| Rider | Hometown | Motos | Machine |
|---|
| 1 | Darrell Shultz | Orangevale, CA | 2 - 1 | Honda |
| 2 | Chuck Sun | Sherwood, OR | 6 - 2 | Honda |
| 3 | Alan King | Troy, MI | 9 - 3 | Suzuki |
| 4 | Phillip Larson | Bremerton, WA | 4 - 8 | Honda |
| 5 | John Finkeldey | Westbrook, CT | 8 - 5 | KTM |
| 6 | Jerome Heiberger | Sacramento, CA | 7 - 7 | Maico |
| 7 | Danny Chandler | Forest Hill, CA | 1 | Honda |
| 8 | Joey Schlag | Pittsburg, CA | 11 - 9 | KTM |
| 9 |  Kent Howerton | San Antonio, TX | 3 | Suzuki |
| 10 | Goat Breker | Anaheim, CA | - 4 | Kawasaki |
| 11 | Jeff Hicks | Atwater, OH | 13 - 13 | Yamaha |
| 12 | Mike Bell | Lakewood, CA | 5 | Yamaha |
| 13 | Billy Grossi | Santa Cruz, CA | - 6 | Husqvarna |
| 14 | Eric McKenna | Citrus Heights, CA | 15 - 12 | Yamaha |
| 15 | Kevin Davis | Las Vegas, NV | 17 - 11 | Maico |
| 16 | Alan Pizzino | Painesville, OH | 22 - 10 | Maico |
| 17 | Donnie Cantaloupi | Stockton, CA | 10 | KTM |
| 18 | Gary Pustelak | Girard, PA | 12 | Maico |
| 19 | Andy Stacy | Depew, NY | - 14 | Maico |
| 20 |  Jim Holley | Northridge, CA | 14 - 22 | Yamaha |
| 21 | Jo Jo Keller | Plymouth, MA | - 15 | Honda |
| 22 | Greg Mayo | Grantham, NH | 19 - 17 | Suzuki |
| 23 | Tom Carson | Hopedale, OH | 23 - 16 | Maico |
| 24 | Mike Knupp | Colorado Springs, CO | 16 | Yamaha |
| 25 | Glenn Gracey | Churchville, PA | - 18 | Maico |
| 26 | Mickey Boone | Winston Salem, NC | 18 - 21 | Maico |
| 27 | Greg Zitterkopf | Chino, CA | 21 - 19 | Yamaha |
| 28 | Scooter Stafford | Baton Rouge, LA | 28 - 20 | Yamaha |
| 29 | David Taylor | El Monte, CA | 20 - 23 | Suzuki |
Kent Howerton
Jim Holley