Haiden Deegan scores sixth consecutive 250 win in Birmingham East / West Showdown, race under review

Haiden Deegan overcame a terrible start in the East / West Showdown in Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama, but he overcame a 10th-place starting position to win by more than four seconds over Cole Davies. Davies had a more than five-second lead in the middle stage of the race, but as he and Levi Kitchen battled, Deegan closed the distance. Shimoda challenged Davies for second on the final lap, but he spun his tires, and Seth Hammaker assumed the bottom rung of the podium.

Shimoda finished fourth. After losing contact with the lead battle, Kitchen fell to fifth. In-Race Notes Levi Kitchen earned the holeshot, but Cole Davies was on his back tire and he took the lead away in the second turn.

Kitchen responded with a pass on Lap 2, while Haiden Deegan languished in 10th after a poor start. Seth Hammaker settled into third during those opening laps. Fourth-place Jo Shimoda and Max Anstie rounded out the top five on Lap 4.

Ryder DiFrancesco pulled into the mechanic's area after posting a strong preliminary speed. Deegan moved into sixth on Lap 5. He was five seconds behind the lead battle Pierce Brown crashed on Lap 5 and required attention from the Alpinestars Medical team.