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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