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, 1977
Daytona Beach, Fla.

POS	FIRST	LAST	CITY	STATE	MACHINE	NO.	LAPS
1	COOK	NEILSON	WESTLAKE VILLAGE	CA	DUCATI	31	13
2	DAVID	EMDE	NATIONAL CITY	CA	KAWASAKI	25
3	WES	COOLEY	MISSION VIEJO	CA	KAWASAKI	33
4	REG	PRIDMORE	GOLETA	CA	BMW	163
5	MIKE	BALDWIN	DARIEN	CT	MOTO-GUZZI	186
6	JOHN	BETTENCOURT	W. BRIDGEWATER	MA	KAWASAKI	272
7	KURT	LIEBMANN	BERGENFIELD	NJ	MOTO-GUZZI	95
8	DAN	SORENSON	KESWICK, ONT.	CANADA	KAWASAKI	133
9	KEITH	CODE	LOS ANGELES	CA	KAWASAKI	251
10	WILL	HARDING	BRASELTON, GA	FL	KAWASAKI	161
11	JOHN	FUCHS	RADNOR	PA	HONDA	67
12	ARTHUR	KOWITZ	BRASELTON	GA	KAWASAKI	109
13	JIM	HABERLIN	LA CANADA	CA	LAVERDA	271
14	JERRY	WOOD	NORFOLK	MA	DUCATI	269
15	MARCO	MANCINI	PTE CLAIRE QUE	CAN	DUCATI	50
16	MALCOLME	TUNSTALL	SEMINOLE	FL	DUCATI	266
17	ROBERT	COY	RICHMOND	NH	KAWASAKI	139
18	TERRY	THOMPSON	ZANESVILLE	OH	KAWASAKI	250
19	DIETER	GUTTNER	ST. CLAIR SHORES	MI	DUCATI	252
20	JOHN	EASTVELD	DOLLARD DES ORMEAUX, QUE	CANADA	LAVERDA	126
21	JONATHAN	WHITE	BETHEL	OH	DUCATI	176
22	TORELLO	TACCHI	CHICAGO	IL	LAVERDA	86
23	GARY	TOMPKINS	DECATUR	GA	KAWASAKI	260
24	RALPH	WHITE	ETOBICOKE, ONT.	CAN	KAWASAKI	253
25	DAVE	PARK	ETOBICOKE, ONT.	CAN	KAWASAKI	267
26	AL	PHILLIPS	CHICAGO	IL	DUCATI	64
27	JAMES	MILLER	MORRISTOWN	TN	YAMAHA	261
28	GEORGE	VINCENSI	WESTFIELD	MA	MOTO-GUZZI	111
29	KURT	LENTZ	BLOOMSBURY	NJ	DUCATI	75
30	PHILLIP	RIDGDILL	JACKSONVILLE	FL	KAWASAKI	268
31	DOUG	LIBBY	MILFORD	MI	MOTO-GUZZI	140
32	DICK	KILGROE	LOS ANGELES	CA	KAWASAKI	94
33	STEVE	MCLAUGHLIN	SANTA ANA	CA	BMW	83
34	LANCE	WEIL	POMONA	CA	LAVERDA	193
35	LANG	HINDLE	SCARBOROUGH, ON	CAN	KAWASAKI	275
36	RON	PIERCE	BAKERSFIELD	CA	BMW	97

Time of race: 29mins., 53.522 secs.
Winner’s Avg. Speed: 100.982mph
Margin of victory: 28 secs.
Pole winner: Reg Pridmore (BMW) — (No heat race due to rain, field gridded by 1976 standings)

Charlotte Motor Speedway – Rd.2
March 20, 1977
Concord, N.C.

POS	FIRST	LAST	CITY	STATE	MACHINE	NO.	LAPS
1	MIKE	BALDWIN	DARIEN	CT	MOTO-GUZZI	186
2	KURT	LIEBMANN	BERGENFIELD	NJ	MOTO-GUZZI	95
3	WES	COOLEY	MISSION VIEJO	CA	KAWASAKI	33
4	JOHN	BETTENCOURT	W. BRIDGEWATER	MA	KAWASAKI	272
5	WAYNE	SULLIVAN	HALIFAX	MA	LAVERDA
6	DIETER	GUTTNER	ST. CLAIR SHORES	MI	DUCATI	252
7	JAMES	ROSSI	SHELBY	NC	DUCATI
8	KURT	LENTZ	BLOOMSBURY	NJ	DUCATI	75
9	MARCO	MANCINI	PTE CLAIRE QUE	CANADA	DUCATI	50
10	JOHN	FUCHS	RADNOR	PA	HONDA	67
11	KEITH	CODE	LOS ANGELES	CA	KAWASAKI	251
12	GARY	TOMPKINS	DECATUR	GA	KAWASAKI	260

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

Bryar Motorsports Park – Rd.3
June 19, 1977
Loudon, N.H.

POS	FIRST	LAST	CITY	STATE	MACHINE	NO.	LAPS
1	RON	PIERCE	BAKERSFIELD	CA	BMW	97
2	REG	PRIDMORE	GOLETA	CA	KAWASAKI	163
3	KURT	LIEBMANN	BERGENFIELD	NJ	MOTO-GUZZI	95
4	KEITH	CODE	LOS ANGELES	CA	KAWASAKI	251
5	KURT	LENTZ	BLOOMSBURY	NJ	DUCATI	75
6	MIKE	BALDWIN	DARIEN	CT	MOTO-GUZZI	186
7	PHILL	PEARSON	GREENVILLE	SC	DUCATI
8	JOHN	FUCHS	RADNOR	PA	HONDA	67
9	JAMES	ROSSI	SHELBY	NC	DUCATI
10	MARCO	MANCINI	PTE CLAIRE QUE	CANADA	DUCATI	50
11	MALCOLME	TUNSTALL	SEMINOLE	FL	DUCATI	266
12	MAX	SCHWEINSHAUT	N. ATTLEBORO	MA	BMW
13	TOM	MUIR	OTTAWA	CANADA	SUZUKI
14	JAMES	METRANDO	POUGHKEEPSIE	NY	YAMAHA

Time of race: 31 mins., 20 secs.
Winner’s Avg. Speed: 76.59 mph
Margin of victory:
Pole winner:

Sears Point Raceway – Rd.4
July 17, 1977
Sonoma, CA

POS	FIRST	LAST	CITY	STATE	MACHINE	NO.	LAPS
1	PAUL	RITTER	OAKLAND	CA	DUCATI	276	16
2	COOK	NEILSON	WESTLAKE VILLAGE	CA	DUCATI	31
3	RON	PIERCE	BAKERSFIELD	CA	BMW	97
4	REG	PRIDMORE	GOLETA	CA	KAWASAKI	163
5	LEROY	GERKHE	CONCORD	CA	MOTO-GUZZI	_
6	VANCE	BREESE	REDWOOD CITY	CA	MOTO-GUZZI	_
7	ERIK	BUELL	GIBSONIA	PA	DUCATI	6
8	GREG	MCRAE	QUESNEL, BC	CANADA	KAWASAKI	106
9	JIM	HABERLIN	LA CANADA	CA	TRIUMPH	271
10	EMILE	MULLICK	VENTURA	CA	NORTON	150
11	MARK	FULTON	PALO ALTO	CA	HONDA	289
12	DICK	KILGROE	LOS ANGELES	CA	KAWASAKI	94
13	DOUG	LIBBY	MILFORD	MI	MOTO-GUZZI	140
14	STEVE	MCLAUGHLIN	SANTA ANA	CA	KAWASAKI	83
15	PATRICK	EAGAN	SANTA ANA	CA	SUZUKI	162

Time of race:
Winner’s Avg. Speed:
Margin of victory:
Pole winner: Paul Ritter (Ducati)

Pocono Intl. Raceway – Rd. 5
Aug. 21, 1977
Mt. Pocono, PA

POS	FIRST	LAST	CITY	STATE	MACHINE	NO.	LAPS
1	REG	PRIDMORE	GOLETA	CA	KAWASAKI	163	15
2	MIKE	BALDWIN	DARIEN	CT	MOTO-GUZZI	186
3	KURT	LIEBMANN	BERGENFIELD	NJ	MOTO-GUZZI	95
4	JOHN	LONG	MIAMI	FL	DUCATI
5	KURT	LENTZ	BLOOMSBURY	NJ	DUCATI	75
6	JOHN	FUCHS	RADNOR	PA	HONDA	67
7	ERIK	BUELL	GIBSONIA	PA	DUCATI	6
8	ARTHUR	WICKS III	ROCHESTER	NY	HONDA
9	ARTHUR	KOWITZ	BRASELTON	GA	KAWASAKI	109
10	JERRY	WOOD	NORFOLK	MA	YAMAHA	269
11	WAYNE	SULLIVAN	HALIFAX	MA	LAVERDA
12	ROBERT	MILLER	BRANFORD	CT	KAWASAKI
13	MAX	SCHWEINSHAUT	N. ATTLEBORO	MA	BMW
14	ARTHUR	ROBINSON	HAMDEN	CT	KAWASAKI

Time of race:
Winner’s Avg. Speed:
Margin of victory: 21 secs.
Pole winner:

Laguna Seca Raceway – Rd. 6
Sept. 11, 1977
Monterey, CA

POS	FIRST	LAST	CITY	STATE	MACHINE	NO.	LAPS
1	STEVE	MCLAUGHLIN	SANTA ANA	CA	SUZUKI	83	20
2	COOK	NEILSON	WESTLAKE VILLAGE	CA	DUCATI	31
3	REG	PRIDMORE	GOLETA	CA	KAWASAKI	163
4	PAUL	RITTER	OAKLAND	CA	DUCATI	276
5	RON	PIERCE	BAKERSFIELD	CA	BMW	97
6	DAVID	EMDE	NATIONAL CITY	CA	KAWASAKI	25
7	DICK	KILGROE	LOS ANGELES	CA	KAWASAKI	94
8	HARRY	KLINZMANN	GARDEN GROVE	CA	BMW
9	VANCE	BREESE	REDWOOD CITY	CA	MOTO-GUZZI	226
10	ARTHUR	CHAMBERS	KENSINGTON	CA	DUCATI	24
11	EMILE	MULLICK	VENTURA	CA	NORTON
12	JOHN	SERRA	SAN BERNARDINO	CA	YAMAHA	16
13	MARK	FULTON	PALO ALTO	CA	HONDA
14	WES	COOLEY	MISSION VIEJO	CA	KAWASAKI	33
15	GREG	MCRAE	QUESNEL, BCCAN	–	KAWASAKI	106
16	MIKE	BALDWIN	DARIEN	CT	KAWASAKI	186
17	WILLIAM	HENRY	STUDIO CITY	CA	YAMAHA	37

Time of race: 25 mins., 9.18 secs.
Winner’s Avg. Speed: 90.645 mph
Margin of victory:
Pole winner: Steve McLaughlin (Suzuki)

Riverside Intl. Raceway – Rd. 7
Oct. 1, 1977
Riverside, CA

POS	FIRST	LAST	CITY	STATE	MACHINE	NO.	LAPS
1	WES	COOLEY	MISSION VIEJO	CA	KAWASAKI	33	16
2	COOK	NEILSON	WESTLAKE VILLAGE	CA	DUCATI	31
3	PAUL	RITTER	OAKLAND	CA	DUCATI	276
4	HARRY	KLINZMANN	GARDEN GROVE	CA	BMW
5	RON	PIERCE	BAKERSFIELD	CA	BMW	97
6	LEE	FLEMING	RIVERSIDE	CA	KAWASAKI
7	VANCE	BREESE	REDWOOD CITY	CA	MOTO-GUZZI
8	DICK	KILGROE	LOS ANGELES	CA	KAWASAKI	94
9	WILLIAM	HENRY	STUDIO CITY	CA	YAMAHA
10	STEVE	EPSTEIN	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	KAWASAKI
11	KEITH	CODE	LOS ANGELES	CA	KAWASAKI	251
12	EMILE	MULLICK	VENTURA	CA	NORTON
13	ARTHUR	CHAMBERS	KENSINGTON	CA	DUCATI
14	MIKE	BALDWIN	DARIEN	CT	MOTO-GUZZI	186
15	REG	PRIDMORE	GOLETA	CA	KAWASAKI	163
16	JIM	HABERLIN	LA CANADA	CA	TRIUMPH	271
17	STEVE	MCLAUGHLIN	SANTA ANA	CA	SUZUKI	83

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

——

1977 AMA Superbike Champion:
Reg Pridmore, Goleta, CA., BMW/Kawasaki

Final 1977 AMA Superbike Point Standings:

1	REG	PRIDMORE	GOLETA	CA	BMW/KAW	71
2	COOK	NEILSON	WESTLAKE VILLAGE	CA	DUCATI	68
3	MIKE	BALDWIN	DARIEN	CT	MOTO-GUZZI	56
4	RON	PIERCE	BAKERSFIELD	CA	BMW	53
5	KURT	LIEBMANN	BERGENFIELD	NJ	MOTO-GUZZI	50
6	WES	COOLEY	MISSION VIEJO	CA	KAWASAKI	47
7	PAUL	RITTER	OAKLAND	CA	DUCATI	44
8	KURT	LENTZ	BLOOMSBURY	NJ	DUCATI	27
9	KEITH	CODE	LOS ANGELES	CA	KAWASAKI	25
10	DAVID	EMDE	NATIONAL CITY	CA	KAWASAKI	25
11	JOHN	FUCHS	RADNOR	PA	HONDA	25
12	VANCE	BREESE	REDWOOD CITY	CA	MOTO-GUZZI	23
13	STEVE	MCLAUGHLIN	SANTA ANA	CA	SUZUKI	21
14	JOHN	BETTENCOURT	W. BRIDGEWATER	MA	KAWASAKI	20
15	DICK	KILGROE	LOS ANGELES	CA	KAWASAKI	18
16	HARRY	KLINZMANN	GARDEN GROVE	CA	BMW	18
17	ERIK	BUELL	GIBSONIA	PA	DUCATI	16
18	JAMES	ROSSI	SHELBY	NC	DUCATI	14
19	WAYNE	SULLIVAN	HALIFAX	MA	LAVERDA	14
20	EMILE	MULLICK	VENTURA	CA	NORTON	12
21	JOHN	LONG	MIAMI	FL	DUCATI	11
22	MARCO	MANCINI	PTE CLAIRE QUE	CANADA	DUCATI	11
23	LEROY	GERKHE	CONCORD	CA	MOTO-GUZZI	10
24	LEE	FLEMING	RIVERSIDE	CA	KAWASAKI	9
25	DIETER	GUTTNER	ST. CLAIR SHORES	MI	DUCATI	9
26	ARTHUR	KOWITZ	BRASELTON	GA	KAWASAKI	9
27	JIM	HABERLIN	LA CANADA	CA	TRIUMPH	8
28	PHILL	PEARSON	GREENVILLE	SC	DUCATI	8
29	ARTHUR	CHAMBERS	KENSINGTON	CA	DUCATI	7
30	GREG	MCRAE	QUESNEL, BC	CANADA	KAWASAKI	7
31	DAN	SORENSON	KESWICK, ONT.	CANADA	KAWASAKI	7
32	ARTHUR	WICKS III	ROCHESTER	NY	HONDA	7
33	MARK	FULTON	PALO ALTO	CA	HONDA	6
34	WILLIAM	HENRY	STUDIO CITY	CA	YAMAHA	6
35	JERRY	WOOD	NORFOLK	MA	YAMAHA	6
36	STEVE	EPSTEIN	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	KAWASAKI	5
37	WILL	HARDING	BRASELTON, GA	FL	KAWASAKI	5
38	MAX	SCHWEINSHAUT	N. ATTLEBORO	MA	BMW	5
39	MALCOLME	TUNSTALL	SEMINOLE	FL	DUCATI	4
40	ROBERT	MILLER	BRANFORD	CT	KAWASAKI	3
41	JOHN	SERRA	SAN BERNARDINO	CA	YAMAHA	3
42	GARY	TOMPKINS	DECATUR	GA	KAWASAKI	3
43	DOUG	LIBBY	MILFORD	MI	MOTO-GUZZI	2
44	TOM	MUIR	OTTAWA	CANADA	SUZUKI	2
45	JAMES	METRANDO	POUGHKEEPSIE	NY	YAMAHA	1
46	ARTHUR	ROBINSON	HAMDEN	CT	KAWASAKI	1

— 

Stats:

1977 Season wins

1	Reg	Pridmore	1
2	Steve	McLaughlin	1
3	Mike	Baldwin	1
4	Cook	Neilson	1
5	Ron	Pierce	1
6	Paul	Ritter	1
7	Wes	Cooley	1

1977 Season Podiums

1	Cook	Neilson	4
2	Reg	Pridmore	3
3	Wes	Cooley	3
4	Kurt	Liebmann	3
5	Mike	Baldwin	2
6	Ron	Pierce	2
7	Paul	Ritter	2
8	Steve	McLaughlin	1
9	David	Emde	1

1977 Season Manufacturer Wins

1	Ducati	2
2	Kawasaki	2
3	BMW	1
4	Moto Guzzi	1
5	Suzuki	1

1977 Season Poles

1	Reg	Pridmore	1
2	Paul	Ritter	1
3	Steve	McLaughlin	1
—	Unknown	x	4

1977 Season Poles (Mfr)

1	BMW	1
2	Ducati	1
3	Suzuki	1
—	Unknown	4

All-Time

All-time wins (rider)

1	Reg	Pridmore	3
2	Steve	McLaughlin	2
3	Mike	Baldwin	2
4	Cook	Neilson	1
5	Ron	Pierce	1
6	Paul	Ritter	1
7	Wes	Cooley	1

 All-time podiums

1	Reg	Pridmore	7
2	Cook	Neilson	6
3	Wes	Cooley	3
4	Kurt	Liebmann	3
5	Mike	Baldwin	3
6	Steve	McLaughlin	3
7	Ron	Pierce	2
8	Paul	Ritter	2
9	David	Emde	1
10	Gary	Fisher	1
11	Keith	Code	1
12	Mike	Parriott	1

All-time wins (Mfr)

1	BMW	4
2	Ducati	2
3	Kawasaki	2
4	Moto Guzzi	2
5	Suzuki	1

All-time poles (rider)

1	Reg	Pridmore	2
2	Gary	Fisher	1
3	Mike	Baldwin	1
4	Cook	Neilson	1
5	Paul	Ritter	1
6	Steve	McLaughlin	1
—	Unknown	x	4

 

All-time poles (Mfr)

1	BMW	3
2	Ducati	2
3	Suzuki	1
4	Moto Guzzi	1
—	Unknown	4

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