Starting Grid
Note: Following the Kevin Cogan crash on the pace lap, the cars of Cogan, Mario Andretti, Roger Mears, and Dale Whittington were eliminated. When the field was lined up for a second attempt to start the race, none of the four cars joined the field. Holes were left in the grid as those four spots were left vacant, with the first two rows conspicuously holding only two cars each, and only 29 cars took the green flag.
| Row | Inside | Middle | Outside |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rick Mears | Kevin Cogan | A.J. Foyt |
| 2 | Mario Andretti | Gordon Johncock | Bill Whittington |
| 3 | Tom Sneva | Don Whittington | Danny Ongais |
| 4 | Pancho Carter | Chip Ganassi | Johnny Rutherford |
| 5 | Danny Sullivan | Herm Johnson | Héctor Rebaque |
| 6 | Al Unser | Bobby Rahal | Howdy Holmes |
| 7 | Roger Mears | Geoff Brabham | Dennis Firestone |
| 8 | Mike Chandler | Dale Whittington | Jim Hickman |
| 9 | Johnny Parsons | George Snider | Tony Bettenhausen |
| 10 | Jerry Sneva | Chet Fillip | Gary Bettenhausen |
| 11 | Tom Bigelow | Pete Halsmer | Josele Garza |
- Yellow indicates the driver was eliminated during the Cogan crash, and did not start the race
- Green indicates the driver was involved in the Cogan crash, but managed to start the race
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