| Pos |
# |
Driver |
Car |
Time |
| 1 | 5 | Keke Rosberg | Spyder NF-11 Chevrolet | 1:26,249 |
| 2 | 8 | Bobby Rahal | Prophet Chevrolet | 1:26,800 |
| 3 | 1 | Jacky Ickx | Lola T333CS Chevrolet | 1:26,819 |
| 4 | 44 | Jerry Hansen | Lola T333CS Chevrolet | 1:27,350 |
| 5 | 10 | Al Holbert | Hogan HR-001 Chevrolet | 1:27,437 |
| 6 | 2 | Geoff Lees | Lola T333CS/VDS Chevrolet | 1:27,757 |
| 7 | 4 | Elliot Forbes-Robinson | Spyder NF-11 Chevrolet | 1:27,802 |
| 8 | 46 | John Morton | Lola T333CS Chevrolet | 1:28,443 |
| 9 | 55 | Rocky Moran | Lola T333CS Chevrolet | 1:30,508 |
| 10 | 11 | Vern Schuppan | Elfin MR8A Chevrolet | 1:31,160 |
| 11 | 13 | Randolph Townsend | Spyder NF-11 Chevrolet | 1:31,561 |
| 12 | 9 | Bill Tempero | Lola T332C Chevrolet | 1:31,897 |
| 13 | 38 | Danny Johnson | Chevron B24 Chevrolet | 1:33,308 |
| 14 | 7 | Michael Allen | Lola T332CS Chevrolet | 1:33,624 |
| 15 | 56 | Leonard Janke | Lola T332 Chevrolet | 1:33,782 |
| 16 | 51 | Tim Evans | Lola T290 Ford | 1:34,714 |
| 17 | 43 | Dean Dietrich | DRL Hawke 79 Chevrolet | 1:35,174 |
| 18 | 37 | Horst Kroll | Lola T332C Chevrolet | 1:36,815 |
| 19 | 69 | Michael Hall | Lola T294 Ford | 1:37,097 |
| 20 | 52 | Gary Gove | Chevron B26 Ford | 1:37,482 |
| 21 | - | Jeff Miller | Lola T496 Ford | 1:39,699 |
| 22 | 23 | Duane Eitel | Chevron B28 Chevrolet | 1:41,960 |
| 23 | 26 | Rick Villate | Lola T-294 Ford | 1:42,169 |
| 24 | 27 | Jim Gustafson | Jackal 79 Chevrolet | 1:46,533 |
| 25 | 25 | James Woodruff | Lola T430 Chevrolet | 1:52,331 |
| 26 | 12 | Michael Brayton | Wolf Brayton 001 Chevrolet | unknown |
| DQ | 40 | Tom Jones | March 741 Chevrolet | unknown |
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