1978 California 500
Competition: USAC Gold Crown Series
Championship: USAC Gold Crown Series 1978
Circuit: Ontario Motor Speedway
From: 03-09-1978
To: 03-09-1978
Sessions:
| Position | Driver | Team | Result | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Unser | Privateer - United States of America | 200 | 200 |
| 2 | Pancho Carter | Privateer - United States of America | 195 | 195 |
| 3 | Gordon Johncock | Privateer - United States of America | 194 | 194 |
| 4 | Tom Bagley | Privateer - United States of America | 194 | 194 |
| 5 | Lee Kunzman | Privateer - United States of America | 180 | 180 |
| 6 | Roger Mears | Privateer - United States of America | 158 | 158 |
| 7 | Steve Krisiloff | Privateer - United States of America | 153 | 153 |
| 8 | Cliff Hucul | Privateer - Canada | 151 | 151 |
| 9 | Rick Mears | Privateer - United States of America | 150 | 150 |
| 10 | Wally Dallenbach | Privateer - United States of America | 148 | 148 |
| 11 | Johnny Rutherford | Privateer - United States of America | 129 | 129 |
| 12 | Danny Ongais | Privateer - United States of America | 126 | 126 |
| 13 | Bobby Unser | Privateer - United States of America | 123 | 123 |
| 14 | Dick Simon | Privateer - United States of America | 108 | 108 |
| 15 | Johnny Parsons | Privateer - United States of America | 95 | 95 |
| 16 | Mike Mosley | Privateer - United States of America | 78 | 78 |
| 17 | Sheldon Kinser | Privateer - United States of America | 72 | 72 |
| 18 | Bob Harkey | Privateer - United States of America | 60 | 60 |
| 19 | Al Loquasto | Privateer - United States of America | 40 | 40 |
| 20 | Jim McElreath | Privateer - United States of America | 37 | 37 |
| 21 | Spike Gehlhausen | Privateer - United States of America | 26 | 26 |
| 22 | Larry Cannon | Privateer - United States of America | 22 | 22 |
| 23 | Tom Sneva | Privateer - United States of America | 18 | 18 |
| 24 | Roger McCluskey | Privateer - United States of America | 12 | 12 |
| 25 | Jerry Sneva | Privateer - United States of America | 10 | 10 |
| 26 | Billy Vukovich Jr. | Privateer - United States of America | 9 | 9 |
| 27 | George Snider | Privateer - United States of America | 4 | 4 |
| 28 | A.J. Foyt | Privateer - United States of America | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Salt Walther | Privateer - United States of America | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Phil Threshie | Privateer - United States of America | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Jerry Karl | Privateer - United States of America | 0 | 0 |
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