Haiden Deegan entered Glendale, Arizona’s State Farm Stadium with a three-race winning streak and extended it with a 4.1-second win over Levi Kitchen.
“These races have been solid,” Deegan told Peacock’s Jason Thomas after admitting he was excited to test his 450 bike during the upcoming 250 West break. “There’s been a lot of hard work with the family and my team.”
Deegan now holds a 27-point lead, more than one full race, over Michael Mosiman.
Kitchen moving up to second was one of the top storylines of the night after he got a slow start and was well outside the top five in the opening lap.
“It was a good night, and there are lots of positives,” Kitchen told Will Christien. “But there’s always a negative in my night, and I can’t be doing that when [Deegan is] doing everything right.”
Cameron McAdoo finished third.
“I fought hard for that one,” McAdoo said. “I got myself into third on the first lap and then this option lane, I went to the inside and Ryder [DiFrancesco] sling-shotted around me.”
Fourth-place Michael Mosiman and Ryder DiFrancesco rounded out the top five.
In-Race Notes
Deegan earned the holeshot ahead of Mosiman. When Deegan leads early, he has been unbeatable this season.
DiFrancesco overcame a crash in his heat and settled into third during the opening laps.
Kitchen (eighth) and Max Anstie (11th) got bad starts and were well down the order on Lap 3.
McAdoo moved past DiFrancesco on Lap 5 with a block pass, pushing DiFrancesco back to fourth.
Maximus Vohland rounded out the top five.
Kitchen moved into the top five around Vohland on Lap 7.
Anstie cracked the top 10 on Lap 8.
Kitchen passed DiFrancesco for fourth on Lap 11.
The comeback was complete when Kitchen passed McAdoo for third on Lap 13. Mosiman was in sight and fell to the Chef one lap later.
As time ran off the clock, Deegan, Kitchen, and Mosiman were the top three.
McAdoo grabbed the final podium position on the white flag lap.
