Organizers revised the provisional entry list ahead of the Birmingham 250SX Showdown and named 56 riders, including domestic and international competitors. The roster listed riders such as Seth Hammaker, Max Vohland, Haiden Deegan, Jo Shimoda, Cole Davies, Max Anstie and Luke Clout, and the manufacturers noted were Yamaha, Kawasaki, Honda, Husqvarna, KTM, Triumph, Suzuki and GasGas. Entry details included several factory-edition machines, for example the Honda CRF250R Works Edition and the Husqvarna FC 250 Factory Edition. The roster and machine designations remained subject to change before the Showdown.

Combined qualifying at Birmingham was held over three sessions. Seth Hammaker led the combined 250SX Showdown qualifying with a total time of 13:16.544 and posted the fastest lap of 51.567 seconds. Levi Kitchen was second, 0.579 seconds behind Hammaker, with Pierce Brown third, 0.871 seconds back; Haiden Deegan and Jalek Swoll rounded out the top five. A total of 54 riders recorded times across the three sessions.

Although Suzuki appeared on the provisional manufacturer list, riders who logged qualifying times rode Kawasaki, Yamaha, Honda, KTM, Husqvarna, Triumph and GasGas machines. The combined results set the early pecking order for the Birmingham 250SX Showdown.

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