Haiden Deegan surges to four-second lead early in St. Louis East/West Showdown
The best of the West and East face off in the middle of the country at The Dome at America's Center.
ST. LOUIS, Missouri : Haiden Deegan dominated the first East/West Showdown, but had the victory stripped from him. He is out for revenge.
West Heat Deegan took the early lead. Deegan jumped off course as he started Lap 2, but that didn't slow him down. Lux Turner settled into second early with Maximus Vohland rounding out the top three.
Turner bobbled and handed second to Vohland and third to Hunter Yoder. On Lap 7, a lapped rider pushed a Tuff Blox into the racing line. Deegan ran over it, but that also failed to slow him.
Levi Kitchen was up to fourth on Lap 8. In nine laps, Deegan amassed a lead of more than 13 seconds on his way to the victory. Vohland, Yoder, Kitchen and Ryder DiFrancesco finished in the top five.