Race Results
| Finish | Start | No | Name | Qual | Rank | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 66 | Mark Donohue | 191.408 | 3 | 200 | 13 | Running |
| 2 | 19 | 4 | Al Unser | 183.617 | 13 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 6 | 1 | Joe Leonard | 185.223 | 10 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 24 | 52 | Sammy Sessions | 180.415 | 26 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 7 | 34 | Sam Posey | 184.379 | 12 | 198 | 0 | Flagged |
| 6 | 11 | 5 | Lloyd Ruby | 181.415 | 20 | 196 | 0 | Flagged |
| 7 | 25 | 60 | Mike Hiss | 179.015 | 31 | 196 | 0 | Flagged |
| 8 | 5 | 9 | Mario Andretti | 187.617 | 9 | 194 | 0 | Out of fuel |
| 9 | 31 | 11 | Jimmy Caruthers | 178.909 | 32 | 194 | 0 | Flagged |
| 10 | 32 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 178.864 | 33 | 193 | 0 | Flagged |
| 11 | 21 | 84 | George Snider | 181.855 | 16 | 190 | 0 | Flagged |
| 12 | 15 | 48 | Jerry Grant | 189.294 | 4 | 188 | 16 | Penalized |
| 13 | 23 | 44 | Dick Simon | 180.424 | 25 | 186 | 0 | Out of Fuel |
| 14 | 4 | 7 | Gary Bettenhausen | 188.877 | 7 | 182 | 138 | Ignition |
| 15 | 33 | 40 | Wally Dallenbach, Sr. | 181.626 | 18 | 182 | 0 | Flagged |
| 16 | 14 | 89 | John Martin | 179.614 | 28 | 161 | 0 | Fuel Leak |
| 17 | 30 | 37 | Lee Kunzman | 179.265 | 30 | 131 | 0 | Lost Tire |
| 18 | 12 | 23 | Mel Kenyon | 181.388 | 21 | 126 | 0 | Fuel Injection |
| 19 | 28 | 17 | Denny Zimmerman | 180.027 | 27 | 116 | 0 | Ignition Rotor |
| 20 | 26 | 24 | Gordon Johncock | 188.511 | 8 | 113 | 0 | Exhaust Valve |
| 21 | 10 | 15 | Steve Krisiloff | 181.433 | 19 | 102 | 0 | Ignition Rotor |
| 22 | 29 | 31 | John Mahler | 179.497 | 29 | 99 | 0 | Piston |
| 23 | 13 | 56 | Jim Hurtubise | 181.050 | 22 | 94 | 0 | Penalized |
| 24 | 20 | 14 | Roger McCluskey | 182.686 | 15 | 92 | 0 | Valve |
| 25 | 17 | 2 | A.J. Foyt | 188.996 | 6 | 60 | 0 | Turbocharger |
| 26 | 16 | 98 | Mike Mosley | 189.145 | 5 | 56 | 3 | Crash T4 |
| 27 | 8 | 18 | Johnny Rutherford | 183.234 | 14 | 55 | 0 | Rod |
| 28 | 18 | 3 | Bill Vukovich II | 184.814 | 11 | 54 | 0 | Rear End |
| 29 | 22 | 95 | Carl Williams | 180.469 | 24 | 52 | 0 | Oil Cooler |
| 30 | 1 | 6 | Bobby Unser | 195.940 | 1 | 31 | 30 | Ignition Rotor |
| 31 | 2 | 12 | Peter Revson | 192.885 | 2 | 23 | 0 | Gearbox |
| 32 | 9 | 42 | Swede Savage | 181.726 | 17 | 5 | 0 | Rod |
| 33 | 27 | 33 | Salt Walther | 180.542 | 23 | 0 | 0 | Magneto |
| Tire participation chart | |
|---|---|
| Supplier | No. of starters |
| Goodyear | 19* |
| Firestone | 14 |
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