The race started in the best possible way for the championship leader who won today, with rookie Casey Cochran behind, as well as Kitchen and Ty Masterpool, but, after the first lap, Deegan remained in front, now with Kitchen, Tom Vialle, Cochran and Jo Shimoda.

Nine minutes later Deegan crashed, resumed the race in third but had “handed over” the lead to Kitchen, Vialle in second. Many minutes followed with changes and changes, Deegan was chasing Vialle, and the Frenchman in turn was attacking Shimoda, and even managed to beat #30, something that Deegan would do shortly after.

The second moto in the category got off to a chaotic start, with a multiple crash involving Deegan in the first corner. Despite the damage to his bike, Deegan managed to recover to fourth place but, in the end, he would be unable to stop the competition from making up ground, as far as the championship counts were concerned.

Casey Cochran led most of the race, but was passed by Kitchen in the final minutes. Tom Vialle, who was a championship points contender, retired from the race after a crash, and other drivers also had problems, such as Chance Hymas, who he inexplicably abandoned, and Jo Shimoda, with front wheel problems.