1976 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 6, 1976
Daytona Beach, Fla.

Pos. First Last Hometown State Bike No. Laps
1 Kenny Roberts Modesto CA Yamaha 2 26
2 Pat Hennen San Mateo CA Yamaha 40 26
3 Steve Baker Bellingham WA Yamaha 32 26
4 Hideo Kanaya Kobe Japan Yamaha 351 26
5 Doug Teague Detroit MI Yamaha 48 26
6 Phil McDonald Sapulpa OK Yamaha 58 26
7 Kevin Stafford San Diego CA Yamaha 52 26
8 Tommy Byars Beaumont TX Yamaha 59 26
9 Mike Devlin Fullerton CA Yamaha 63 26
10 Harald Merkl Bayreuth Germany Yamaha 337 26
11 David Emde National City CA Yamaha 192 25
12 Miles Baldwin Toronto Canada Yamaha 207 25
13 Richard Schlachter Old Lyme CT Yamaha 118 25
14 Mike Baeder La Habra CA Yamaha 170 25
15 Hank Scott Findlay OH Yamaha 14 25
16 Rudy Galindo Santa Fe Springs CA Yamaha 249 25
17 Mike Clarke Downey CA Yamaha 143 25
18 Gary Fisher Parkesburg PA Yamaha 24 25
19 John Long Miami FL Yamaha 50 25
20 Hal Coleman Lakeland FL Yamaha 101 25
21 Greg Sassaman Macon GA Harley-Davidson 21 25
22 Warren Willing Dundas Australia Yamaha 385 25
23 Mike Bufkin Atlanta GA Yamaha 154 25
24 Tom Herron Lisburn, N. Ireland Yamaha 338 25
25 Harold Bartol Salzburg Austria Yamaha 301 25
26 Steve Morehead Findlay OH Yamaha 42 25
27 Dennis Lamb Savannah GA Yamaha 127 25
28 Mike Baldwin Darien CT Yamaha 186 25
29 Will Harding Gainesville FL Yamaha 161 25
30 Richard Chambers Raphine VA Yamaha 71 25
31 Alan Barbic San Jose CA Yamaha 160 25
32 Conrad Urbanowski Pembroke Pines FL Harley-Davidson 18 24
33 Marcel Ankone Oldenzaal Holland Yamaha 326 24
34 William Payne Framingham MA Yamaha 22 24
35 Richard Smith Chillicothe OH Yamaha 187 24
36 Frank McTaggart Wayne MI Yamaha 182 24
37 Kenneth Brunswick Greenville OH Yamaha 43 24
38 Ted Bay Skanenteles NY Yamaha 145 24
39 Vincent Kutis Ocala FL Harley-Davidson 169 24
40 Jim Arnold Whitby, Ont. Canada Yamaha 70 24
41 Santiago Gonzales Venezuela Yamaha 353 24
42 Ron Stefanko Beaver Dam OH Yamaha 222 24
43 Terry Hutton Harlow England Yamaha 315 24
44 Jan Kostwinder Rotterdam Holland Yamaha 322 24
45 Avrum Gudelsky Aldie VA Yamaha 149 24
46 Dwight Lyon Birmingham AL Yamaha 236 23
47 Ronald Hollmeier Batavia IL Harley-Davidson 199 23
48 Stan Friduss Gainesville FL Yamaha 123 23
49 Carlos Cortez Caracas Venezuela Yamaha 352 23
50 Scott Seegers Vienna VA Yamaha 137 23
51 Gerhard Vogt Saffigg W. Germany Yamaha 312 22
52 Dan McWhorter Riverside CA Yamaha 79 21
53 Richard Clutts Jacksonville FL Yamaha 144 20
54 Bruce Lind Seattle WA Yamaha 146 20
55 Jim Arnold Whitby, Ont. Canada Yamaha 30 20
56 Ron Pierce Bakersfield CA Kawasaki 97 19
57 Larry Koop Fresno CA Yamaha 245 18
58 Anthony Angioletti Englewood Cliffs NJ Yamaha 135 18
59 Wes Cooley Mission Viejo CA Yamaha 35 15
60 Brian Henderson Dorval, Que. Canada Yamaha 93 15
61 Hap Eaton Circleville OH Yamaha 111 14
62 Gregg Hansford Brisbane Australia Kawasaki 324 10
63 Pierre Soulas Paris France Yamaha 344 10
64 Ted Henter St. Petersburg FL Yamaha 53 9
65 Dana Dandeneau Pleasant Valley NY Yamaha 47 9
66 Jim Dunn Everett WA Harley-Davidson 175 9
67 Robert Sutherland Willowdale, Ont. Canada Yamaha 136 8
68 Gary Blackman Zionsville PA Yamaha 114 6
69 Gill Martin Lakeside CA Yamaha 7 6
70 Anton Mang Inning W. Germany Yamaha 343 5
71 Wayne Hucke Takoma Park MD Yamaha 151 5
72 Robert Murray Fullerton CA Yamaha 171 4
73 Ted Davidson Modesto CA Yamaha 156 4
74 Allan Engel Seal Beach CA Kawasaki 82 4
75 Gary Nixon Cockeysville MD Kawasaki 9 3
76 David Ingram Crown Point IN Harley-Davidson 174 1
77 John Eastveld Que. Canada Yamaha 126 1
78 Jay Springsteen Flint MI Harley-Davidson 25 1
79 Steve Schaefer Seattle WA Kawasaki 112 1
80 Skip Aksland Manteca CA Yamaha 27 1

Time of race: 1 hour, 0 mins., 27 secs.
Winner’s Avg. Speed: 100.612 mph.
Margin of victory:

Bryar Motorsports Park – Rd. 2
June 18, 1976
Loudon, NH

Pos. First Last Hometown State Bike No. Laps
1 Steve Baker Bellingham WA Yamaha 32
2 Yvon DuHamel La Salle, Que. Canada Kawasaki
3 Mike Baldwin Darien CT Yamaha
4 Ted Henter St. Petersburg FL Yamaha
5 John Long Miami FL Yamaha
6 Richard Chambers Raphine VA Yamaha
7 Wes Cooley Mission Viejo CA Yamaha
8 Mike Clarke Downey CA Yamaha
9 Ted Davidson Modesto CA Yamaha
10 Bart Myers New Brunswick NJ Yamaha
11 John Eastveld Que. Canada Yamaha
12 Avrum Gudelsky Aldie VA Yamaha
13 Hap Eaton Circleville OH Yamaha
14 Len Fitch Woodslee, Ont. Canada Yamaha
15 Jay Springsteen Flint MI Harley-Davidson
16 Hal Coleman Lakeland FL Yamaha
17 Will Hardin Yamaha
18 Malcolm MacPherson Brantford, Ont. Canada Kawasaki
19 John Clark Yamaha
20 Bruce Hammer Yamaha

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

Laguna Seca Raceway – Rd. 3
July 31, 1976
Monterey, CA

Pos. First Last Hometown State Bike No. Laps
1 Steve Baker Bellingham WA Yamaha 32 20
2 Kenny Roberts Modesto CA Yamaha
3 David Emde National City CA Yamaha
4 Skip Aksland Manteca CA Yamaha
5 Mike Devlin Fullerton CA Yamaha
6 Kevin Stafford San Diego CA Yamaha
7 Mike Clarke Downey CA Yamaha
8 Mike Baldwin Darien CT Yamaha
9 Richard Schlachter Old Lyme CT Yamaha
10 John Long Miami FL Yamaha
11 Gill Martin Lakeside CA Yamaha
12 Dick Fuller Oxnard CA Yamaha
13 Bruce Lind Seattle WA Yamaha
14 Rudy Galindo Santa Fe Springs CA Yamaha
15 Robert Murray Fullerton CA Yamaha
16 Richard Chambers Raphine VA Yamaha
17 Conrad Urbanowski Pembroke Pines FL Harley-Davidson
18 Vince Mead Yamaha
19 Dan McWhorter Riverside CA Yamaha
20 Alan Barbic San Jose CA Yamaha

Time of race: 25 mins, 08 secs.
Winner’s Avg. Speed: 90.698 mph.
Margin of victory:

Riverside International Raceway – Rd. 4
Oct. 2, 1976
Riverside, CA

Pos. First Last Hometown State Bike No. Laps
1 Kenny Roberts Modesto CA Yamaha 2 20
2 David Emde National City CA Yamaha
3 Yvon DuHamel La Salle, Que. Canada Kawasaki
4 Kevin Stafford San Diego CA Yamaha
5 William Murphy Yamaha
6 John Long Miami FL Yamaha
7 Mike Devlin Fullerton CA Yamaha
8 Wes Cooley Mission Viejo CA Yamaha
9 Dick Fuller Oxnard CA Yamaha
10 Doug Teague Detroit MI Harley-Davidson
11 Robert Murray Fullerton CA Yamaha
12 Greg Sassaman Macon GA Harley-Davidson
13 Dan McWhorter Riverside CA Yamaha
14 Ron Kirkham Yamaha
15 Alan Barbic San Jose CA Yamaha
16 Richard Chambers Raphine VA Yamaha
17 Hank Scott Findlay OH Yamaha
18 Greg McRae Yamaha
19 Avrum Gudelsky Aldie VA Yamaha
20 Rudy Galindo Santa Fe Springs CA Yamaha

Time of race:
Winner’s Avg. Speed: 96.832 mph.
Margin of victory: 33 secs.

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(Mythical) 1976 AMA Lightweight Road Race Champion:
Kenny Roberts, Modesto, CA., Yamaha

(Mythical) Final 1976 AMA Lightweight Road Race Point Standings:

1 Kenny Roberts Modesto CA Yamaha 56
2 Steve Baker Bellingham WA Yamaha 53
3 David Emde National City CA Yamaha 33
4 Yvon DuHamel La Salle, Que. Canada Kawasaki 29
5 Kevin Stafford San Diego CA Yamaha 28
6 John Long Miami FL Yamaha 24
7 Mike Devlin Fullerton CA Yamaha 24
8 Mike Baldwin Darien CT Yamaha 20
9 Pat Hennen San Mateo CA Yamaha 16
10 Doug Teague Detroit MI Yamaha 15
11 Wes Cooley Mission Viejo CA Yamaha 15
12 Mike Clarke Downey CA Yamaha 15
13 Hideo Kanaya Kobe Japan Yamaha 11
14 Ted Henter St. Petersburg FL Yamaha 11
15 Skip Aksland Manteca CA Yamaha 11
16 William Murphy Yamaha 10
17 Phil McDonald Sapulpa OK Yamaha 9
18 Richard Chambers Raphine VA Yamaha 9
19 Dick Fuller Oxnard CA Yamaha 9
20 Richard Schlachter Old Lyme CT Yamaha 8
21 Tommy Byars Beaumont TX Yamaha 7
22 Ted Davidson Modesto CA Yamaha 6
23 Harald Merkl Bayreuth Germany Yamaha 5
24 Bart Myers New Brunswick NJ Yamaha 5
25 John Eastveld Que. Canada Yamaha 4
26 Gill Martin Lakeside CA Yamaha 4
27 Robert Murray Fullerton CA Yamaha 4
28 Miles Baldwin Toronto Canada Yamaha 3
29 Avrum Gudelsky Aldie VA Yamaha 3
30 Greg Sassaman Macon GA Harley-Davidson 3
31 Bruce Lind Seattle WA Yamaha 2
32 Dan McWhorter Riverside CA Yamaha 2
33 Mike Baeder La Habra CA Yamaha 1
34 Len Fitch Woodslee, Ont. Canada Yamaha 1
35 Rudy Galindo Santa Fe Springs CA Yamaha 1
36 Ron Kirkham Yamaha 1

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