| Rider | Hometown | Machine |
|---|
| 1 | Jim Weinert | Middletown, NY | Kawasaki |
| 2 | Rich Thorwaldson | Cerritos, CA | Suzuki |
| 3 | Barry Higgins | Smyrna, GA | Yamaha |
| 4 | Dewayne Jones | Rolland Heights, CA | Honda |
| 5 | Ricky Jordan | Little Rock, AR | CZ |
| 6 | Scott Jordan | West Monroe, LA | Bultaco |
| 7 | Bill Clements | Pasadena, CA | Husqvarna |
| 8 | Bruce Baron | Garden Grove, CA | Honda |
| 9 | Ralph Holmburg | Moss Point, MS | CZ |
| 10 | Bill Bagwell | West Monroe, LA | Bultaco |
| 11 | Bill Greene | Houston, TX | Bultaco |
| 12 | Mark Moore | Plano, TX | CZ |
| 13 | David Clemence | Johnston, RI | Bultaco |
| 14 | Jules Kennedy | Houston, TX | CZ |
| 15 | Mark Baldree | Houston, TX | CZ |
| 16 | Lewis Embrey | Biloxi, MS | CZ |
| 17 | Steve Stackable | Austin, TX | CZ |
| 18 | Thomas Knight | Pearland, TX | CZ |
| 19 | Robert Esterlein | Houston, TX | Husqvarna |
| 20 | James Wicks | Lafayette, CA | CZ |
