| 1 |  Marty Smith | San Diego, CA United States  | 1 - 2 | Honda |
| 2 |  Tommy Croft | San Diego, CA United States | 2 - 6 | Honda |
| 3 | Tony DiStefano | Bristol, PA United States | 6 - 4 | Suzuki |
| 4 | Chuck Sun | Sherwood, OR United States | 8 - 5 | Husqvarna |
| 5 | Gary Semics | Lisbon, OH United States | 18 - 1 | Kawasaki |
| 6 |  Bob Hannah | Whittier, CA United States | 13 - 3 | Yamaha |
| 7 | Jim Pomeroy | Yakima, WA United States | 7 - 9 | Honda |
| 8 | Rex Staten | Fontana, CA United States | 9 - 10 | Harley-Davidson |
| 9 | Rick Burgett | Sandy, OR United States | 14 - 7 | Yamaha |
| 10 | Pierre Karsmakers | Netherlands  | 3 | Yamaha |
| 11 | Kent Howerton | San Antonio, TX United States | 4 | Husqvarna |
| 12 | Denny Swartz | Reno, OH United States | 10 - 15 | Maico |
| 13 | Steve Stackable | Austin, TX United States | 5 | Maico |
| 14 | Rich Eierstedt | Norwalk, CA United States | - 8 | Bultaco |
| 15 | Parry Klassen | Reedley, CA United States | 17 - 13 | Yamaha |
| 16 | Pat Moroney | Newburgh, NY United States | - 11 | Husqvarna |
| 17 | Mickey Boone | Winston Salem, NC United States | 16 - 16 | Suzuki |
| 18 | Wayne Boyer | Poway, CA United States | 11 | Yamaha |
| 19 | Gaylon Mosier | Garden Grove, CA United States | - 12 | Maico |
| 20 | Danny Laporte | Yucca Valley, CA United States | 12 | Suzuki |
| 21 | Greg Theiss | Omaha, NE United States | 20 - 14 | Husqvarna |
| 22 | Jimmy Ellis | Cobalt, CT United States | 15 - 19 | Can-am |
| 23 | Gary Jones | Hacienda Heights, CA United States | - 17 | Ammex/Islo |
| 24 | Koji Masuda | Japan  | - 18 | Suzuki |
| 25 | Roger Brown | New Braunfels, TX United States | 19 | Penton |
| 26 | John Borders | Valdosta, GA United States | - 20 | Suzuki |
Marty Smith
Tommy Croft
Bob Hannah
