1978 Indianapolis 500
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Results of the 1978 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 28, 1978.
| Finish | Start | No | Name | Qual | Rank | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 2 |  Al Unser |
196.474 | 7 | 200 | 121 | Running |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Tom Sneva |
202.156 | 1 | 200 | 3 | Running |
| 3 | 6 | 20 | Gordon Johncock |
195.833 | 8 | 199 | 0 | Flagged |
| 4 | 13 | 40 | Steve Krisiloff |
191.255 | 19 | 198 | 5 | Flagged |
| 5 | 7 | 6 | Wally Dallenbach, Sr. |
195.233 | 9 | 195 | 0 | Flagged |
| 6 | 19 | 48 | Bobby Unser |
194.658 | 10 | 195 | 0 | Flagged |
| 7 | 20 | 14 | A.J. Foyt |
200.122 | 2 | 191 | 0 | Flagged |
| 8 | 23 | 84 | George Snider |
192.626 | 16 | 191 | 0 | Flagged |
| 9 | 15 | 51 | Janet Guthrie |
190.325 | 22 | 190 | 0 | Flagged |
| 10 | 8 | 16 | Johnny Parsons |
194.280 | 12 | 186 | 0 | Flagged |
| 11 | 30 | 35 | Larry Rice |
187.392 | 31 | 186 | 0 | Engine |
| 12 | 33 | 7 | Mario Andretti |
194.647 | 11 | 185 | 0 | Flagged |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | Johnny Rutherford |
197.098 | 5 | 180 | 0 | Flagged |
| 14 | 28 | 88 | Jerry Karl |
187.549 | 29 | 176 | 0 | Flagged |
| 15 | 24 | 69 | Joe Saldana |
190.809 | 21 | 173 | 0 | Flagged |
| 16 | 31 | 98 | Gary Bettenhausen |
187.324 | 32 | 147 | 0 | Engine |
| 17 | 25 | 78 | Mike Mosley |
188.719 | 26 | 146 | 0 | Turbocharger |
| 18 | 2 | 25 | Danny Ongais |
200.122 | 3 | 145 | 71 | Blown Engine |
| 19 | 10 | 17 | Dick Simon |
192.967 | 15 | 138 | 0 | Wheel Bearing |
| 20 | 26 | 26 | Jim McElreath |
188.058 | 27 | 132 | 0 | Engine |
| 21 | 18 | 43 | Tom Bigelow |
189.115 | 25 | 107 | 0 | Rod |
| 22 | 9 | 80 | Larry Dickson |
193.434 | 13 | 104 | 0 | Oil Pressure |
| 23 | 3 | 71 | Rick Mears |
200.078 | 4 | 103 | 0 | Engine |
| 24 | 21 | 8 | Pancho Carter |
196.829 | 6 | 92 | 0 | Header |
| 25 | 11 | 11 | Roger McCluskey |
192.256 | 17 | 82 | 0 | Clutch |
| 26 | 17 | 39 | John Mahler |
189.723 | 24 | 58 | 0 | 1/2-time gear |
| 27 | 14 | 22 | Tom Bagley |
190.941 | 20 | 25 | 0 | Oil Leak |
| 28 | 22 | 77 | Salt Walther |
193.226 | 14 | 24 | 0 | Clutch |
| 29 | 16 | 19 | Spike Gehlhausen |
190.325 | 23 | 23 | 0 | Crash T2 |
| 30 | 29 | 47 | Phil Threshie |
187.520 | 30 | 22 | 0 | Oil Pressure |
| 31 | 32 | 30 | Jerry Sneva |
187.266 | 33 | 18 | 0 | Transmission |
| 32 | 12 | 24 | Sheldon Kinser |
192.051 | 18 | 15 | 0 | Oil Pressure |
| 33 | 27 | 29 |  Cliff Hucul |
187.805 | 28 | 4 | 0 | Oil Line |
Failed to qualify: Larry Cannon (#85), Bob Harkey (#4), Mike Hiss (#7, #66), Jim Hurtubise, Gary Irvin (#9), Bubby Jones (#18), Lee Kunzman (#90), Al Loquasto (#8), John Martin (#2), Graham McRae (#33, #34), Bobby Olivero (#78), Roger Rager (#9, #97), Eldon Rasmussen (#58), Bill Vukovich, Jr. (#18, #93),
| 1977 Indianapolis 500 A.J. Foyt |
1978 Indianapolis 500 Al Unser |
1979 Indianapolis 500 Rick Mears |
