ANAHEIM, California: Haiden Deegan won Heat 1 convincingly with an 8.5-second advantage over Cameron McAdoo at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. California.<\/p>\n
Max Anstie recorded a 3.5-second win over Levi Kitchen in Heat 2.<\/p>\n
Two heats set the lineup for the first 250 West race.<\/p>\n
Deegan lines up in the first heat. Kitchen will be in Heat 2.<\/p>\n
Heat 2<\/p>\n
Kitchen did not get a good start in Heat 2 and will need to overcome if he wants to match Deegan\u2019s feat from Heat 1.<\/p>\n
Max Anstie had the early advantage and led the field on Lap 1.<\/p>\n
Hunter Yoder gave chase early as Kitchen climbed back into a podium position by the end of the first circuit.<\/p>\n
Michael Mosiman hit the ground on Lap 3, which dropped him out a position to advance directly into the Main. He fell to 17th.<\/p>\n
Kitchen moved up to second on Lap 4. That will salvage a good gate pick. Kitchen seemed content to ride to the checkers safely.<\/p>\n
Chance Hymas followed him into third, dropping Yoder to fourth as time ran off the clock.<\/p>\n
Anstie held onto his advantage to the checkers and scored a 3.5-second win.<\/p>\n
Kitchen was second with Hymas holding onto third.<\/p>\n
Heat 1<\/p>\n
Deegan was ready to go when the gate dropped and he took the lead in Turn 1. By the conclusion of Lap 1, Deegan had a 1.1 second lead over Maximus Vohland.<\/p>\n
While Deegan separates from the field, the battle for second between Vohland and Cameron McAdoo is tight.<\/p>\n
In fourth, Carson Mumford joins the battle.<\/p>\n
Deegan came to dominate. With one minute remaining on the clock, he had a seven-second lead.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the last 250 season and this is the biggest crowd I\u2019ve seen at A1, Deegan said after winning Heat 1. \u201cI\u2019m stoked and just ready to put on a show for the crowd.\u201d<\/p>\n
Deegan stretched his advantage to 8.5 seconds over McAdoo at the checkers.<\/p>\n
Vohland held on to finish third.<\/p>\n
Mumford and Ryder DiFrancesco rounded out the top five.<\/p>\n