Haiden Deegan and Levi Kitchen fought side by side for multiple laps.

Levi Kitchen credits the crowd atmosphere in the race at Lumen Field, saying it was the 'coolest race of his life'.

The top nine from each heat advance directly into the feature.

Levi Kitchen bounced back in a big way to secure a runner-up finish in Glendale, and he discusses the importance of eliminating the negatives while he looks forward to his home race in Seattle.