| 1 |  Danny Laporte | Yucca Valley, CA United States  | 1 - 1 | Suzuki |
| 2 | Tommy Croft | San Diego, CA United States | 6 - 2 | Honda |
| 3 | Rick Burgett | Sandy, OR United States | 8 - 3 | Yamaha |
| 4 | Rex Staten | Fontana, CA United States | 4 - 6 | Yamaha |
| 5 | Steve Stackable | Austin, TX United States | 9 - 4 | Kawasaki |
| 6 | Mickey Boone | Winston Salem, NC United States | 7 - 5 | Suzuki |
| 7 | Darrell Shultz | Orangevale, CA United States | 5 - 9 | Suzuki |
| 8 |  Marty Smith | San Diego, CA United States | 2 - 15 | Honda |
| 9 | Gary Semics | Lisbon, OH United States | 12 - 8 | Can-am |
| 10 | Mike Bell | Lakewood, CA United States | 3 | Yamaha |
| 11 | Pat Moroney | Newburgh, NY United States | 13 - 12 | Suzuki |
| 12 | Denny Swartz | Reno, OH United States | 15 - 11 | Maico |
| 13 | Terry Clark | Lake Hughes, CA United States | - 7 | Maico |
| 14 | Ken Adams | West Grove, PA United States | 14 - 14 | Maico |
| 15 | Frank Stacy | Cheektowaga, NY United States | - 10 | KTM |
| 16 | Tony Summey | Forest City, NC United States | 10 | Yamaha |
| 17 | Roger Brown | New Braunfels, TX United States | 11 | |
| 18 | Bobby Picard | Fort Worth, TX United States | 16 - 17 | Maico |
| 19 | Mickey Kessler | Farmingdale, NJ United States | - 13 | Yamaha |
| 20 | Tim Riddle | Fort Worth, TX United States | - 16 | Maico |
| 21 | Dan Waller | Truckee, CA United States | 19 - 19 | Maico |
| 22 | John Calathes | Winter Park, FL United States | 17 | Maico |
| 23 | Randall Tarter | Euless, TX United States | - 18 | KTM |
| 24 | Gary Pustelak | Girard, PA United States | 18 | Maico |
| 25 | Frank Gallo | Macon, GA United States | 20 - 20 | KTM |
Danny Laporte
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