Haiden Deegan and Levi Kitchen remained the two fastest riders in the 250 West division with victories in their respective heats.
Heat 2
To no one’s surprise, Deegan earned the holeshot and took the early lead in his heat and immediately began to stretch his advantage over Hunter Yoder and the field.
Yoder stumbled during the first minute and was passed by Lux Turner.
On Lap 4, Yoder dropped another spot only to regain it and improve to second on Lap 6. Michael Mosiman and Turner tangled to give up those positions.
Nico Koch and Brandon Ray crashed at the three-minute mark and had words.
Yoder and Mosiman crashed as time ran out.
Carson Mumford worked his way from mid-pack to finish third.
Fourth-place Yoder and Josh Varize rounded out the top five.
Mosiman (sixth), Ayden Shive (seventh), Hunter Schlosser (eighth), and Logan Leitzel (ninth) also advance directly into the feature.
Deegan’s victory over Turner was more than 15 seconds.
Heat 1
Max Anstie earned the holeshot, but Kitchen took command soon after.
Kitchen brought Ryder DiFrancesco with him into second as Anstie dropped to third.
With two minutes remaining on the clock, Cameron McAdoo landed on top of a jump and dismounted. He fell to eighth before regaining his rhythm.
Maximus Vohland sat fourth as time ran off the clock. He had a 13-second lead over Justin Rodbell.
McAdoo moved up to fifth in the final laps and will have a decent gate pick for the feature.
Kitchen held on for the victory with DiFrancesco and Anstie remaining second and third.
Vohland (fourth), McAdoo (fifth), Crockett Myers (sixth), Parker Ross (seventh), Rodbell (eighth), and Preston Masciangelo (ninth) also advanced.
Last Chance Qualifier
Avery Long won the Last Chance Qualifier by 3.290 seconds over Lorenzo Camporese.
Nico Koch withstood pressure on the final lap from Reven Gordon and Matti Jorgenson to finish third.
The drama of the evening was supplied by Gordon, who overjumped in a rhythm lane while riding fourth, hit his chin on the handlebars, and was propelled off course.
