Story byDan BeaverMon, February 2, 2026 at 8:57 PM UTC·4 min readHaiden Deegan was perfect at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, in his quest to win a third round of 2026 and the first Triple Crown formatted race of the season. His victory in Race 1 was by 2.052 seconds over Levi Kitchen, Race 2 by 3.988 seconds over Kitchen, and Race 3 by 1.354 seconds over Max Anstie. And while they came with relatively small margins, Deegan's three wins showed patience and confidence in his speed. After earning the holeshot in Race 1, Deegan took 10 laps (of 14) to get to the lead in the second race and five (of 14) to assume the victory in the third race. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"Bettered my starts today," Deegan said in the post-race media scrum.