1978 Indianapolis 500
| Pos | Driver | Chassis/Engine | Laps | Start Pos. | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
| Al Unser | 200 | 5 | Running | |
| 2 |
| Tom Sneva | 200 | 1 | Running | |
| 3 |
| Gordon Johncock | 199 | 6 | Running | |
| 4 |
| Steve Krisiloff | 198 | 13 | Running | |
| 5 |
| Wally Dallenbach Sr. | 195 | 7 | Running | |
| 6 |
| Bobby Unser | 195 | 19 | Running | |
| 7 |
| A.J. Foyt | 191 | 20 | Running | |
| 8 |
| George Snider | 191 | 23 | Running | |
| 9 |
| Janet Guthrie | 190 | 15 | Running | |
| 10 |
| Johnny Parsons | 186 | 8 | Running | |
| 11 |
| Larry Rice | 186 | 30 | Engine | |
| 12 |
| Mario Andretti | 185 | 33 | Running | |
| 13 |
| Johnny Rutherford | 180 | 4 | Running | |
| 14 |
| Jerry Karl | 176 | 28 | Running | |
| 15 |
| Joe Saldana | 173 | 24 | Running | |
| 16 |
| Gary Bettenhausen | 147 | 31 | Engine | |
| 17 |
| Mike Mosley | 146 | 25 | Turbocharger | |
| 18 |
| Danny Ongais | 145 | 2 | Engine | |
| 19 |
| Dick Simon | 138 | 10 | Wheel Bearing | |
| 20 |
| Jim McElreath | 132 | 26 | Engine | |
| 21 |
| Tom Bigelow | 107 | 18 | Rod | |
| 22 |
| Larry Dickson | 104 | 9 | Oil Pressure | |
| 23 |
| Rick Mears | 103 | 3 | Engine | |
| 24 |
| Pancho Carter | 92 | 21 | Header | |
| 25 |
| Roger McCluskey | 82 | 11 | Clutch | |
| 26 |
| John Mahler | 58 | 17 | Timing Gears | |
| 27 |
| Tom Bagley | 25 | 14 | Oil Leak | |
| 28 |
| Salt Walther | 24 | 22 | Clutch | |
| 29 |
| Spike Gehlhausen | 23 | 16 | Accident | |
| 30 |
| Phil Threshie | 22 | 29 | Oil Pressure | |
| 31 |
| Jerry Sneva | 18 | 32 | Transmission | |
| 32 |
| Sheldon Kinser | 15 | 12 | Oil Pressure | |
| 33 | 
| Cliff Hucul | 4 | 27 | Oil Line |
 Indianapolis 500 | |
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