1978 Indianapolis 500
Competition: USAC Gold Crown Series
Championship: USAC Gold Crown Series 1978
Circuit: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
From: 28-05-1978
To: 28-05-1978
Competition: USAC Gold Crown Series
Championship: USAC Gold Crown Series 1978
Circuit: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
From: 28-05-1978
To: 28-05-1978
| Position | Driver | Team | Result | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Unser | Privateer - United States of America | 200 | 200 |
| 2 | Tom Sneva | Privateer - United States of America | 200 | 200 |
| 3 | Gordon Johncock | Privateer - United States of America | 199 | 199 |
| 4 | Steve Krisiloff | Privateer - United States of America | 198 | 198 |
| 5 | Wally Dallenbach | Privateer - United States of America | 195 | 195 |
| 6 | Bobby Unser | Privateer - United States of America | 195 | 195 |
| 7 | A.J. Foyt | Privateer - United States of America | 191 | 191 |
| 8 | George Snider | Privateer - United States of America | 191 | 191 |
| 9 | Janet Guthrie | Privateer - United States of America | 190 | 190 |
| 10 | Johnny Parsons | Privateer - United States of America | 186 | 186 |
| 11 | Larry Rice | Privateer - United States of America | 186 | 186 |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | Privateer - United States of America | 185 | 185 |
| 13 | Johnny Rutherford | Privateer - United States of America | 180 | 180 |
| 14 | Jerry Karl | Privateer - United States of America | 176 | 176 |
| 15 | Joe Saldana | Privateer - United States of America | 173 | 173 |
| 16 | Gary Bettenhausen | Privateer - United States of America | 147 | 147 |
| 17 | Mike Mosley | Privateer - United States of America | 146 | 146 |
| 18 | Danny Ongais | Privateer - United States of America | 145 | 145 |
| 19 | Dick Simon | Privateer - United States of America | 138 | 138 |
| 20 | Jim McElreath | Privateer - United States of America | 132 | 132 |
| 21 | Tom Bigelow | Privateer - United States of America | 107 | 107 |
| 22 | Larry Dickson | Privateer - United States of America | 104 | 104 |
| 23 | Rick Mears | Privateer - United States of America | 103 | 103 |
| 24 | Pancho Carter | Privateer - United States of America | 92 | 92 |
| 25 | Roger McCluskey | Privateer - United States of America | 82 | 82 |
| 26 | John Mahler | Privateer - United States of America | 58 | 58 |
| 27 | Tom Bagley | Privateer - United States of America | 25 | 25 |
| 28 | Salt Walther | Privateer - United States of America | 24 | 24 |
| 29 | Spike Gehlhausen | Privateer - United States of America | 23 | 23 |
| 30 | Phil Threshie | Privateer - United States of America | 22 | 22 |
| 31 | Jerry Sneva | Privateer - United States of America | 18 | 18 |
| 32 | Sheldon Kinser | Privateer - United States of America | 15 | 15 |
| 33 | Cliff Hucul | Privateer - Canada | 4 | 4 |