Season schedule
1979 Races
26 rounds · 2 series · Jan 18 – Nov 17
AMA Supercross Championship
CompleteJan18
Oakland R1
RingCentral Coliseum · Oakland, CA
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Feb09
Seattle 1 R2
Kingdome · Seattle, WA
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Feb10
Seattle 2 R3
Kingdome · Seattle, WA
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Mar03
Atlanta R4
Fulton County Stadium · Atlanta, GA
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Mar10
Daytona R5
Daytona International Speedway · Daytona Beach, FL
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Mar16
Houston 1 R6
Astrodome · Houston, TX
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Mar17
Houston 2 R7
Astrodome · Houston, TX
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Apr28
Pontiac 1 R8
Pontiac Silverdome · Pontiac, MI
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Apr29
Pontiac 2 R9
Pontiac Silverdome · Pontiac, MI
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Jun02
New Orleans R10
Louisiana Superdome · New Orleans, LA
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Jul14
Los Angeles R11
LA Memorial Coliseum · Los Angeles, CA
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Nov17
Anaheim R12
Angel Stadium of Anaheim · Anaheim, CA
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- Rounds
- 12
- New venues
- 1
- Returning
- 0
- Kept from 1978
- 8
- Dropped
- 1
R1
OaklandJan 18
RingCentral Coliseum · Oakland, CA
1978 round
—
Last held
Never
Past seasons
0
R2
▼1
Seattle 1Feb 9
Kingdome · Seattle, WA
1978 round
R1
Last held
1978
Past seasons
1
R3
▼2
Seattle 2Feb 10
Kingdome · Seattle, WA
1978 round
R1
Last held
1978
Past seasons
1
R4
▼2
AtlantaMar 3
Fulton County Stadium · Atlanta, GA
1978 round
R2
Last held
1978
Past seasons
2
R5
▼2
DaytonaMar 10
Daytona International Speedway · Daytona Beach, FL
1978 round
R3
Last held
1978
Past seasons
5
R6
▼2
Houston 1Mar 16
Astrodome · Houston, TX
1978 round
R4
Last held
1978
Past seasons
5
R7
▼2
Houston 2Mar 17
Astrodome · Houston, TX
1978 round
R5
Last held
1978
Past seasons
5
R8
▼2
Pontiac 1Apr 28
Pontiac Silverdome · Pontiac, MI
1978 round
R6
Last held
1978
Past seasons
3
R9
▼2
Pontiac 2Apr 29
Pontiac Silverdome · Pontiac, MI
1978 round
R7
Last held
1978
Past seasons
3
R10
▼1
New OrleansJun 2
Louisiana Superdome · New Orleans, LA
1978 round
R9
Last held
1978
Past seasons
2
R11
▼1
Los AngelesJul 14
LA Memorial Coliseum · Los Angeles, CA
1978 round
R10
Last held
1978
Past seasons
5
R12
▼1
AnaheimNov 17
Angel Stadium of Anaheim · Anaheim, CA
1978 round
R11
Last held
1978
Past seasons
2
Not Back in 1979
R8
PittsburghMay 13, 1978
Three Rivers Stadium · Pittsburgh, PA
AMA Motocross Championship
CompleteMar25
Hangtown Motocross Classic R1
Hangtown · Folsom, CA
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Apr01
Saddleback Park National R2
Saddleback Park · Orange, CA
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Apr08
Canyon Raceway National R3
Canyon Raceway · Phoenix, AZ
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Apr22
Omaha Moto Park National R4
Omaha Moto Park · Herman, NE
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May20
The Wick 338 National R5
The Wick 338 · Southwick, MA
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May27
Atlanta International Raceway National R6
Atlanta International Raceway · Hampton, GA
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Jun17
Sears Point International Raceway National R7
Sears Point International Raceway · Sonoma, CA
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Jun24
Lakewood Sports Cycle Park National R8
Lakewood Sports Cycle Park · Lakewood, CO
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Jul01
RedBud National R9
RedBud MX · Buchanan, MI
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Jul08
High Point National R10
High Point Raceway · Mount Morris, PA
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Aug05
Rio Bravo MX Park National R11
Rio Bravo MX Park · Houston, TX
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Aug12
Broome-Tioga Sports Center National R12
Broome-Tioga Sports Center · Binghamton, NY
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Aug19
Metrolina Speedway Park National R13
Metrolina Speedway Park · Charlotte, NC
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Aug26
Sunshine Speedway National R14
Sunshine Speedway · St. Petersburg, FL
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- Rounds
- 14
- New venues
- 4
- Returning
- 0
- Kept from 1978
- 10
- Dropped
- 5
R1
Hangtown Motocross ClassicMar 25
Hangtown · Folsom, CA
1978 round
R1
Last held
1978
Past seasons
5
R2
Saddleback Park NationalApr 1
Saddleback Park · Orange, CA
1978 round
—
Last held
Never
Past seasons
0
R3
Canyon Raceway NationalApr 8
Canyon Raceway · Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix’s 2nd venue · last there 1976
1978 round
—
Last held
Never
Past seasons
0
R4
Omaha Moto Park NationalApr 22
Omaha Moto Park · Herman, NE
1978 round
R4
Last held
1978
Past seasons
3
R5
The Wick 338 NationalMay 20
The Wick 338 · Southwick, MA
1978 round
R5
Last held
1978
Past seasons
3
R6
▲5
Atlanta International Raceway NationalMay 27
Atlanta International Raceway · Hampton, GA
1978 round
R11
Last held
1978
Past seasons
1
R7
Sears Point International Raceway NationalJun 17
Sears Point International Raceway · Sonoma, CA
1978 round
R7
Last held
1978
Past seasons
1
R8
Lakewood Sports Cycle Park NationalJun 24
Lakewood Sports Cycle Park · Lakewood, CO
1978 round
—
Last held
Never
Past seasons
0
R9
RedBud NationalJul 1
RedBud MX · Buchanan, MI
1978 round
R9
Last held
1978
Past seasons
4
R10
High Point NationalJul 8
High Point Raceway · Mount Morris, PA
1978 round
R10
Last held
1978
Past seasons
2
R11
▼8
Rio Bravo MX Park NationalAug 5
Rio Bravo MX Park · Houston, TX
1978 round
R3
Last held
1978
Past seasons
3
R12
Broome-Tioga Sports Center NationalAug 12
Broome-Tioga Sports Center · Binghamton, NY
1978 round
—
Last held
Never
Past seasons
0
R13
▲1
Metrolina Speedway Park NationalAug 19
Metrolina Speedway Park · Charlotte, NC
1978 round
R14
Last held
1978
Past seasons
2
R14
▲1
Sunshine Speedway NationalAug 26
Sunshine Speedway · St. Petersburg, FL
1978 round
R15
Last held
1978
Past seasons
3
Not Back in 1979
R2
Racing World NationalApr 16, 1978
Racing World · Trabuco Canyon, CA
R6
Lake Whitney Cycle Ranch NationalMay 28, 1978
Lake Whitney Cycle Ranch · Whitney, TX
R8
Cycle World USA NationalJun 18, 1978
Cycle World USA · Saint Peters, MO
R12
Pine Top Motorcycle Park NationalAug 6, 1978
Pine Top Motorcycle Park · West Greenwich, RI
R13
Agency Motocross NationalAug 13, 1978
Agency Motocross · Saint Joseph, MO