1978 500MX Points Standings

Position	Rider	Hometown	Points
1	Rick Burgett	Sandy, OR	399
2	Rex Staten	Fontana, CA	362
3	Marty Smith	San Diego, CA	345
4	Tommy Croft	San Diego, CA	338
5	Danny Laporte	Yucca Valley, CA	247
6	Steve Stackable	Austin, TX	235
7	Darrell Shultz	Orangevale, CA	226
8	Mickey Boone	Winston Salem, NC	202
9	Gary Semics	Lisbon, OH	197
10	Mickey Kessler	Farmingdale, NJ	190
11	Denny Swartz	Reno, OH	161
12	Frank Stacy	Cheektowaga, NY	152
13	Tony DiStefano	Bristol, PA	139
14	Mike Bell	Lakewood, CA	135
15	Ken Adams	West Grove, PA	118
16	Pat Moroney	Newburgh, NY	103
17	Tony Summey	Forest City, NC	88
18	Jim Turner	Woodside, CA	80
19	Terry Clark	Lake Hughes, CA	75
20	Wayne Boyer	Poway, CA	57
21	Gary Pustelak	Girard, PA	56
22	Frank Gallo	Macon, GA	53
23	Ross Williams	Medina, OH	36
24	Roger Brown	New Braunfels, TX	34
25	Martin Potoczny	Aliquippa, PA	32
26	Goat Breker	Anaheim, CA	28
27	Terry Tucker	Hightstown, NJ	28
28	John Grant	Rome, GA	26
29	Brian Jodry	Rancho Cordova, CA	25
30	Robert Shoup	Tipp City, OH	22
31	Robert Myers	Antioch, CA	18
32	Mike Twigg	Hagerstown, MD	18
33	Dan Waller	Truckee, CA	16
34	Frank Thomas	Gainesville, FL	15
35	Martin Murphy	Painesville, OH	10
36	Joe Bennett	Monticello, IL	10
37	Bobby Picard	Fort Worth, TX	9
38	Ray Ritchie	Buchanan, MI	9
39	Gary Shipley	Washington, PA	9
40	Russ Damhoff	Morrison, IL	8
41	Paul Turner	La Selva, CA	6
42	John Ayers	Grove City, PA	6
43	Richard Clackwell	Amarillo, TX	6
44	Brian Thompson	Harrisburg, PA	6
45	Glenn Gracey	Churchville, PA	6
46	Tim Riddle	Fort Worth, TX	5
47	Carlos Serrano	Tucson, AZ	5
48	Rich French	Kilgore, TX	5
49	John Calathes	Winter Park, FL	4
50	Mark Garrison	Gibsonia, PA	4
51	Gary Murphy	Santa Cruz, CA	4
52	Mike Meyer	Denver, CO	4
53	David Stermer	Arvada, CO	4
54	Wesley Patterson	Kansas City, KS	4
55	David Holbert	Mount Morris, PA	4
56	James Edwards	Sarasota, FL	4
57	Joe Gratton	Naples, FL	4
58	Randall Tarter	Euless, TX	3
59	Boo Stichter	Thornton, CO	3
60	Terrence Martz	East Stroudsburg, PA	3
61	Troy Bradshaw	Brandywine, MD	3
62	Mark Hutcheson	Mobile, AL	3
63	William Handley	Atlanta, GA	3
64	Richard Blackwell	Amarillo, TX	2
65	Scott McPherson	Olney, IL	2
66	James Fastle	Albuquerque, NM	2
67	Scott Gillman	Santa Ana, CA	1
68	Alan Pizzino	Painesville, OH	1
69	Dare Westmoreland	Marshall, TX	1