Das 62. Indianapolis 500 (offiziell 62nd 500 Mile International Sweepstakes) auf dem Indianapolis Motor Speedway fand am 28. Mai 1978 statt.
Das Rennen ging über eine Distanz von 200 Runden à 4,023 km, was einer Gesamtdistanz von 804,672 km entspricht. Aus der Pole Position startete Tom Sneva (Team Penske) mit einer Vierrunden-Durchschnittszeit von 2:58.080 Min. oder 202,156 mph (325,339 km/h). Die schnellste Runde im Rennen drehte Mario Andretti (Team Penske) in 46,41 Sekunden (193,924 mph). Das Rennen war der fünfte Lauf zur USAC-Saison 1978.
Reihe | Innen | Mitte | Außen | |||
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1 | 1 | Tom Sneva | 25 | Danny Ongais | 71 | Rick Mears |
2 | 4 | Johnny Rutherford | 2 | Al Unser | 20 | Gordon Johncock |
3 | 6 | Wally Dallenbach sr. | 16 | Johnny Parsons | 80 | Larry Dickson |
4 | 17 | Dick Simon | 11 | Roger McCluskey | 24 | Sheldon Kinser |
5 | 40 | Steve Krisiloff | 22 | Tom Bagley | 51 | Janet Guthrie |
6 | 19 | Spike Gehlhausen | 39 | John Mahler | 43 | Tom Bigelow |
7 | 48 | Bobby Unser | 14 | A. J. Foyt | 8 | Pancho Carter |
8 | 77 | Salt Walther | 84 | George Snider | 69 | Joe Saldana |
9 | 78 | Mike Mosley | 26 | Jim McElreath | 29 | Cliff Hucul |
10 | 88 | Jerry Karl | 47 | Phil Threshie | 35 | Larry Rice |
11 | 98 | Gary Bettenhausen | 30 | Jerry Sneva | 7 | Mario Andretti |
Wetter: leicht bewölkt, 31°[1]
Pos. | Start | Nr.[2] | Name | Chassis | Motor | Zeit/Rückstand | Status |
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1 | 5 | 2 | Al Unser (W) | Lola T500 | Cosworth DFX | 3:45:54.99 Std. 168,193 mph |
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2 | 1 | 1 | Tom Sneva | Penske PC-6 | Cosworth DFX | 200 | |
3 | 6 | 20 | Gordon Johncock (W) | Wildcat MK 2 | DGS | 199 | |
4 | 13 | 40 | Steve Krisiloff | Wildcat Mk 2 | DGS | 198 | |
5 | 7 | 6 | Wally Dallenbach sr. | McLaren M24 | Cosworth DFX | 195 | Benzinmangel |
6 | 19 | 48 | Bobby Unser (W) | Eagle 78 | Cosworth DFX | 195 | |
7 | 20 | 14 | A. J. Foyt (W) | Coyote 78 | Foyt V-8 | 191 | |
8 | 23 | 84 | George Snider | Coyote 75 | Foyt V-8 | 191 | |
9 | 15 | 51 | Janet Guthrie | Wildcat Mk 3 | DGS | 190 | |
10 | 8 | 16 | Johnny Parsons | Lightning 77 | Offenhauser | 186 | |
11 | 30 | 35 | Larry Rice (R) | Lightning 77 | Offenhauser | 186 | Motor |
12 | 33 | 7 | Mario Andretti (W) | Penske PC-6 | Cosworth DFX | 185 | |
13 | 4 | 4 | Johnny Rutherford (W) | McLaren M24 | Cosworth DFX | 180 | |
14 | 28 | 88 | Jerry Karl | McLaren M16C | Cosworth DFX | 176 | |
15 | 24 | 69 | Joe Saldana (R) | Eagle 72 | Offenhauser | 173 | |
16 | 31 | 98 | Gary Bettenhausen | Dragon 76 | Offenhauser | 147 | Motor |
17 | 25 | 78 | Mike Mosley | Lightning 77 | Offenhauser | 146 | Getriebe |
18 | 2 | 25 | Danny Ongais | Parnelli VPJ-6C | Cosworth DFX | 145 | Motor |
19 | 10 | 17 | Dick Simon | Vollstedt 77 | Offenhauser | 138 | Felgenbruch |
20 | 26 | 26 | Jim McElreath | Eagle 74 | Offenhauser | 132 | Motor |
21 | 18 | 43 | Tom Bigelow | Wildcat Mk 2 | DGS | 107 | Antriebswelle |
22 | 9 | 80 | Larry Dickson | Penske PC-5 | Cosworth DFX | 104 | Öl-Pumpe |
23 | 3 | 71 | Rick Mears (R) | Penske PC-6 | Cosworth DFX | 103 | Motor |
24 | 21 | 8 | Pancho Carter | Lightning 77 | Cosworth DFX | 92 | Auspuff |
25 | 11 | 11 | Roger McCluskey | Eagle 74/76 | AMC | 82 | Kupplung |
26 | 17 | 39 | John Mahler | Eagle 74 | Offenhauser | 58 | Getriebe |
27 | 14 | 22 | Tom Bagley (R) | Watson 77 | Offenhauser | 25 | Kühlung |
28 | 22 | 77 | Salt Walther | McLaren M24 | Cosworth DFX | 24 | Kupplung |
29 | 16 | 19 | Spike Gehlhausen | Eagle 74 | Offenhauser | 23 | Unfall |
30 | 29 | 47 | Phil Threshie (R) | Lightning 76 | Offenhauser | 22 | Öl-Pumpe |
31 | 32 | 30 | Jerry Sneva | McLaren M16B | Offenhauser | 18 | Aufhängung hinten |
32 | 12 | 24 | Sheldon Kinser | Watson 78 | Offenhauser | 15 | Öl-Pumpe |
33 | 27 | 29 | Cliff Hucul | McLaren M16E | Offenhauser | 4 | Öl-Verlust |
(W)=früherer Gewinner / (R)=Rookie / alle Starter auf Goodyear-Reifen / Gelbphasen: 6 für 23 Rd.
Fahrer[3] | Team | Anzahl |
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Al Unser | Chaparral Racing | 121 |
Danny Ongais | Interscope Racing | 71 |
Steve Krisiloff | Patrick Racing | 5 |
Tom Sneva | Team Penske | 3 |