1972 AMA Lightweight Road Race Results

• Larry Lawrence

Results showing rider name, hometown, brand and model of motorcycle, bike number and laps completed (where the information is available).

Daytona International Speedway – Rd.1
March 11, 1972
Daytona Beach, Fla.

Pos. First Last Hometown State Bike No. Laps
1 Dave Smith Lakewood CA Yamaha 20 27
2 Kenny Roberts Modesto CA Yamaha 60 27
3 Robert Winters Ft. Smith AR Yamaha 11 27
4 Ray Hempstead St. Petersburg FL Yamaha 99 27
5 Ron Pierce Bakersfield CA Yamaha 97 27
6 Jerry Greene San Mateo CA Yamaha 57 27
7 Marty Lunde Hermosa Beach CA Yamaha 66 27
8 Jean Lysight Tracy, Que. Canada Yamaha 39 27
9 Harry Cone Sherman TX Yamaha 74 27
10 Fred Guttner E. Detroit MI Yamaha 42 27
11 Jerry Christopher Covina CA Yamaha 84 27
12 Jim Odom Union City CA Yamaha 18 27
13 Robert Pepper Grafton MA Yamaha 82 27
14 Duane McDaniels Milford MI Yamaha 27 26
15 Bruce Showmaker Cocoa Beach FL Yamaha 17 26
16 James Metrando Poughkeepsie NY Yamaha 46 26
17 Gary McGoron Miami FL Yamaha 49 26
18 Ken Molyneux Vancouver, BC Canada Yamaha 36 26
19 Robert Sharp Knightdale NC Yamaha 54 26
20 Steve Baker Bellingham WA Yamaha 40 25
21 Paul Higgins Canada Yamaha 8 25
22 Darryl Hurst Houston TX Yamaha 37 25
23 Laurence Hynan Yamaha 90 25
24 Danny Deubler Sioux Falls SD Yamaha 3 25
25 Bruce Lind Seattle WA Yamaha 56 25
26 Jeffrey Hammond Alameda CA Yamaha 4 25
27 Frankie Juhan Vancouver, BC Canada Yamaha 34 24
28 George Miller Berkeley CA Yamaha 65 24
29 Daniel Spencer Yamaha 14 24
30 Rocky Myall Mason MI Yamaha 12 24
31 Steve Schaefer Seattle WA Yamaha 67 24
32 Doug Libby Dearborn MI Yamaha 87 23
33 James Kersting N. Judson IN Kawasaki 76 22
34 Doug Teague Grosse Pointe MI Yamaha 96 21
35 James Lee Bedford TX Yamaha 59 20
36 Jim Evans San Bernardino CA Yamaha 47 18
37 Keith Mashburn Santa Suzana CA Yamaha 19 18
38 Conrad Urbanowski Miramar FL Yamaha 80 17
39 Mike Kidd Ft. Worth TX Yamaha 72 17
40 Gary Fisher Parkesburg PA Yamaha 10 16
41 Cliff Carr England Yamaha 26 11
42 Don Emde San Diego CA Yamaha 25 10
43 Ronald Hollmeier Batavia IL Yamaha 92 10
44 John Lane Bakersfield CA Yamaha 44 9
45 John Samways Kawasaki 35 8
46 Rudy Galindo Santa Fe Springs CA Yamaha 48 7
47 Jim Allen Toronto Canada Yamaha 85 5
48 John Porter Milwaukee WI Yamaha 63 5
49 Kel Carruthers San Diego CA Yamaha 73 4
50 John Green Carmichael CA Yamaha 52 2
51 Terry Heckart Roeland Park KS Yamaha 23 2
52 Allan Engel Yamaha 32 2
53 Kenneth Brunswick Greenville OH Suzuki 62 2
54 Jim Dunn Everett WA Yamaha 50 1
55 Jeff March Acme PA Yamaha 33 1
56 Tim Buckles Baton Rouge LA Yamaha 43 1

Time of race: 1 hour, 0 min., 2 secs.
Winner’s Avg. Speed: 101.497 mph.
Margin of victory:

Road Atlanta – Rd. 2
April 15, 1972
Braselton, GA

Pos. First Last Hometown State Bike No. Laps
1 Kel Carruthers San Diego CA Yamaha
2 Ron Pierce Bakersfield CA Yamaha
3 John Lane Bakersfield CA Yamaha
4 Dave Smith Lakewood CA Yamaha
5 Kenny Roberts Modesto CA Yamaha
6 Howard Lynggard Yamaha
7 Jerry Greene San Mateo CA Yamaha
8 Gary Fisher Parkesburg PA Yamaha
9 Marty Lunde Hermosa Beach CA Yamaha
10 Don Emde San Diego CA Yamaha
11 Conrad Urbanowski Miramar FL Yamaha
12 Doug Teague Grosse Pointe MI Yamaha
13 Ray Hempstead St. Petersburg FL Yamaha
14 Jerry Christopher Covina CA Yamaha
15 Fred Guttner E. Detroit MI Yamaha
16 Ron Dottley Yamaha
17 Keith Mashburn Santa Suzana CA Yamaha
18 Doug Libby Dearborn MI Yamaha
19 Paul Higgins Canada Yamaha
20 Duane McDaniels Milford MI Yamaha

Time of race:
Winner’s Avg. Speed:
Margin of victory:

Bryar Motorsports Park – Rd. 3
June 10, 1972
Loudon, NH

Pos. First Last Hometown State Bike No. Laps
1 Gary Fisher Parkesburg PA Yamaha
2 Kenny Roberts Modesto CA Yamaha
3 Yvon DuHamel La Salle, Que. Canada Kawasaki
4 Don Emde San Diego CA Yamaha
5 Paul Smart England Kawasaki
6 Jim Evans San Bernardino CA Yamaha
7 Ron Pierce Bakersfield CA Yamaha
8 Ray Hempstead St. Petersburg FL Yamaha
9 Howard Lynggard Yamaha
10 Marty Lunde Hermosa Beach CA Yamaha
11 Jim Dunn Everett WA Yamaha
12 Keith Mashburn Santa Suzana CA Yamaha

Time of race: 42 mins., 43 secs.
Winner’s Avg. Speed: 72.481 mph.
Margin of victory:

Indianapolis Raceway Park – Rd. 4
June 17, 1972
Indianapolis, IN

Pos. First Last Hometown State Bike No. Laps
1 Kel Carruthers San Diego CA Yamaha  20
2 Ron Pierce Bakersfield CA Yamaha
3 Kenny Roberts Modesto CA Yamaha
4 Gary Fisher Parkesburg PA Yamaha
5 Mike Lane Bakersfield CA Yamaha
6 Gary Scott Yamaha
7 Don Emde San Diego CA Yamaha
8 Ray Hempstead St. Petersburg FL Yamaha
9 Marty Lunde Hermosa Beach CA Yamaha
10 Paul Smart England Kawasaki

Time of race:
Winner’s Avg. Speed:
Margin of victory: 1 sec.

Laguna Seca Raceway – Rd. 5
July 22, 1972
Monterey, CA

Pos. First Last Hometown State Bike No. Laps
1 Gary Fisher Parkesburg PA Yamaha
2 Yvon DuHamel La Salle, Que. Canada Kawasaki
3 Mike Lane Bakersfield CA Yamaha
4 Jerry Greene San Mateo CA Yamaha
5 Ron Pierce Bakersfield CA Yamaha
6 Kel Carruthers San Diego CA Yamaha
7 Paul Smart England Kawasaki
8 Marty Lunde Hermosa Beach CA Yamaha
9 Kenny Roberts Modesto CA Yamaha
10 Gary Scott Yamaha
11 Ronald Muir Yamaha
12 Conrad Urbanowski Miramar FL Yamaha
13 Jim Evans San Bernardino CA Yamaha
14 Rudy Galindo Santa Fe Springs CA Yamaha
15 Jim Dunn Everett WA Yamaha
16 John Greene Yamaha
17 Fred Guttner E. Detroit MI Yamaha
18 Dave Damron San Bernardino CA Yamaha
19 Keith Mashburn Santa Suzana CA Yamaha
20 Howard Lynggard Yamaha

Time of race:
Winner’s Avg. Speed:
Margin of victory:

Alabama International Motor Speedway – Rd. 6
Sept. 2, 1972
Talladega, AL

Pos. First Last Hometown State Bike No. Lap
1 Kel Carruthers San Diego CA Yamaha
2 Gary Fisher Parkesburg PA Yamaha
3 Kenny Roberts Modesto CA Yamaha
4 Don Emde San Diego CA Yamaha
5 Ray Hempstead St. Petersburg FL Yamaha
6 Jerry Greene San Mateo CA Yamaha
7 Ron Pierce Bakersfield CA Yamaha
8 Mike Ninci Yamaha
9 Jim Evans San Bernardino CA Yamaha
10 Howard Lynggard Yamaha
11 Dave Smith Lakewood CA Yamaha
12 Doug Libby Dearborn MI Yamaha
13 Jean Lysight Tracy, Que. Canada Yamaha
14 Larry Bleil Yamaha
15 Mike Hishiki Yamaha
16 E.W. Hornot Yamaha
17 Gary Nixon Cockeysville MD Kawasaki
18 John Lane Bakersfield CA Yamaha
19 Ronald Muir Yamaha
20 Yvon DuHamel La Salle, Que. Canada Kawasaki
21 Cliff Carr England Yamaha
22 Conrad Urbanowski Miramar FL Yamaha
23 Fred Guttner E. Detroit MI Yamaha
24 Keith Mashburn Santa Suzana CA Yamaha
25 Jeff March Acme PA Yamaha

Time of race: 41 mins., 48.5 secs.
Winner’s Avg. Speed: 107.146 mph.
Margin of victory: 18 secs.

Ontario Motor Speedway – Rd. 7
Sept. 30, 1972
Ontario, CA

Pos. First Last Hometown State Bike No. Laps
1 Kel Carruthers San Diego CA Yamaha 39
2 Kenny Roberts Modesto CA Yamaha 39
3 Dave Smith Lakewood CA Yamaha 39
4 Marty Lunde Hermosa Beach CA Yamaha 39
5 Steve Baker Bellingham WA Yamaha 38
6 Cliff Carr England Yamaha 38
7 Jim Dunn Everett WA Yamaha 38
8 Conrad Urbanowski Miramar FL Yamaha 38
9 Jess Thomas Honda 37
10 Gary Fisher Parkesburg PA Yamaha 37
11 Howard Lynggard Yamaha 37
12 Rudy Galindo Santa Fe Springs CA Yamaha 37
13 Alan Seddon Yamaha 37
14 Jonathan Ciener Cocoa Beach FL Yamaha 37
15 John Nash Yamaha 36
16 Bob Endicott Yamaha 32
17 Bruce Lind Seattle WA Yamaha 22
18 Tom Rockwood Gardena CA Yamaha 19
19 Keith Mashburn Santa Suzana CA Yamaha 18
20 Yvon DuHamel La Salle, Que. Canada Kawasaki 15
21 Harry Cone Sherman TX Yamaha 11
22 Jeff March Acme PA Yamaha 8
23 Gary Nixon Cockeysville MD Kawasaki 6
24 Don Emde San Diego CA Yamaha 6
25 Ron Byrd Yamaha 6
26 Paul Higgins Canada Yamaha 6
27 Jerry Greene San Mateo CA Yamaha 5
28 George Miller Berkeley CA Yamaha 4
29 Ron Pierce Bakersfield CA Yamaha 3
30 Steve Froschauer Yamaha 2
31 Doug Libby Dearborn MI Yamaha 2
32 Perry Armstrong Yamaha 1

Time of race:
Winner’s Avg. Speed: 86.9 mph.
Margin of victory:

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(Mythical) 1972 AMA Lightweight Road Race Champion:
Kenny Roberts, Modesto, Calif., Yamaha

(Mythical) Final 1972 AMA Lightweight Road Race Point Standings:

1 Kenny Roberts Modesto CA Yamaha 712
2 Kel Carruthers San Diego CA Yamaha 695
3 Gary Fisher Parkesburg PA Yamaha 565
4 Ron Pierce Bakersfield CA Yamaha 456
5 Dave Smith Lakewood CA Yamaha 400
6 Marty Lunde Hermosa Beach CA Yamaha 238
7 Yvon DuHamel La Salle, Que. Canada Kawasaki 232
8 Jerry Greene San Mateo CA Yamaha 230
9 Ray Hempstead St. Petersburg FL Yamaha 227
10 Don Emde San Diego CA Yamaha 223
11 Mike Lane Bakersfield CA Yamaha 160
12 Paul Smart England Kawasaki 121
13 Robert Winters Ft. Smith AR Yamaha 120
14 John Lane Bakersfield CA Yamaha 103
15 Howard Lynggard Yamaha 101
16 Jim Evans San Bernardino CA Yamaha 83
17 Steve Baker Bellingham WA Yamaha 79
18 Jim Dunn Everett WA Yamaha 69
19 Cliff Carr England Yamaha 65
20 Gary Scott Yamaha 65
21 Conrad Urbanowski Miramar FL Yamaha 58
22 Jean Lysight Tracy, Que. Canada Yamaha 44
23 Mike Ninci Yamaha 30
24 Fred Guttner E. Detroit MI Yamaha 28
25 Jess Thomas Honda 26
26 Harry Cone Sherman TX Yamaha 24
27 Jerry Christopher Covina CA Yamaha 19
28 Rudy Galindo Santa Fe Springs CA Yamaha 19
29 Keith Mashburn Santa Suzana CA Yamaha 19
30 Doug Libby Dearborn MI Yamaha 12
31 Ronald Muir Yamaha 12
32 Jim Odom Union City CA Yamaha 11
33 Robert Pepper Grafton MA Yamaha 10
34 Alan Seddon Yamaha 10
35 Jonathan Ciener Cocoa Beach FL Yamaha 9
36 Duane McDaniels Milford MI Yamaha 9
37 Doug Teague Grosse Pointe MI Yamaha 9
38 John Nash Yamaha 8
39 Larry Bleil Yamaha 7
40 Bob Endicott Yamaha 7
41 Bruce Showmaker Cocoa Beach FL Yamaha 7
42 Mike Hishiki Yamaha 6
43 James Metrando Poughkeepsie NY Yamaha 6
44 Ron Dottley Yamaha 5
45 John Greene Yamaha 5
46 E.W. Hornot Yamaha 5
47 Bruce Lind Seattle WA Yamaha 5
48 Gary McGoron Miami FL Yamaha 5
49 Ken Molyneux Vancouver, BC Canada Yamaha 4
50 Gary Nixon Cockeysville MD Kawasaki 4
51 Tom Rockwood Gardena CA Yamaha 4
52 Dave Damron San Bernardino CA Yamaha 3
53 Paul Higgins Canada Yamaha 2
54 Robert Sharp Knightdale NC Yamaha 2

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