1978 Indianpolis 500
28 May Indianpolis - : 804.500 km (4.023 km x 200 Laps)
500.000 Miles (2.5 Miles x 200 Laps)



Results:

1   Al Unser            Lola 78 CoswTC    200 laps
2   Tom Sneva           PC-6/78 CoswTC    200 laps
3   Gordon Johncock     Wildcat 78 DGS    199 laps
4   Steve Krisiloff     Wildcat DGS       198 laps
5   Wally Dallenbach    McLaren 77 CoswTC 195 Out of fuel 
6   Bobby Unser         Eagle 78 CoswTC   195 laps
7   A.J. Foyt           Coyote 78 FoytTC  191 laps
8   George Snider       Coyote FoytTC     191 laps
9   Janet Guthrie       Wildcat DGS       190 laps
10  Johnny Parsons      Lightning OffyTC  186 laps
11r Larry Rice          Lightning OffyTC  186 Engine
12  Mario Andretti      PC-6/78 CoswTC    185 laps
13  Johnny Rutherford   McLaren 77 CoswTC 180 laps
14  Jerry Karl          McLaren OffyTC    176 laps
15  Joe Saldana         Eagle 73 OffyTC   173 laps

Did Not Finish:

    Gary Bettenhausen   King 76 OffyTC    147 Piston
    Mike Mosley         Lightning OffyTC  146 Broken gear
    Danny Ongais        Parnelli CoswTC   145 Piston
    Dick Simon          Vollsted OffyTC   138 Wheel bearing
    Jim McElreath       Eagle 74 OffyTC   132 Engine
    Tom Bigelow         Wildcat 76 DGS    107 Brkn con rod
    Larry Dickson       PC-5 77 CoswTC    104 oil pressure
    Rick Mears          PC-6/78 CoswTC    103 Engine
    Pancho Carter       Lightning CoswTC   92 Brkn exhaust header
    Roger McCluskey     Eagle 76 AMC       82 Clutch
    John Mahler         Eagle OffyTC       58 Brkn timing gear
    Tom Bagley          Watson 77 OffyTC   25 Overheated
    Salt Walther        McLaren CoswTC     24 ransmission
    Spike Gehlhausen    Eagle 74 OffyTC    23 Accident
    Phil Threshie       Lightning OffyTC   22 Lost oil pressure
    Jerry Sneva         McLaren OffyTC     18 Brkn rear end
    Sheldon Kinser      Watson OffyTC      15 Lost oil pressure
    Cliff Hucul         McLaren OffyTC      4 Broken oil line

Note: 
1: Offy - Offenhauser