| Rider | Hometown | Motos | Machine |
|---|
| 1 | Rick Johnson | El Cajon, CA | 1 - 1 | Honda |
| 2 | Jeff Stanton | Sherwood, MI | 3 - 2 | Yamaha |
| 3 | Ross Pederson | AB | 5 - 3 | Yamaha |
| 4 | Jeff Hicks | Atwater, OH | 6 - 4 | Honda |
| 5 | Tommy Watts | Shelbyville, KY | 9 - 5 | Kawasaki |
| 6 | Mike Fisher | Santee, CA | 10 - 6 | Kawasaki |
| 7 | Dennis Hawthorne | Lewisville, TX | 7 - 10 | Kawasaki |
| 8 | Jim Holley | Northridge, CA | 13 - 7 | Yamaha |
| 9 | Jeff Ward | Mission Viejo, CA | 2 | Kawasaki |
| 10 | Doug Dubach | Costa Mesa, CA | 4 - 18 | Yamaha |
| 11 | Andy Stacy | Depew, NY | 12 - 11 | Honda |
| 12 | Tom Carson | Hopedale, OH | 19 - 8 | Honda |
| 13 | David Hand | Mantua, OH | 15 - 13 | Honda |
| 14 | Ray Sommo | Capistrano Beach, CA | 8 | Honda |
| 15 | Brian Manley | Placentia, CA | - 9 | Yamaha |
| 16 | Mark McLaren | Oxford, MI | 16 - 15 | Kawasaki |
| 17 | Clay Hoenshell | Oklahoma City, OK | 18 - 14 | Kawasaki |
| 18 | Kurt McMillen | Wappingers Falls, NY | 11 | Honda |
| 19 | Tim Coombs | Morgantown, WV | 25 - 12 | Honda |
| 20 | Doug O'Donnell | Huntington Beach, CA | 17 - 17 | Honda |
| 21 | Billy Frank | Orange, CA | 14 | Yamaha |
| 22 | James Kapitan | Colts Neck, NJ | 20 - 16 | Honda |
| 23 | Charles Weinberg | Bridgewater, NJ | 30 - 19 | Kawasaki |
| 24 | Douglas Lange | Canby, OR | - 20 | Honda |