1974 AMA Lightweight Road Race Results

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 8, 1974
Daytona Beach, Fla.

Pos. First Last Hometown State Bike No. Laps
1 Don Castro Gilroy CA Yamaha 11
2 Kenny Roberts Modesto CA Yamaha 1
3 Gary Nixon Cockeysville MD Yamaha 9
4 Steve Baker Bellingham WA Yamaha 32
5 Dave Smith Lakewood CA Yamaha 20
6 Gary Fisher Parkesburg PA Yamaha 21
7 John Long Miami FL Yamaha 104
8 Bob Rectenwald Pittsburgh PA Yamaha 262
9 Marty Lunde Manhattan Beach CA Yamaha 56
10 Dennis Varnes Christiana PA Yamaha 147
11 Larry Shively Coveington GA Yamaha 143
12 Jim Allen Angus, Ont. Canada Yamaha 112
13 Wes Cooley Placentia CA Yamaha 150
14 Gary Blackman Allentown PA Yamaha 204
15 Doug Teague Detroit MI Yamaha 116
16 Jay Levingston Tampa FL Yamaha 212
17 John Gleason Harrisburg NC Yamaha 254
18 Walter Foster Colton CA Yamaha 257
19 Alan Barbic San Jose CA Yamaha 260
20 Harry Cone Sherman TX Yamaha 82
21 Hap Eaton Circleville OH Yamaha 182
22 William Payne Framingham MA Yamaha 221
23 155
24 Tommy Byars Beaumont TX Yamaha 249
25 Bruce Lind Seattle WA Yamaha 246
26 Jim Graham Toronto, Ont. Canada Yamaha 144
27 541
28 S.J. Mallonee Venice CA Yamaha 219
29 506
30 David Watkins Garland TX Yamaha 181
31 Yamaha 89
32 Herbert McCurry Richmond VA Yamaha 229
33 Ted Henter St. Petersburg FL Yamaha 128
34 Bob Deiss Pekin IL Yamaha 237
35 Richard Chambers Raleigh NC Yamaha 188
36 Jeff March Springfield IL Yamaha 111
37 Doug Libby Milford MI Yamaha 40
38 190
39 Rudy Galindo Santa Fe Springs CA Yamaha 131
40 Billy Labrie St. Petersburg FL Yamaha 139
41 Bob Endicott Balboa CA Yamaha 110
42 William Forrest St. Paul MN Yamaha 251
43 Tim Rockwood Gardena CA Yamaha 134
44 Mike Devlin LaMesa CA Yamaha 127
45 Ron Byrd Santa Barbara CA Yamaha 235

Time of race: 32 mins., 40 secs.
Winner’s Avg. Speed: 99.018 mph.
Margin of victory:

Road Atlanta – Rd. 2
June 1, 1974
Braselton, GA

Pos. First Last Hometown State Bike No. Laps
1 Kenny Roberts Modesto CA Yamaha 20
2 Ron Pierce Bakersfield CA Yamaha
3 Jim Evans San Bernardino CA Yamaha
4 Steve Baker Bellingham WA Yamaha
5 Gene Romero San Luis Obispo CA Yamaha
6 Gary Fisher Parkesburg PA Yamaha
7 Marty Lunde Manhattan Beach CA Yamaha
8 Mike Clarke Downey CA Yamaha
9 Doug Teague Detroit MI Yamaha
10 Wes Cooley Placentia CA Yamaha

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

Bryar Motorsports Park – Rd. 3
June 15, 1974
Loudon, NH

Pos. First Last Hometown State Bike No. Laps
1 Gary Scott Baldwin Park CA Harley-Davidson
2 Kenny Roberts Modesto CA Yamaha
3 Ron Pierce Bakersfield CA Yamaha
4 Jim Evans San Bernardino CA Yamaha
5 Gary Fisher Parkesburg PA Yamaha
6 Steve Baker Bellingham WA Yamaha
7 Billy Labrie St. Petersburg FL Yamaha
8 Jim Allen Angus, Ont. Canada Yamaha
9 Mark Brelsford San Bruno CA Harley-Davidson
10 Marty Lunde Manhattan Beach CA Yamaha
11 Dennis Varnes Christiana PA Yamaha
12 Doug Teague Detroit MI Yamaha
13 John Long Miami FL Yamaha
14 Bart Myers New Brunswick NJ Yamaha
15 Ed Hansen Yamaha
16 Pat Hennen San Mateo CA Yamaha
17 John Gleason Harrisburg NC Yamaha
18 Bob Endicott Balboa CA Yamaha
19 Peter Chancey Pt. Claire, Que. Canada Yamaha
20 Richard Chambers Raleigh NC Yamaha

Time of race:
Winner’s Avg. Speed:
Margin of victory: 17 secs.

Laguna Seca Raceway – Rd. 4
July 27, 1974
Monterey, CA

Pos. First Last Hometown State Bike No. Laps
1 Kenny Roberts Modesto CA Yamaha
2 Gary Scott Baldwin Park CA Harley-Davidson
3 Don Castro Gilroy CA Yamaha
4 Pat Evans San Diego CA Yamaha
5 Pat Hennen San Mateo CA Yamaha
6 Dave Smith Lakewood CA Yamaha
7 Jody Nicholas Yamaha
8 Steve Baker Bellingham WA Yamaha
9 Ron Pierce Bakersfield CA Yamaha
10 Walter Foster Colton CA Yamaha

Time of race:
Winner’s Avg. Speed:
Margin of victory: 12 secs.

Alabama International Motor Speedway – Rd. 5
Aug. 31, 1974
Talladega, AL

Pos. First Last Hometown State Bike No. Laps
1 Kenny Roberts Modesto CA Yamaha
2 Ted Henter St. Petersburg FL Yamaha
3 Ron Pierce Bakersfield CA Yamaha
4 Pat Evans San Diego CA Yamaha
5 Jim Evans San Bernardino CA Yamaha
6 Gene Romero San Luis Obispo CA Yamaha
7 Billy Labrie St. Petersburg FL Yamaha
8 Doug Teague Detroit MI Yamaha
9 Pat Hennen San Mateo CA Yamaha
10 Steve Baker Bellingham WA Yamaha
11 John Gleason Harrisburg NC Yamaha
12 Bob Endicott Balboa CA Yamaha
13 Conrad Urbanowski Pembroke Pines FL Harley-Davidson
14 Mike Clarke Downey CA Yamaha
15 John Long Miami FL Yamaha
16 Tommy Byars Beaumont TX Yamaha
17 Bart Myers New Brunswick NJ Yamaha
18 Gary Blackman Allentown PA Yamaha
19 Fernando Cammaert Colombia Yamaha
20 Gary Fisher Parkesburg PA Yamaha

Time of race:
Winner’s Avg. Speed:
Margin of victory: 22 secs.

Ontario Motor Speedway – Rd. 6
Oct. 5, 1974
Ontario, CA

Pos. First Last Hometown State Bike No. Laps
1 Kenny Roberts Modesto CA Yamaha
2 Ron Pierce Bakersfield CA Harley-Davidson
3 Jim Dunn Everett WA Harley-Davidson
4 Pat Hennen San Mateo CA Yamaha
5 Marty Lunde Manhattan Beach CA Yamaha
6 Gary Blackman Allentown PA Yamaha
7 John Solimine Yamaha
8 Bob Hartley Yamaha
9 Jody Nicholas Yamaha
10 Bruce Lind Seattle WA Yamaha
11 Richard Siefried Yamaha
12 George Miller Yamaha
13 Mike Devlin LaMesa CA Yamaha
14 Gene Brown Portland OR Yamaha
15 Dean Cleeton Yamaha
16 John Long Miami FL Yamaha
17 DeWayne Keeter Yamaha
18 Kevin Stafford San Diego CA Yamaha
19 Conrad Urbanowski Pembroke Pines FL Harley-Davidson
20 Don Castro Gilroy CA Yamaha

Time of race: 35 mins., 14.463 secs.
Winner’s Avg. Speed: 88.89 mph.
Margin of victory:

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(Mythical) 1974 AMA Lightweight Road Race Champion:
Kenny Roberts, Modesto, Calif., Yamaha

(Mythical) Final 1974 AMA Lightweight Road Race Point Standings:

1 Kenny Roberts Modesto CA Yamaha 978
2 Ron Pierce Bakersfield CA Harley-Davidson 530
3 Don Castro Gilroy CA Yamaha 306
4 Steve Baker Bellingham WA Yamaha 297
5 Gary Scott Baldwin Park CA Harley-Davidson 297
6 Jim Evans San Bernardino CA Yamaha 264
7 Pat Hennen San Mateo CA Yamaha 198
8 Gary Fisher Parkesburg PA Yamaha 187
9 Pat Evans San Diego CA Yamaha 176
10 Marty Lunde Manhattan Beach CA Yamaha 165
11 Dave Smith Lakewood CA Yamaha 133
12 Ted Henter St. Petersburg FL Yamaha 132
13 Jim Dunn Everett WA Harley-Davidson 130
14 Gary Nixon Cockeysville MD Yamaha 130
15 Gene Romero San Luis Obispo CA Yamaha 121
16 Billy Labrie St. Petersburg FL Yamaha 88
17 Gary Blackman Allentown PA Yamaha 77
18 John Long Miami FL Yamaha 75
19 Doug Teague Detroit MI Yamaha 73
20 Jody Nicholas Yamaha 70
21 John Solimine Yamaha 52
22 Jim Allen Angus, Ont. Canada Yamaha 45
23 Mike Clarke Downey CA Yamaha 41
24 Bob Hartley Yamaha 39
25 Bob Rectenwald Pittsburgh PA Yamaha 39
26 Dennis Varnes Christiana PA Yamaha 31
27 Wes Cooley Placentia CA Yamaha 27
28 Mark Brelsford San Bruno CA Harley-Davidson 22
29 Walter Foster Colton CA Yamaha 21
30 John Gleason Harrisburg NC Yamaha 20
31 Bruce Lind Seattle WA Yamaha 20
32 Bob Endicott Balboa CA Yamaha 13
33 Larry Shively Coveington GA Yamaha 13
34 Richard Siefried Yamaha 13
35 George Miller Yamaha 12
36 Bart Myers New Brunswick NJ Yamaha 12
37 Conrad Urbanowski Pembroke Pines FL Harley-Davidson 12
38 Mike Devlin LaMesa CA Yamaha 10
39 Gene Brown Portland OR Yamaha 9
40 Dean Cleeton Yamaha 8
41 Ed Hansen Yamaha 7
42 Jay Levingston Tampa FL Yamaha 7
43 Tommy Byars Beaumont TX Yamaha 6
44 DeWayne Keeter Yamaha 5
45 Kevin Stafford San Diego CA Yamaha 4
46 Alan Barbic San Jose CA Yamaha 3
47 Fernando Cammaert Colombia Yamaha 2
48 Peter Chancey Pt. Claire, Que. Canada Yamaha 2
49 Richard Chambers Raleigh NC Yamaha 1
50 Harry Cone Sherman TX Yamaha 1

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