1967 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 18, 1967
Daytona Beach, Fla.

Pos. First Last Hometown State Bike No. Laps
1 Gary Nixon Baltimore MD Yamaha 27
2 Dick Hammer Lakewood CA Suzuki
3 Robert Winters Ft. Smith AR Yamaha
4 Dick Newell El Monte CA Yamaha
5 Donald Twigg Hagerstown MD Yamaha
6 Frank Camillieri Chelsea MA Yamaha
7 Norman Stovall Lubbock TX Yamaha
8 Yvon DuHamel Montreal, Que. Canada Yamaha
9 Sonny Gager Jacksonville FL Kawasaki
10 Don Butler Woodridge NJ Kawasaki
11 Ken Clark Lomita CA Kawasaki
12 Bennie Bowden Kalamazoo MI Harley-Davidson
13 James Varnes Vincentown NJ Yamaha
14 James Deehan N. Hollywood CA Yamaha
15 W.T. Rufner Ft. Worth TX Yamaha
16 James Kersting Winamac IN Kawasaki
17 Larry Stone Deland FL Harley-Davidson
18 Warren Flickinger Denver CO Kawasaki
19 Ray Little Atlanta GA Harley-Davidson
20 Tom Hannum Jr. Media PA Harley-Davidson
21 Ronnie Rall Mansfield OH Suzuki
22 Glenn Vincent Simsbury CT Yamaha
23 Ted Hubbard Concord NC Harley-Davidson
24 James Skinner Auburn AL Benelli
25 William Hoggs Newport News VA Harley-Davidson
26 William Werner Bethlehem PA Harley-Davidson
27 Frank Scurria Glendale CA Kawasaki
28 Jim Pegram Hubbard OH Harley-Davidson
29 Rod Pink Yonkers NY Harley-Davidson
30 Edward Morra Burgettstown PA Ducati
31 Leroy Ferry San Antonio TX Ducati
32 Art Baumann San Francisco CA Kawasaki
33 John Buckner LaPuente CA Yamaha
34 Walt Fulton III Orange CA Harley-Davidson
35 Donald Beasley Evansville IN Ducati
36 Al Crisler Louisville TN Harley-Davidson
37 Ron Grant San Mateo CA Suzuki
38 Jack McNairy Dallas TX Harley-Davidson
39 Jim Lauter Portsmouth OH Yamaha
40 William Canfield Albuquerque NM Suzuki
41 Donald Fagan Wheeling WV Harley-Davidson
42 Robert Skoumal Downers Grove IL Bultaco
43 Monty Barrett Tulsa OK Harley-Davidson
44 Tony Murphy W. Covina CA Yamaha
45 Dick Woods Topeka KS Harley-Davidson
46 Chris Draayer Salt Lake City UT Harley-Davidson
47 Gordon Jennings Sea Cliff NY Harley-Davidson
48 Herbert Kresge Bangor PA Harley-Davidson
49 Roger Reiman Kewanee IL Harley-Davidson
50 R. Jacques duPont New Castle DE Yamaha
51 Jon Patton Van Buren AR Yamaha
52 James Anzalone Arlington MA Benelli
53 James Roark Lynn IN Harley-Davidson
54 Fred Nix Lawton OK Harley-Davidson
55 James Laness Mobile AL Yamaha
56 Larry Dillon Nashville TN Harley-Davidson
57 Robert Annecharico Manville NJ Ducati
58 Ray Hempstead St. Petersburg FL Yamaha
59 Eddie Adkins Hagerstown MD Yamaha
60 Charles Ingram Scarborough, Ont. Canada Yamaha
61 James Floyd Shreveport LA Harley-Davidson
62 Richard LaPorte Newbury NH Yamaha
63 Paul Rehmert Palestine OH Suzuki
64 Cal Rayborn San Diego CA Harley-Davidson
65 James Dour Berkley CA Harley-Davidson
66 Alton McGlocklin Hixon TN Ducati
67 Ron Widman St. Louis MO Harley-Davidson
68 Mike Duff Toronto Canada Yamaha
69 Eddie Wirth Manhattan Beach CA Yamaha
70 Jim Hayes, Jr. Kingsport TN Ducati
71 Jim Anderson Sherman TX Yamaha
72 Ronald Prime Flint MI Kawasaki
73 Phil Todd Ventura CA Harley-Davidson
74 David Bitner Vandalia OH Harley-Davidson
75 Mert Lawwill San Francisco CA Harley-Davidson
76 Jim McMurren Nestor CA Harley-Davidson
77 Buddy Elmore El Paso TX Kawasaki
78 Tom Steele Santa Rosa CA Suzuki
79 Jack Bastin Highland Heights KY Harley-Davidson

Time of race: 1 hour, 04 mins., 45 secs.
Winner’s Avg. Speed: 94.094 mph.
Margin of victory:

Bryar Motrsports Park – Rd. 2
June 17, 1967
Loudon, NH

Pos. First Last Hometown State Bike No. Laps
1 Donald Twigg Hagerstown MD Yamaha 28
2 Yvon DuHamel Montreal, Que. Canada Yamaha
3 Cal Rayborn Spring Valley CA Harley-Davidson
4 Ralph White Kawasaki
5 Bart Markel Flint MI Harley-Davidson
6 James Varnes Vincentown NJ Yamaha
7 Walt Fulton III Orange CA Harley-Davidson
8 Mert Lawwill San Francisco CA Harley-Davidson
9 Robert Winters Ft. Smith AR Yamaha
10 Chris Draayer Salt Lake City UT Harley-Davidson

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

Indianapolis Raceway Park – Rd. 3
Aug. 6, 1967
Indianapolis, Ind.

Pos. First Last Hometown State Bike No. Laps
1 Gary Nixon Baltimore MD Yamaha 27
2 Ron Grant San Mateo CA Suzuki
3 Dick Hammer Lakewood CA Suzuki 16
4 Dick Newell El Monte CA Yamaha
5 Donald Twigg Hagerstown MD Yamaha
6 James Varnes Vincentown NJ Yamaha
7 Elmer Morra Pittsburgh PA Yamaha
8 Charles Ingram Scarborough, Ont. Canada Yamaha
9 William Canfield Albuquerque NM Suzuki
10 Dick Mann Schenectady NY Kawasaki 2
11 Walt Fulton III Orange CA Suzuki
12 Jon Patton Van Buren AR Yamaha
13 Bennie Bowden Kalamazoo MI Harley-Davidson
14 James Kersting North Judson IN Kawasaki
15 Gordon Jennings Sea Cliff NY Harley-Davidson

Time of race: 36 mins., 41 seconds.
Winner’s Avg. Speed: 82.03 mph.
Margin of victory:

Carlsbad Raceway – Rd. 4
Sept. 24, 1967
Carlsbad, Calif.

Pos. First Last Hometown State Bike No. Laps
1 Ron Pierce Bakersfield CA Yamaha 197
2 Art Baumann San Francisco CA Yamaha 165
3 Dick Newell El Monte CA Yamaha 14
4 Walt Fulton III Orange CA Suzuki
5 Ralph White Kawasaki 15
6 Ron Grant San Mateo CA Suzuki
7 Don Vesco San Diego CA Yamaha 11
8 Paul Wilde Yamaha 143
9 Tom Steele Santa Rosa CA Suzuki
10 Jim Nicholson Kawasaki
11 Dick Hammer Lakewood CA Suzuki
12 Skip Van Leeuwen Suzuki 59
13 Buddy Elmore El Paso TX Kawasaki 79
14 Shorty Seabourne Yamaha
15 Mike Haney Ducati

Time of race: 29mins., 08.01 seconds.
Winner’s Avg. Speed: 82.03 mph.
Margin of victory: 0:01 seconds

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(Mythical) 1967 AMA Lightweight Road Race Champion:
Donald Twigg, Hagerstown, Md., Yamaha

(Mythical) Final 1967 AMA Lightweight Road Race Point Standings

1 Donald Twigg Hagerstown MD Yamaha 205
2 Gary Nixon Baltimore MD Yamaha 187
3 Dick Newell El Monte CA Yamaha 185
4 Dick Hammer Lakewood CA Suzuki 171
5 James Varnes Vincentown NJ Yamaha 129
6 Yvon DuHamel Montreal, Que. Canada Yamaha 128
7 Robert Winters Ft. Smith AR Yamaha 116
8 Walt Fulton III Orange CA H-D/Suz 113
9 Ron Grant San Mateo CA Suzuki 107
10 Ralph White     Kawasaki 96
11 Ron Pierce Bakersfield CA Yamaha 71
12 Cal Rayborn Spring Valley CA Harley-Davidson 67
13 Bennie Bowden Kalamazoo MI Harley-Davidson 62
14 Art Baumann San Francisco CA Yamaha 61
15 Frank Camillieri Chelsea MA Yamaha 61
16 Norman Stovall Lubbock TX Yamaha 56
17 Bart Markel Flint MI Harley-Davidson 52
18 Sonny Gager Jacksonville FL Kawasaki 49
19 James Kersting Winamac IN Kawasaki 47
20 Don Butler Woodridge NJ Kawasaki 46
21 Ken Clark Lomita CA Kawasaki 43
22 Elmer Morra Pittsburgh PA Yamaha 41
23 Charles Ingram Scarborough, Ont. Canada Yamaha 37
24 Mert Lawwill San Francisco CA Harley-Davidson 37
25 William Canfield Albuquerque NM Suzuki 34
26 James Deehan N. Hollywood CA Yamaha 34
27 Chris Draayer Salt Lake City UT Harley-Davidson 31
28 Dick Mann Schenectady NY Kawasaki 31
29 W.T. Rufner Ft. Worth TX Yamaha 31
30 Don Vesco San Diego CA Yamaha 26
31 Jon Patton Van Buren AR Yamaha 25
32 Larry Stone Deland FL Harley-Davidson 25
33 Warren Flickinger Denver CO Kawasaki 22
34 Paul Wilde     Yamaha 22
35 Ray Little Atlanta GA Harley-Davidson 19
36 Tom Steele Santa Rosa CA Suzuki 19
37 Tom Hannum Jr. Media PA Harley-Davidson 16
38 Gordon Jennings Sea Cliff NY Harley-Davidson 16
39 Jim Nicholson     Kawasaki 16
40 Ronnie Rall Mansfield OH Suzuki 13
41 Skip Van Leeuwen     Suzuki 10
42 Glenn Vincent Simsbury CT Yamaha 10
43 Buddy Elmore El Paso TX Kawasaki 7
44 Ted Hubbard Concord NC Harley-Davidson 7
45 Shorty Seabourne     Yamaha 4
46 James Skinner Auburn AL Benelli 4
47 Mike Haney     Ducati 1
48 William Hoggs Newport News VA Harley-Davidson 1

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2 thoughts on “1967 AMA Lightweight Road Race Results”

  1. Larry, the results in the July 6, 1967 issue of Cycle News for the Loudon Am/Ex 250 list Walt Fulton III as 6th, not 7th, i.e. they don’t list James Varnes in 6th. I suspect this is wrong and Fulton was 7th. Is your source official AMA results?
    Another way to look at the mythical championship would be to include the AMA Sportsman races at Breckenridge, Ky., which Fulton won on a Sprint.
    In your mythical championship results, you list Fulton’s ride as Suzuki, but he rode the Sprint at Daytona and Loudon, the Suzuki at Indianapolis and Carlsbad. At Loudon, he rode a H-D KR to 2nd in the Amateur big bike race in Suzuki leathers. Truly another era.

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  2. Hey Dave!
    My sources for these results were many. Cycle News, American Motorcyclist, AMA News Releases, local newspaper archives, Cycle World, etc.

    I’m not surprised there are discrepancies between the various sources.

    Yes I noticed Fulton raced two different machines that season. I’ll change that in the final standings.

    I wouldn’t want to use races outside the normal nationals, or races where Experts weren’t involved to come up with a mythical Lightweight championship. I want to stick to the direct lineage of what would become AMA 250 Grand Prix.

    Thanks for replying. More coming soon.
    Larry

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