1979 AMA Superbike 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 9, 1979
Daytona Beach, Fla.

POS FIRST LAST CITY STATE MACHINE NO. LAPS
1 RON PIERCE BAKERSFIELD CA SUZUKI 97 26
2 WES COOLEY MISSION VIEJO CA SUZUKI 34 26
3 DAVID EMDE OCEANSIDE CA SUZUKI 56 26
4 JOHN LONG MIAMI FL BMW 36 26
5 HARRY KLINZMANN GARDEN GROVE CA KAWASAKI 31 26
6 JOHN BETTENCOURT W. MILFORD NJ SUZUKI 216 25
7 KERRY BRYANT PLACERVILLE CA KAWASAKI 222 25
8 JON MINONNO DALLAS TX BMW 119 25
9 WILLIAM WESTON QUEBEC CANADA DUCATI 151 25
10 CARL SMITH MIAMI FL SUZUKI 259 25
11 JOHN FUCHS LUDWIGS CORNER PA HONDA 87 25
12 RICHARD SCHLACHTER OLD LYME CT DUCATI 18 25
13 WILLIAM ADDINGTON REDDINGS CA KAWASAKI 154 25
14 DOUG LANTZ OLD GREENWICH CT DUCATI 129 25
15 DAN CHIVINGTON MARION OH HONDA 28 25
16 REG PRIDMORE SANTA BARBARA CA KAWASAKI 163 24
17 WILLI SCHEFFER CANOGA PARK CA SUZUKI 122 24
18 DOUG CHANCEY LANTANA FL KAWASAKI 186 24
19 DAVID SOLT VICTOR NY KAWASAKI 234 24
20 NORM MURPHEY DONS MILLS, ONT. CANADA YAMAHA 170 24
21 LANG HINDLE SCARBOROUGH, ON CANADA KAWASAKI 203 24
22 ROBERTO PIETRI SANTA ANA CA SUZUKI 88 23
23 PHILL PEARSON GREENVILLE SC DUCATI 145 23
24 MICHAEL CASEY N. ATTLEBORO MA KAWASAKI 213 23
25 ROBERT LOUNT EAGLE POINT OR SUZUKI 179 23
26 MAX SCHWEINSHANT N. ATTLEBORO MA SUZUKI 264 23
27 DAN WARREN SARASOTA FL SUZUKI 99 23
28 FREDDIE SPENCER SHREVEPORT LA DUCATI 8 22
29 ARTHUR ROBINSON BRANFORD CT KAWASAKI 209 22
30 SCOTT STRACHAN DONS MILLS, ONT. CANADA KAWASAKI 202 22
31 RON HOLLMEIER GENEVA IL LAVERDA 199 22
32 JOHN NELSON ANN ARBOR MI SUZUKI 254 21
33 ALAN WARD BOYATON CT MOTO-GUZZI 165 21
34 KEITH CODE LOS ANGELES CA KAWASAKI 125 21
35 AL PHILLIPS CHICAGO IL LAVERDA 68 21
36 IAN DAY CHARLOTTESVILLE VA MOTO-GUZZI 272 20
37 GARY TOMPKINS DECATUR GA KAWASAKI 260 18
38 ED POWELL PRINCETON WV SUZUKI 135 18
39 YASNO ISHIL VAN NUYS CA SUZUKI 247 17
40 STEVE MCLAUGHLIN SANTA ANA CA KAWASAKI 83 16
41 BERT COLEMAN LAKELAND FL KAWASAKI 150 16
42 WENDELL PHILLIPS SEAL BEACH CA SUZUKI 263 13
43 WAYNE SULLIVAN HALIFAX VA SUZUKI 256 12
44 WENDY EPSTEIN WOOSTER OH SUZUKI 219 10
45 CARRY KEOSHGERIAN VAN NUYS CA KAWASAKI 177 10
46 THOMAS FRANCIS ST. PETERSBURG FL KAWASAKI 180 8
47 JERRY DEAN NORWOOD OH DUCATI 227 8
48 CHUCK PARME LAJOLLA CA KAWASAKI 191 6
49 GEORGE TREASTER HAWTHORNE FL HARLEY-DAVIDSON 223 6
50 MALCOLME TUNSTALL SEMINOLE FL DUCATI 266 4
51 LIZ WEMETT ERWINNA PA SUZUKI 172 4
52 DAVID ALDANA GARDEN GROVE CA SUZUKI 10 1

Time of race: 58 mins., 32.69 secs.
Winner’s Avg. Speed: 103.121 mph
Margin of victory: 24 secs.
Pole winner: Wes Cooley (Suz) (heat race avg. 104.043 mph)

Bryar Motorsports Park – Rd. 2
June 17, 1979
Loudon, NH

POS FIRST LAST CITY STATE MACHINE NO. LAPS
1 RICHARD SCHLACHTER OLD LYME CT DUCATI 48 21
2 MIKE BALDWIN DARIEN CT KAWASAKI 43
3 WES COOLEY MISSION VIEJO CA SUZUKI 34
4 FREDDIE SPENCER SHREVEPORT LA DUCATI 8
5 CHUCK PARME LA JOLLA CA KAWASAKI 191
6 DWIGHT ROY WETHERSFIELD CT SUZUKI 205
7 ROBERTO PIETRI LOS ANGELES CA SUZUKI 88
8 DENNIS SMITH CARSON CA SUZUKI 127
9 RON PIERCE BAKERSFIELD CA SUZUKI 97
10 JOHN LONG MIAMI FL BMW 36
11 KEITH CODE LOS ANGELES CA KAWASAKI 125
12 CARL SMITH MIAMI FL SUZUKI
13 JOHN FUCHS LUDWIGS CORNER PA HONDA 87
14 KURT LIEBMANN TEANECK NJ HONDA
15 MALCOLME TUNSTALL SEMINOLE FL DUCATI 266
16 KEN GREENE _ _ SUZUKI _

Time of race: 13 mins., 56 secs.
Winner’s Avg. Speed: 79.534 mph
Margin of victory:
Pole winner: Mike Baldwin (Kaw)

Sears Point Raceway – Rd. 3
July 15, 1979
Sonoma, CA

POS FIRST LAST CITY STATE MACHINE NO. LAPS
1 FREDDIE SPENCER SHREVEPORT LA KAWASAKI 8 10
2 RON PIERCE BAKERSFIELD CA SUZUKI 97
3 WES COOLEY MISSION VIEJO CA SUZUKI 34
4 RICHARD SCHLACHTER OLD LYME CT KAWASAKI 48
5 HARRY KLINZMANN GARDEN GROVE CA KAWASAKI 31
6 CHUCK PARME LA JOLLA CA KAWASAKI 191
7 REG PRIDMORE GOLETA CA KAWASAKI 163
8 JOHN BETTENCOURT W. MILFORD NJ SUZUKI 216
9 DENNIS SMITH CARSON CA SUZUKI 88
10 ROBERTO PIETRI LOS ANGELES CA SUZUKI 127
11 PAUL RITTER BERKELEY CA BMW
12 DAVID EMDE OCEANSIDE CA SUZUKI 56
13 STEVE MALLONEE VENICE CA KAWASAKI
14 GORDON SEIM SANTA MARIA CA KAWASAKI
15 CARRY KEOSHGERIAN VAN NUYS CA KAWASAKI 177

Time of race: 18 mins., 27.58 secs.
Winner’s Avg. Speed: 81.25 mph
Margin of victory:
Pole winner: Ron Pierce (Suz)

Laguna Seca Raceway – Rd. 4
Aug. 5, 1979
Monterey, CA

POS FIRST LAST CITY STATE MACHINE NO. LAPS
1 FREDDIE SPENCER SHREVEPORT LA KAWASAKI 8 20
2 WES COOLEY MISSION VIEJO CA SUZUKI 34
3 RON PIERCE BAKERSFIELD CA SUZUKI 97
4 RICHARD SCHLACHTER OLD LYME CT KAWASAKI 48
5 HARRY KLINZMANN GARDEN GROVE CA KAWASAKI 31
6 STEVE MCLAUGHLIN SANTA ANA CA KAWASAKI 83
7 CHUCK PARME LA JOLLA CA KAWASAKI 191
8 KEVIN STAFFORD SAN DIEGO CA KAWASAKI
9 JOHN BETTENCOURT W. MILFORD NJ SUZUKI 216
10 CARRY KEOSHGERIAN VAN NUYS CA KAWASAKI 177
11 FRANK MAZUR NEWARK CA HONDA
12 GORDON SEIM SANTA MARIA CA KAWASAKI
13 ARTHUR CHAMBERS PT. RICHMOND CA DUCATI
14 WILLI SCHEFFER CANOGA PARK CA SUZUKI

Time of race: 24 mins., 0.491 secs.
Winner’s Avg. Speed: 94.999 mph
Margin of victory: 5 secs.
Pole winner: Ron Pierce (Suz)

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1979 AMA Superbike Champion:
Wes Cooley, Mission Viejo, CA., Suzuki

Final 1979 AMA Superbike Point Standings:

1 WES COOLEY MISSION VIEJO CA SUZUKI 58
2 RON PIERCE BAKERSFIELD CA SUZUKI 55
3 FREDDIE SPENCER SHREVEPORT LA KAWASAKI 51
4 RICHARD SCHLACHTER OLD LYME CT KAWASAKI 45
5 HARRY KLINZMANN GARDEN GROVE CA KAWASAKI 30
6 CHUCK PARME LA JOLLA CA KAWASAKI 27
7 JOHN BETTENCOURT W. MILFORD NJ SUZUKI 22
8 MIKE BALDWIN DARIEN CT KAWASAKI 16
9 DAVID EMDE OCEANSIDE CA SUZUKI 16
10 JOHN LONG MIAMI FL BMW 16
11 ROBERTO PIETRI LOS ANGELES CA SUZUKI 13
12 DENNIS SMITH CARSON CA SUZUKI 13
13 STEVE MCLAUGHLIN SANTA ANA CA KAWASAKI 9
14 DWIGHT ROY WETHERSFIELD CT SUZUKI 9
15 KERRY BRYANT PLACERVILLE CA KAWASAKI 8
16 REG PRIDMORE GOLETA CA KAWASAKI 8
17 CARL SMITH MIAMI FL SUZUKI 8
18 JON MINONNO DALLAS TX BMW 7
19 KEVIN STAFFORD SAN DIEGO CA KAWASAKI 7
20 JOHN FUCHS LUDWIGS CORNER PA HONDA 6
21 WILLIAM WESTON QUEBEC CANADA DUCATI 6
22 CARRY KEOSHGERIAN VAN NUYS CA KAWASAKI 5
23 KEITH CODE LOS ANGELES CA KAWASAKI 4
24 FRANK MAZUR NEWARK CA HONDA 4
25 PAUL RITTER BERKELEY CA BMW 4
26 GORDON SEIM SANTA MARIA CA KAWASAKI 4
27 WILLIAM ADDINGTON REDDINGS CA KAWASAKI 2
28 ARTHUR CHAMBERS PT. RICHMOND CA DUCATI 2
29 STEVE MALLONEE VENICE CA KAWASAKI 2
30 DOUG LANTZ OLD GREENWICH CT DUCATI 1
31 KURT LIEBMANN TEANECK NJ HONDA 1
32 WILLI SCHEFFER CANOGA PARK CA SUZUKI 1

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Stats:

1979 Season wins

1 Freddie Spencer 2
2 Ron Pierce 1
3 Rich Schlachter 1

1979 Season Podiums

1 Wes Cooley 4
2 Ron Pierce 3
3 Freddie Spencer 2
4 David Emde 1
5 Rich Schlachter 1
6 Mike Baldwin 1

 

1979 Season Manufacturer Wins

1 Kawasaki 2
2 Suzuki 1
3 Ducati 1

 

1979 Season Poles

1 Ron Pierce 2
2 Wes Cooley 1
3 Mike Baldwin 1

 

1979 Season Poles (Mfr)

1 Suzuki 3
2 Kawasaki 1

 

All-Time

All-time wins (rider)

1 Wes Cooley 3
2 Steve McLaughlin 3
3 Reg Pridmore 3
4 Freddie Spencer 2
5 Ron Pierce 2
6 Paul Ritter 2
7 Mike Baldwin 2
8 Rich Schlachter 1
9 John Bettencourt 1
10 Harry Klinzmann 1
11 Cook Neilson 1

 

All-time podiums

1 Reg Pridmore 10
2 Wes Cooley 9
3 Cook Neilson 6
4 Ron Pierce 5
5 Steve McLaughlin 5
6 Mike Baldwin 4
7 Paul Ritter 4
8 Kurt Liebmann 4
9 David Emde 3
10 Freddie Spencer 2
11 John Long 2
12 John Bettencourt 2
13 Harry Klinzmann 2
14 Rich Schlachter 1
15 John Fuchs 1
16 Gary Fisher 1
17 Keith Code 1
18 Mike Parriott 1

 

All-time wins (Mfr)

1 Suzuki 6
2 BMW 5
3 Kawasaki 4
4 Ducati 4
5 Moto Guzzi 2

 

All-time poles (rider)

1 Wes Cooley 3
2 Ron Pierce 2
3 Mike Baldwin 2
4 Reg Pridmore 2
5 Gary Fisher 1
6 Cook Neilson 1
7 Paul Ritter 1
8 Steve McLaughlin 1
Unknown 8

 

All-time poles (Mfr)

1 Suzuki 5
2 BMW 3
3 Kawasaki 2
4 Ducati 2
5 Moto Guzzi 1
— Unknown 8

 

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