| Rider | Hometown | Motos | Machine |
|---|
| 1 | Rick Burgett | Sandy, OR | 1 - 1 | Yamaha |
| 2 | Rex Staten | Fontana, CA | 4 - 2 | Yamaha |
| 3 | Darrell Shultz | Orangevale, CA | 3 - 5 | Suzuki |
| 4 | Marty Smith | San Diego, CA | 2 - 9 | Honda |
| 5 | Tommy Croft | San Diego, CA | 7 - 4 | Honda |
| 6 | Mickey Kessler | Farmingdale, NJ | 5 - 6 | Yamaha |
| 7 | Steve Stackable | Austin, TX | 11 - 8 | Kawasaki |
| 8 | Danny Laporte | Yucca Valley, CA | 13 - 7 | Suzuki |
| 9 | Mickey Boone | Winston Salem, NC | - 3 | Suzuki |
| 10 | Gary Semics | Lisbon, OH | 6 | Can-am |
| 11 | Wayne Boyer | Poway, CA | 16 - 13 | Suzuki |
| 12 | Tony DiStefano | Bristol, PA | 8 | Suzuki |
| 13 | Gary Pustelak | Girard, PA | 14 - 16 | Maico |
| 14 | Ross Williams | Medina, OH | 9 | Maico |
| 15 | Goat Breker | Anaheim, CA | - 10 | Husqvarna |
| 16 | Terry Clark | Lake Hughes, CA | 10 | Maico |
| 17 | Frank Stacy | Cheektowaga, NY | - 11 | KTM |
| 18 | Denny Swartz | Reno, OH | - 12 | Maico |
| 19 | Jim Turner | Woodside, CA | 12 | Husqvarna |
| 20 | Frank Gallo | Macon, GA | - 14 | KTM |
| 21 | Terry Tucker | Hightstown, NJ | - 15 | |
| 22 | John Grant | Rome, GA | 17 - 19 | |
| 23 | Brian Thompson | Harrisburg, PA | 15 | |
| 24 | Mike Twigg | Hagerstown, MD | - 17 | Suzuki |
| 25 | Glenn Gracey | Churchville, PA | - 18 | Maico |
| 26 | Troy Bradshaw | Brandywine, MD | 18 | Bultaco |
| 27 | James Fastle | Albuquerque, NM | 20 - 20 | KTM |
| 28 | Terrence Martz | East Stroudsburg, PA | 19 | |
