| 1 |  Rick Burgett | Sandy, OR United States  | 1 - 1 | Yamaha |
| 2 | Rex Staten | Fontana, CA United States | 4 - 2 | Yamaha |
| 3 | Darrell Shultz | Orangevale, CA United States | 3 - 5 | Suzuki |
| 4 |  Marty Smith | San Diego, CA United States | 2 - 9 | Honda |
| 5 | Tommy Croft | San Diego, CA United States | 7 - 4 | Honda |
| 6 | Mickey Kessler | Farmingdale, NJ United States | 5 - 6 | Yamaha |
| 7 | Steve Stackable | Austin, TX United States | 11 - 8 | Kawasaki |
| 8 | Danny Laporte | Yucca Valley, CA United States | 13 - 7 | Suzuki |
| 9 | Mickey Boone | Winston Salem, NC United States | - 3 | Suzuki |
| 10 | Gary Semics | Lisbon, OH United States | 6 | Can-am |
| 11 | Wayne Boyer | Poway, CA United States | 16 - 13 | Suzuki |
| 12 | Tony DiStefano | Bristol, PA United States | 8 | Suzuki |
| 13 | Gary Pustelak | Girard, PA United States | 14 - 16 | Maico |
| 14 | Ross Williams | Medina, OH United States | 9 | Maico |
| 15 | Goat Breker | Anaheim, CA United States | - 10 | Husqvarna |
| 16 | Terry Clark | Lake Hughes, CA United States | 10 | Maico |
| 17 | Frank Stacy | Cheektowaga, NY United States | - 11 | KTM |
| 18 | Denny Swartz | Reno, OH United States | - 12 | Maico |
| 19 | Jim Turner | Woodside, CA United States | 12 | Husqvarna |
| 20 | Frank Gallo | Macon, GA United States | - 14 | KTM |
| 21 | Terry Tucker | Hightstown, NJ United States | - 15 | |
| 22 | John Grant | Rome, GA United States | 17 - 19 | |
| 23 | Brian Thompson | Harrisburg, PA United States | 15 | |
| 24 | Mike Twigg | Hagerstown, MD United States | - 17 | Suzuki |
| 25 | Glenn Gracey | Churchville, PA United States | - 18 | Maico |
| 26 | Troy Bradshaw | Brandywine, MD United States | 18 | Bultaco |
| 27 | James Fastle | Albuquerque, NM United States | 20 - 20 | KTM |
| 28 | Terrence Martz | East Stroudsburg, PA United States | 19 | |
Rick Burgett
Marty Smith
