| Rider | Hometown | Motos | Machine |
|---|
| 1 |  Kent Howerton | San Antonio, TX | 1 - 1 | Kawasaki |
| 2 | Alan King | Troy, MI | 5 - 2 | Suzuki |
| 3 | Phillip Larson | Bremerton, WA | 3 - 4 | Honda |
| 4 | Warren Reid | Westminster, CA | 6 - 3 | Yamaha |
| 5 | Danny Chandler | Forest Hill, CA | 4 - 6 | Honda |
| 6 | Tim Locey | Ventura, CA | 8 - 5 | Yamaha |
| 7 | Steve Martin | Saint Petersburg, FL | 7 - 7 | Honda |
| 8 |  Broc Glover | El Cajon, CA | 2 - 15 | Yamaha |
| 9 | Mickey Kessler | Farmingdale, NJ | 10 - 8 | Maico |
| 10 | John Finkeldey | Westbrook, CT | 9 - 12 | KTM |
| 11 | Chuck Sun | Sherwood, OR | 13 - 10 | Maico |
| 12 | Peter Snorteland | Newbury Park, CA | 11 - 13 | Yamaha |
| 13 | Keith Oelerich | Miami, FL | 15 - 11 | Yamaha |
| 14 | Mike Tripes | Santee, CA | 12 - 16 | Honda |
| 15 | Andy Stacy | Depew, NY | - 9 | Husqvarna |
| 16 | Gary Dircks | Phoenix, AZ | 17 - 14 | Honda |
| 17 |  Micky Dymond | Yorba Linda, CA | 14 - 20 | Maico |
| 18 | Gary Pustelak | Girard, PA | 18 - 19 | Honda |
| 19 | Joe Baker | Kentwood, MI | 16 | Honda |
| 20 | Daniel Conway | Houston, TX | - 17 | Honda |
| 21 | Steve Tomfeld | Letts, IA | 21 - 18 | Yamaha |
| 22 | Greg Mayo | Grantham, NH | 19 - 21 | Husqvarna |
| 23 | Mike Shoemaker | Simi Valley, CA | 20 | Honda |
Kent Howerton
Broc Glover
Micky Dymond