| 1978 Ontario 1Ontario Motor Speedway
 2.5 Mile Paved Oval
 25 Laps/62.5 Miles
 September 2, 1978
 
	
		
	
	
		| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status | Points |  
		| 1 | 4 | Bill Alsup | 41 | X | Argo | Volkswagen | 25 | 0:35.22.55 106.005 | 200 |  
		| 2 | 6 | Harry MacDonald | 42 | X | X | Volkswagen | 25 | Finished | 160 |  
		| 3 | 3 | John Wood | 43 | X | X | Volkswagen | 25 | Finished | 140 |  
		| 4 | 10 | Ken Nichols | 55 | X | X | Volkswagen | 25 | Finished | 120 |  
		| 5 | 5 | Herm Johnson | 45 | X | X | Volkswagen | 25 | Finished | 100 |  
		| 6 | 7 | David Bruns | 99 | X | X | Volkswagen | 25 | Finished | 80 |  
		| 7 | 14 | Gary Bettenhausen | 97 | X | X | Volkswagen | 25 | Finished | 60 |  
		| 8 | 16 | Dick Simon | 65 | X | X | Volkswagen | 25 | Finished | 50 |  
		| 9 | 18 | Tommy Thompson | 50 | X | X | Volkswagen | 25 | Finished | 40 |  
		| 10 | 15 | Pete Halsmer | 28 | X | X | Volkswagen | 25 | Finished | 30 |  
		| 11 | 19 | Larry Skipsey | 11 | X | X | Volkswagen | 25 | Finished | 20 |  
		| 12 | 21 | Butch Meyer | 51 | X | X | Volkswagen | 25 | Finished | 10 |  
		| 13 | 22 | Doug Clark | 92 | X | X | Volkswagen | 25 | Finished | 5 |  
		| 14 | 17 | Bob Cicconi | 60 | X | X | Volkswagen | 24 | X | 5 |  
		| 15 | 8 | Roger Mears | 73 | X | X | Volkswagen | 23 | X | 5 |  
		| 16 | 11 | George Dyer | 15 | X | X | Volkswagen | 23 | X | 5 |  
		| 17 | 25 | Roy Kischell | 20 | X | X | Volkswagen | 23 | X | 4 |  
		| 18 | 27 | Dennis Blackwell | 53 | X | X | Volkswagen | 23 | X | 4 |  
		| 19 | 26 | Bob Larson | 44 | X | X | Volkswagen | 23 | X | 4 |  
		| 20 | 20 | Benny Scott | 58 | X | X | Volkswagen | 23 | X | 4 |  
		| 21 | 29 | Phil Caliva | 80 | X | X | Volkswagen | 22 | X | 3 |  
		| 22 | 12 | Rich Vogler | 22 | X | X | Volkswagen | 21 | X | 3 |  
		| 23 | 24 | Ted Field | 74 | X | X | Volkswagen | 15 | X | 3 |  
		| 24 | 1 | Dennis Firestone | 10 | X | X | Volkswagen | 11 | X | 3 |  
		| 25 | 9 | Bryan Johnson | 77 | X | X | Volkswagen | 10 | X | 2 |  
		| 26 | 2 | Allan Turner | 24 | X | X | Volkswagen | 4 | X | 2 |  
		| 27 | 23 | Bill Noble | 40 | X | X | Volkswagen | 3 | X | 2 |  
		| 28 | 13 | Jim Giffin | 30 | X | X | Volkswagen | 0 | X | 2 |  
		| 29 | 28 | Ron Banks | 56 | X | X | Volkswagen | 0 | X | 2 |  
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		| -- | -- | Bill Simpson | X | X | X | Volkswagen | -- | Did not start |  |  
		| -- | -- | Bobby Unser, Jr. | 27 | X | X | Volkswagen | -- | Did not start |  |  |