Haiden Deegan clinches 250 West championship with St. Louis East/West Showdown win
Haiden Deegan is out for revenge after being stripped of the victory in the first East/West Showdown.
ST. LOUIS, Missouri : Haiden Deegan took the lead from Coles Davies midway through the East/West Showdown at The Dome at Americas Center and rode away from the field to an easy victory. With a lead of more than 50 points, Deegan wrapped up his second consecutive West Championship with two rounds remaining in his 250 career.
Deegan has nothing left to prove in this class as he climbs onto a 450 for the Pro Motocross opener at Fox Raceway in Pala, California. Davies held on for second, but lost sight of Deegan in the closing laps. He led the Eastern riders, including third-place Seth Hammaker.
Fourth-place Nate Thrasher and Ryder DiFrancesco rounded out the top five. In-Race Notes Cole Davies got the jump on the field with Deegan slotted in fifth. Seth Hammaker and Nick Romano rounded out the top three briefly, but Deegan was into second on Lap 2.
Nate Thrasher rounded out the top five. Davies and Deegan will settle which of them is the best among the Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing team. On Lap 6, the margin was half a second.