1973 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 10, 1973
Daytona Beach, Fla.

Pos. First Name Hometown State Bike No. Laps
1 Gary Fisher Parkesburg PA Yamaha 21 26
2 Don Castro Hollister CA Yamaha 11
3 John Long Miami FL Yamaha 45
4 Ron Pierce Bakersfield CA Yamaha 97
5 Dave Smith Lakewood CA Yamaha 20
6 Steve Baker Bellingham WA Yamaha 41
7 Jim Evans San Bernardino CA Yamaha 47
8 Art Baumann Brisbane CA Kawasaki 30
9 Yvon DuHamel La Salle, Que. Canada Kawasaki 17
10 Howard Lynggard Monrovia CA Yamaha 187
11 Gary Nixon Cockeysville MD Yamaha 9
12 Ted Henter St. Petersburg FL Yamaha 48
13 Robert Winters Ft. Smith AR Yamaha 4
14 Jerry Greene San Mateo CA Yamaha 57
15 Rudy Galindo Santa Fe Springs CA Yamaha 149
16 Mike Ninci Kansas City KS Yamaha 95
17 Bob Rectenwald Sewickley PA Yamaha 195
18 Roger Reiman Kewanee IL Yamaha 5
19 Mike Lane Bakersfield CA Yamaha 43
20 Harry Cone Sherman TX Yamaha 77
21 Jean Lysight Tracy, Que. Canada Yamaha 3
22 Jim Dunn Everett WA Yamaha 75
23 Larry Darr Mansfield OH Yamaha 194
24 William Payne Framingham MA Harley-Davidson 22
25 Tom Schroeder Marshall MI Yamaha 35
26 Bruce Lind Seattle WA Yamaha 59
27 Steve Froschauer Rosemead CA Yamaha 36
28 Paul Higgins Islingron, Ont. Canada Yamaha 6
29 David Damron San Bernardino CA Yamaha 99
30 Ricky Graves White Salmon WA Yamaha 150
31 Thomas Bovaird Coopersburg PA Yamaha 74
32 Tim Rockwood Gardena CA Yamaha 14
33 Steve Delgarno Baltimore MD Yamaha 114
34 Bob Endicott Venice CA Yamaha 182
35 Gary McGoron Miami FL Yamaha 94
36 Peter Chancey Pt. Claire, Que. Canada Yamaha 54
37 Doug Libby Milford MI Yamaha 89
38 Graham James Florence AL Yamaha 60
39 James Houston Richmond VA Yamaha 15
40 Jacques Tougas Montreal, Que. Canada Yamaha 122
41 Dan Sorensen Keswick, Ont. Canada Yamaha 40
42 James Metrando Poughkeepsie NY Yamaha 46
43 L. Wayne Yarbrough Durham NC Yamaha 52
44 Peter Baer Lancaster PA Yamaha 66
45 Thomas Sisson Morristown TN Yamaha 67
46 Jack Nash N. Branford CT Yamaha 12
47 Len Fitch Woodslee, Ont. Canada Yamaha 23
48 Steve Schaefer Seattle WA Yamaha 71
49 Greg Edmunds Oxon Hill MD Yamaha 93
50 Tommy Byers Beaumont TX Yamaha 98
51 Stan Friduss Gainesville FL Yamaha 79
52 Michael Kavanaugh Toronto Canada Yamaha 65
53 Alan Barbic San Jose CA Yamaha 7
54 Phil McDonald Salpulpa OK Yamaha 38
55 Jon Roberts Okahumpka FL Yamaha 142
56 Steven Misus Boca Raton FL Honda 53
57 Gerald Whitehouse Brooksville FL Yamaha 179
58 Jim Graham Toronto, Ont. Canada Yamaha 44
59 R.W. Ring Imperial Beach CA Yamaha 55
60 Mike Devlin San Diego CA Yamaha 37
61 Mike Clarke Downey CA Yamaha 72
62 Phillip Foreman Chicago IL Yamaha 101
63 Rocky Myall Mason MI Yamaha 172
64 Robert Wakefield Indianapolis IN Yamaha 78
65 David Watkins Garland TX Yamaha 8
66 Dwaine Williams Lakeland FL Suzuki 51
67 Kel Carruthers San Diego CA Yamaha 73
68 Conrad Urbanowski Miramar FL Yamaha 28
69 William Klopping Hyde Park NY Yamaha 84
70 Wade Killen San Diego CA Yamaha 90
71 Buddy Elmore El Paso TX Yamaha 81
72 David Rudolph Oakdale PA Yamaha 148
73 Pat Hynan Palmdale CA Yamaha 61
74 Jess Thomas Westlake Village CA Honda 39

Time of race: 1 hour, 02 min., 32 secs.
Winner’s Avg. Speed: 95.787 mph.
Margin of victory:

Dallas International Motor Speedway – Rd. 2
March 31, 1973
Lewisville, TX

Pos. First Last Hometown State Bike No. Laps
1 Kenny Roberts Modesto CA Yamaha
2 Gary Fisher Parkesburg PA Yamaha
3 Art Baumann Brisbane CA Kawasaki
4 John Long Miami FL Yamaha
5 Yvon DuHamel La Salle, Que. Canada Kawasaki
6 Ron Pierce Bakersfield CA Yamaha
7 Jim Evans San Bernardino CA Yamaha
8 Conrad Urbanowski Miramar FL Yamaha
9 Steve Baker Bellingham WA Yamaha
10 Billy Labrie St. Petersburg FL Yamaha

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

Road Atlanta – Rd. 3
June 3, 1973
Braselton, GA

Pos. First Last Hometown State Bike No. Laps
1 Kel Carruthers San Diego CA Yamaha
2 Gary Fisher Parkesburg PA Yamaha
3 Yvon DuHamel La Salle, Que. Canada Kawasaki
4 John Long Miami FL Yamaha
5 Ted Henter St. Petersburg FL Yamaha
6 Dave Smith Lakewood CA Yamaha
7 Jim Evans San Bernardino CA Yamaha
8 Billy Labrie St. Petersburg FL Yamaha
9 Gary Nixon Cockeysville MD Yamaha
10 Ron Pierce Bakersfield CA Yamaha
11 Jim Allen Angus, Ont. Canada Yamaha
12 Conrad Urbanowski Miramar FL Yamaha
13 Don Castro Hollister CA Yamaha
14 Marty Lunde Hermosa Beach CA Yamaha
15 Doug Libby Milford MI Yamaha

Time of race:
Winner’s Avg. Speed: 90.901 mph.
Margin of victory:

Bryar Motorsports Park – Rd. 4
June 17, 1973
Loudon, NH

Pos. First Last Hometown State Bike No. Laps
1 Gary Nixon Cockeysville MD Yamaha
2 Kenny Roberts Modesto CA Yamaha
3 Gary Fisher Parkesburg PA Yamaha
4 John Long Miami FL Yamaha
5 Ron Pierce Bakersfield CA Yamaha
6 Art Baumann Brisbane CA Kawasaki
7 Don Castro Hollister CA Yamaha
8 Dave Smith Lakewood CA Yamaha
9 Jim Allen Angus, Ont. Canada Yamaha
10 Andres Lascoutx Ashland MA Yamaha

Time of race:
Winner’s Avg. Speed: 75.171 mph.
Margin of victory:

Laguna Seca Raceway – Rd. 5
July 28, 1973
Monterey, CA

Pos. First Last Hometown State Bike No. Laps
1 Kenny Roberts Modesto CA Yamaha
2 Kel Carruthers San Diego CA Yamaha
3 Yvon DuHamel La Salle, Que. Canada Kawasaki
4 John Long Miami FL Yamaha
5 Gary Nixon Cockeysville MD Yamaha
6 Mike Clarke Downey CA Yamaha
7 Steve Baker Bellingham WA Yamaha
8 Dennis Varnes Yamaha
9 Jim Allen Angus, Ont. Canada Yamaha
10 Harry Cone Sherman TX Yamaha
11 Wade Killen San Diego CA Yamaha
12 Jimmy Chen Carson CA Yamaha
13 Alan Barbic San Jose CA Yamaha
14 Bob Endicott Venice CA Yamaha
15 Don Castro Hollister CA Yamaha
16 Pat Hennen San Mateo CA Yamaha
17 Pedro Garcia Yamaha
18 Len Fitch Woodslee, Ont. Canada Yamaha
19 Steve Schaefer Seattle WA Yamaha
20 Dave Smith Lakewood CA Yamaha

Time of race:
Winner’s Avg. Speed: 90.2 mph.
Margin of victory:

Pocono International Raceway – Rd. 6
Aug. 18, 1973
Mt. Pocono, PA

Pos. First Last Hometown State Bike No. Laps
1 John Long Miami FL Yamaha
2 Kenny Roberts Modesto CA Yamaha
3 Yvon DuHamel La Salle, Que. Canada Kawasaki
4 Gary Nixon Cockeysville MD Yamaha
5 Gary Fisher Parkesburg PA Yamaha
6 Mike Clarke Downey CA Yamaha
7 Billy Labrie St. Petersburg FL Yamaha
8 Don Castro Hollister CA Yamaha
9 Art Baumann Brisbane CA Kawasaki
10 Ron Pierce Bakersfield CA Yamaha
11 Jim Evans San Bernardino CA Yamaha
12 Bob Rectenwald Sewickley PA Yamaha
13 Peter Chancey Pt. Claire, Que. Canada Yamaha
14 Bart Myers New Brunswick NJ Yamaha
15 Dennis Varnes Yamaha
16 David Walters Yamaha
17 Jeff March Yamaha
18 James Metrando Poughkeepsie NY Yamaha
19 Conrad Urbanowski Miramar FL Yamaha
20 Cliff Carr England Yamaha

Time of race:
Winner’s Avg. Speed: 87.406 mph.
Margin of victory: 6 secs.

Alabama International Motor Speedway – Rd. 7
Sept. 2, 1973
Talladega, AL

Pos. First Last Hometown State Bike No. Laps
1 Kenny Roberts Modesto CA Yamaha
2 Gary Fisher Parkesburg PA Yamaha
3 Kel Carruthers San Diego CA Yamaha
4 Don Castro Hollister CA Yamaha
5 John Long Miami FL Yamaha
6 Art Baumann Brisbane CA Kawasaki
7 Jim Evans San Bernardino CA Yamaha
8 Mike Clarke Downey CA Yamaha
9 Marty Lunde Hermosa Beach CA Yamaha
10 Steve Baker Bellingham WA Yamaha
11 Bart Myers New Brunswick NJ Yamaha
12 Doug Libby Milford MI Yamaha
13 David Watkins Garland TX Yamaha
14 Peter Chancey Pt. Claire, Que. Canada Yamaha
15 David Webster Yamaha
16 Larry Bleil Yamaha
17 Ira Adams Yamaha
18 Gary Nixon Cockeysville MD Yamaha
19 Yvon DuHamel La Salle, Que. Canada Kawasaki
20 Harry Cone Sherman TX Yamaha

Time of race: 46 mins, 12.71 secs.
Winner’s Avg. Speed: 104.612 mph.
Margin of victory:

Charlotte Motor Speedway – Rd. 8
Sept. 15, 1973
Charlotte, NC

Pos. First Last Hometown State Bike No. Laps
1 Kenny Roberts Modesto CA Yamaha 29
2 Yvon DuHamel La Salle, Que. Canada Kawasaki 29
3 Gary Fisher Parkesburg PA Yamaha
4 Steve Baker Bellingham WA Yamaha
5 John Long Miami FL Yamaha
6 Gary Nixon Cockeysville MD Yamaha
7 Don Castro Hollister CA Yamaha
8 Art Baumann Brisbane CA Kawasaki
9 Steve McLaughlin Duarte CA Yamaha
10 Bart Myers New Brunswick NJ Yamaha

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

Ontario Motor Speedway – Rd. 9
Sept. 29, 1973
Ontario, CA

Pos. First Last Hometown State Bike No. Laps
1 Kenny Roberts Modesto CA Yamaha
2 Kel Carruthers San Diego CA Yamaha
3 Don Castro Hollister CA Yamaha
4 Gary Fisher Parkesburg PA Yamaha
5 Jim Dunn Everett WA Yamaha
6 Jim Allen Angus, Ont. Canada Yamaha
7 Art Baumann Brisbane CA Kawasaki
8 Steve Belan Yamaha
9 Conrad Urbanowski Miramar FL Yamaha
10 Mike Devlin San Diego CA Yamaha
11 Dave Smith Lakewood CA Yamaha
12 Harry Cone Sherman TX Yamaha
13 Ron Pierce Bakersfield CA Yamaha
14 Asao Inami Yamaha
15 Alan Sodden Yamaha
16 David Watkins Garland TX Yamaha
17 Bruce Lind Seattle WA Yamaha
18 Wade Killion San Diego CA Yamaha
19 Alan Barbic San Jose CA Yamaha
20 Yvon DuHamel La Salle, Que. Canada Kawasaki

Time of race: 1 hour, 20 mins., 56 secs.
Winner’s Avg. Speed: 86.344
Margin of victory:

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(Mythical) 1973 AMA Lightweight Road Race Champion:
Kenny Roberts, Modesto, Calif., Yamaha

(Mythical) Final 1973 AMA Lightweight Road Race Point Standings:

1 Kenny Roberts Modesto CA Yamaha 1119
2 Gary Fisher Parkesburg PA Yamaha 968
3 John Long Miami FL Yamaha 777
4 Yvon DuHamel La Salle, Que. Canada Kawasaki 573
5 Kel Carruthers San Diego CA Yamaha 541
6 Don Castro Hollister CA Yamaha 485
7 Gary Nixon Cockeysville MD Yamaha 416
8 Art Baumann Brisbane CA Kawasaki 367
9 Ron Pierce Bakersfield CA Yamaha 264
10 Steve Baker Bellingham WA Yamaha 239
11 Jim Evans San Bernardino CA Yamaha 191
12 Dave Smith Lakewood CA Yamaha 173
13 Mike Clarke Downey CA Yamaha 140
14 Jim Allen Angus, Ont. Canada Yamaha 115
15 Billy Labrie St. Petersburg FL Yamaha 94
16 Ted Henter St. Petersburg FL Yamaha 77
17 Jim Dunn Everett WA Yamaha 72
18 Conrad Urbanowski Miramar FL Yamaha 72
19 Dennis Varnes Yamaha 40
20 Steve Belan Yamaha 36
21 Bart Myers New Brunswick NJ Yamaha 35
22 Harry Cone Sherman TX Yamaha 29
23 Marty Lunde Hermosa Beach CA Yamaha 28
24 Steve McLaughlin Duarte CA Yamaha 24
25 Mike Devlin San Diego CA Yamaha 17
26 Howard Lynggard Monrovia CA Yamaha 17
27 Peter Chancey Pt. Claire, Que. Canada Yamaha 16
28 Andres Lascoutx Ashland MA Yamaha 16
29 Doug Libby Milford MI Yamaha 16
30 Wade Killion San Diego CA Yamaha 15
31 Bob Rectenwald Sewickley PA Yamaha 15
32 David Watkins Garland TX Yamaha 14
33 Alan Barbic San Jose CA Yamaha 11
34 Jimmy Chen Carson CA Yamaha 10
35 Robert Winters Ft. Smith AR Yamaha 10
36 Bob Endicott Venice CA Yamaha 8
37 Jerry Greene San Mateo CA Yamaha 8
38 Asao Inami Yamaha 8
39 Rudy Galindo Santa Fe Springs CA Yamaha 7
40 Alan Sodden Yamaha 7
41 Pat Hennen San Mateo CA Yamaha 6
42 Mike Ninci Kansas City KS Yamaha 6
43 David Walters Yamaha 6
44 David Webster Yamaha 6
45 Larry Bleil Yamaha 5
46 Bruce Lind Seattle WA Yamaha 5
47 Ira Adams Yamaha 4
48 Pedro Garcia Yamaha 4
49 Jeff March Yamaha 4
50 Roger Reiman Kewanee IL Yamaha 4
51 Len Fitch Woodslee, Ont. Canada Yamaha 3
52 James Metrando Poughkeepsie NY Yamaha 3
53 Mike Lane Bakersfield CA Yamaha 2
54 Steve Schaefer Seattle WA Yamaha 2
55 Cliff Carr England Yamaha 1

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