| Rider | Hometown | Motos | Machine |
|---|
| 1 |  Kent Howerton | San Antonio, TX | 2 - 1 | Husqvarna |
| 2 | Bob Hannah | Whittier, CA | 1 - 2 | Yamaha |
| 3 | Tony DiStefano | Bristol, PA | 5 - 4 | Suzuki |
| 4 | Gary Semics | Lisbon, OH | 4 - 5 | Kawasaki |
| 5 | Rich Eierstedt | Norwalk, CA | 3 - 8 | Honda |
| 6 | Gaylon Mosier | Garden Grove, CA | 6 - 10 | Maico |
| 7 | Steve Stackable | Austin, TX | 16 - 3 | Suzuki |
| 8 | Terry Clark | Lake Hughes, CA | 9 - 9 | Husqvarna |
| 9 | John Ayers | Port Orange, FL | 11 - 11 | Maico |
| 10 | Brad Lackey | Lafayette, CA | - 6 | Husqvarna |
| 11 | Rick Burgett | Sandy, OR | - 7 | Yamaha |
| 12 | Mike Gillman | Santa Ana, CA | 14 - 14 | CZ |
| 13 | Robert Harris | Windsor, NY | 13 - 15 | CZ |
| 14 | Wayne Boyer | Poway, CA | 7 | Bultaco |
| 15 | Pierre Karsmakers | Netherlands | 8 | Honda |
| 16 | Billy Grossi | Santa Cruz, CA | 15 - 16 | Suzuki |
| 17 | Arlo Englund | Colorado Springs, CO | 10 | Kawasaki |
| 18 | Chuck Sun | Sherwood, OR | - 12 | Husqvarna |
| 19 | John Joyner | Plant City, FL | 12 | Husqvarna |
| 20 | Gary Chaplin | Cayucos, CA | - 13 | Suzuki |
| 21 | Joe Ferrini | Rehoboth, MA | 18 - 17 | Suzuki |
| 22 | Joe Gretchen | Adena, OH | 19 - 18 | Suzuki |
| 23 | Terry Tucker | Hightstown, NJ | 17 | Yamaha |
| 24 | Dave Newswanger | Womelsdorf, PA | - 19 | Maico |
| 25 | Carl Zortman | Colorado Springs, CO | - 20 | Yamaha |
| 26 | James Both | Franklin Lakes, NJ | 20 | Husqvarna |
Kent Howerton