| Rider | Hometown | Machine |
|---|
| 1 | Marty Smith | San Diego, CA | Honda |
| 2 | Dan Turner | Placerville, CA | Husqvarna |
| 3 | Jeff Foland | San Diego, CA | Honda |
| 4 | Nils Nilsson | San Diego, CA | Husqvarna |
| 5 | Bruce McDougal | Orange, CA | Honda |
| 6 | Ted Weeks | Santee, CA | Honda |
| 7 | Tim Hart | Torrance, CA | Yamaha |
| 8 | Mark Tyer | Garden Grove, CA | Honda |
| 9 | Mickey Boone | Winston Salem, NC | Honda |
| 10 | Chuck Bower | Anaheim, CA | Honda |
| 11 | Bill Keese | San Luis Obispo, CA | Bultaco |
| 12 | Jimmy Ellis | Cobalt, CT | Can-am |
| 13 | Ken Archibald | Bountiful, UT | Yamaha |
| 14 | Charles Lopeman | Healdsburg, CA | Kawasaki |
| 15 | Marvin Whitham | Wichita, KS | Yamaha |
| 16 | Mike Wickersham | San Luis Obispo, CA | Yamaha |
| 17 | Vincent Clark | Lompoc, CA | Suzuki |
| 18 | Tim Lunde | Redondo Beach, CA | Honda |
| 19 | Terry Tietz | Bismarck, ND | Honda |
| 20 | Joseph Kantola | Aurora, CO | Yamaha |
