | 617 | clutch | 0 | |
| 26 | 23 | 59 | Gig Stephens | Atamian Ford | Halibrand / Ford | 1 | 617 | oil pressure | 0 | |
