| Rider | Hometown | Motos | Machine |
|---|
| 1 | Danny Laporte | Yucca Valley, CA | 1 - 1 | Suzuki |
| 2 | Gary Semics | Lisbon, OH | 4 - 3 | Yamaha |
| 3 | Rex Staten | Fontana, CA | 2 - 6 | Yamaha |
| 4 | Marty Smith | San Diego, CA | 8 - 2 | Suzuki |
| 5 | Jim Gibson | Orange, CA | 3 - 8 | Honda |
| 6 | Steve Stackable | Austin, TX | 6 - 5 | Maico |
| 7 | Arlo Englund | Colorado Springs, CO | 5 - 7 | Yamaha |
| 8 | Rick Burgett | Sandy, OR | 11 - 4 | Yamaha |
| 9 | Steve Rhyan | San Clemente, CA | 7 - 10 | Maico |
| 10 | Mickey Kessler | Farmingdale, NJ | 9 - 9 | Yamaha |
| 11 | John Reinholt | Ocoee, FL | 10 - 11 | Maico |
| 12 | Gaylon Mosier | Garden Grove, CA | 16 - 12 | Kawasaki |
| 13 | Wayne Boyer | Poway, CA | 14 - 16 | Suzuki |
| 14 | Denny Swartz | Reno, OH | 13 - 17 | Maico |
| 15 | Dan Turner | Placerville, CA | 19 - 13 | Maico |
| 16 | Tony Summey | Forest City, NC | 12 | Maico |
| 17 | Mark Hutcheson | Mobile, AL | - 14 | Maico |
| 18 | Maby McIntyre | El Paso, TX | - 15 | Kawasaki |
| 19 | Rick Sidle | Lebanon, PA | 18 - 18 | Maico |
| 20 | Goat Breker | Anaheim, CA | 15 | Kawasaki |
| 21 | Dan Farley | Orlando, FL | 17 | Husqvarna |
| 22 | Bob May | Dixon, CA | 20 - 19 | Maico |
| 23 | John James | Atlanta, GA | - 20 | Maico |
