| Pos | St | # | Driver | Chass./Eng. | Laps | Money | Status | Led | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | Al Unser | Johnny Lightning 500 (Vel Miletich) | Colt / Ford | 150 | 16529 | running | 81 | 300 |
| 2 | 2 | 15 | Joe Leonard | Samsonite (Vel Miletich) | Colt / Ford | 150 | 9191 | running | 69 | 240 |
| 3 | 5 | 32 | Billy Vukovich, Jr. | Sugaripe Prune (Jerry O'Connell) | Brabham / Offy | 148 | 6022 | running | 0 | 210 |
| 4 | 14 | 22 | Wally Dallenbach | Sprite (Lindsey Hopkins) | Kuzma / Offy | 147 | 4368 | running | 0 | 180 |
| 5 | 15 | 8 | Art Pollard | Gilmore Racing | Scorpion / Ford | 147 | 3651 | running | 0 | 150 |
| 6 | 11 | 18 | Johnny Rutherford | Patrick Petroleum (Walt Michner) | Eagle / Offy | 147 | 3077 | running | 0 | 120 |
| 7 | 4 | 12 | Lloyd Ruby | Utah Stars (Gene White) | Mongoose / Ford | 146 | 2503 | running | 0 | 90 |
| 8 | 16 | 95 | Bentley Warren | Classic Car Wax (Tassi Vatis) | Eagle / Offy | 144 | 2216 | running | 0 | 75 |
| 9 | 13 | 44 | Dick Simon | TraveLodge Sleeper (Dick Simon) | Vollstedt / Ford | 144 | 2073 | running | 0 | 60 |
| 10 | 12 | 7 | Gordon Johncock | Rolla Vollstedt | Vollstedt / Ford | 144 | 1929 | running | 0 | 45 |
| 11 | 7 | 5 | Mario Andretti | STP Oil Treatment (Andy Granatelli) | McNamara / Ford | 142 | 1786 | running | 0 | 30 |
| 12 | 20 | 64 | Jimmy Caruthers | Gilmore Racing | Scorpion / Ford | 138 | 1643 | running | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | 10 | 78 | Jerry Grant | Farrell's Ice Cream (Jerry Grant) | Eagle / Offy | 133 | 1499 | running | 0 | |
| 14 | 1 | 2 | Bobby Unser | Olsonite (Oscar Olson) | Eagle / Offy | 101 | 1356 | ignition | 0 | |
| 15 | 24 | 69 | John Martin | Martin-Mitchell (John Martin) | Brabham / Offy | 93 | 1212 | oil leak | 0 | |
| 16 | 8 | 16 | Gary Bettenhausen | Thermo King (Don Gerhardt) | Gerhardt / Offy | 80 | 1069 | throttle link | 0 | |
| 17 | 22 | 83 | Donnie Allison | Purolator (A.J. Foyt) | Coyote / Ford | 61 | 925 | overheating | 0 | |
| 18 | 17 | 31 | Greg Weld | Federal Engineering (Federal Automotive Associates) | Gerhardt / Offy | 53 | 782 | oil leak | 0 | |
| 19 | 19 | 28 | Bill Simpson | Wynn's Kwik Kool (Bill Simpson) | Eagle / Offy | 38 | 782 | tire | 0 | |
| 20 | 3 | 9 | A.J. Foyt | ITT / Thompson (A.J. Foyt) | Coyote / Ford | 18 | 782 | magneto | 0 | |
| 21 | 6 | 4 | George Snider | G.C. Murphy (Ralph Wilke) | Eagle / Ford | 12 | 782 | magneto | 0 | |
| 22 | 18 | 43 | Dennis Zimmerman | Fiore Racing Enterprises (Frank Fiore) | Vollstedt / Offy | 10 | 782 | gearbox | 0 | |
| 23 | 21 | 6 | Roger McCluskey | Sprite (Lindsey Hopkins) | Kuzma / Ford | 8 | 782 | throttle | 0 | |
| 24 | 23 | 54 | Rick Muther | Arkansas Aviation (Jack Adams) | Glen Bryant / Pratt & Whitney | 4 | 782 | throttle | 0 | |