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Traugett Doubles Up While Gould, Smith, Roach, Elliott, Kaup and Scruggs Also Win During Top Gun Series Doubleheader at Longdale Speedway

(Photos by Gary Pigg Photography)

Inside Line Promotions – LONGDALE, Okla. (July 3, 2017) – William Gould, Cole Traugett, Mike Roach and Donald Kaup scored wins on the final evening of the 4th annual America Proud 4th of July Celebration on Sunday night at Longdale Speedway, which hosted a Top Gun Series doubleheader last weekend.

Gould charged from the ninth starting position to take the IMCA modifieds feature victory over Traugett, who started 12th. Kip Hughes was third followed by Tanner Black and Nick Link.

Gould, Link and Hunter McDonald each won heat races.

Traugett topped the IMCA stock cars field as he advanced from the ninth starting spot for the win. Gary Williams crossed the finish line in second ahead of Hesston Shaw, Kevin Flock and Travis Baird, respectively.

Kevin Flock and Traugett took heat race wins.

Roach powered from the fifth starting row to win the IMCA sport mods main event. He was chased to the checkered flag by 11th-starting Ross McCartney, Johnie Rauschenberg, McDonald and Kyle Slader, respectively.

McCartney, Slader and Jimmie Wright were first to the finish line in the three heat races.

Kaup topped the field in the pure stocks feature. Alex Fennema finished second followed by James Phelps, Skylar McCall and Austin Sessions, respectively.

Heat races were won by Kaup and Tyler Scruggs.

Traugett was the weekend’s only double winner as he raced from 10th to claim Saturday’s IMCA modifieds feature over Chad Melton, McDonald, Black and Jessie Hoskins, respectively.

Traugett and Jimmy Reeves won heat races.

Mark Smith passed more cars than any feature winner during the weekend as he charged from 13th to first in the IMCA stock cars A Main. J.D. Choate finished second followed by Paul Taylor, Kevin Flock and Michael Smith, respectively.

Heat race wins went to Matthew Smith and Landon Maddox.

Pole-starter Robert Elliott won the IMCA sport mods feature over Joe Adams, McCartney, Brandon Kenny and McDonald, respectively.

Heat races were won by Roach, Rauschenberg and McCartney.

Scruggs topped the pure stocks feature followed by Brian Byrd, Dustin Howard, Marvin Allen and Sessions, respectively, while Phelps and Scruggs won heat races.

Point championships remain up for grabs with one weekend of racing remaining for the Top Gun Series on Oct. 13-14. Although he has yet to win a series feature, Black’s three top-five finishes place him at the top of the IMCA modifieds standings followed by Hoskins and Traugett.

Baird holds a narrow two-point lead over Michael Smith in the IMCA stock cars standings while Roach leads the IMCA sport mods standings followed by Adams. Allen has a slight one-point edge over Scruggs in the pure stocks standings.

The next race at Longdale Speedway will be on July 22, when the track hosts IMCA modifieds, IMCA sport mods, IMCA stock cars and pure stocks.

RACE REPORT: Longdale Speedway in Longdale, Okla. (July 1, 2017) –

Pure Stocks

A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 81-Tyler Scruggs, 11:32.090 (9); 2. 68-Brian Byrd, 11:40.463 (10); 3. 21H-Dustin Howard, 11:42.276 (3); 4. 71-Marvin Allen, 11:42.679 (5); 5. 27-Austin Sessions, 11:42.924 (1); 6. 16-Skylar McCall, 11:44.559 (8); 7. 79-Alex Fennema, 11:45.179 (4); 8. 00-Harley Weidner, 11:49.805 (12); 9. 09/11M-James Phelps, 11:55.067 (2); 10. 51S-Scott Donnell, 11:49.320 (11); 11. 6-Tommy Bohnstedt, 04:05.130 (7); 12. 17-Bill Beebe, 11:41.402 (6).

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 09/11M-James Phelps, 10:27.459 (2); 2. 71-Marvin Allen, 10:27.967 (3); 3. 68-Brian Byrd, 10:28.209 (6); 4. 16-Skylar McCall, 10:40.655 (4); 5. 79-Alex Fennema, 10:41.354 (5); 6. 51S-Scott Donnell, 10:48.110 (1).

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 81-Tyler Scruggs, 03:42.521 (4); 2. 6-Tommy Bohnstedt, 03:45.465 (1); 3. 21H-Dustin Howard, 03:47.100 (3); 4. 17-Bill Beebe, 03:52.436 (5); 5. 27-Austin Sessions, 03:54.582 (6); 6. 00-Harley Weidner, 03:56.622 (2).

IMCA Sport Mods

A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 09-Robert Elliott, 18:44.246 (1); 2. K6-Joe Adams, 18:44.459 (3); 3. 42R-Ross McCartney, 18:45.741 (5); 4. 21B-Brandon Kenny, 18:46.232 (4); 5. 08-Hunter McDonald, 18:46.678 (2); 6. 4P-Daylon Bergeron, 18:47.227 (7); 7. 33R-Mike Roach, 18:47.566 (9); 8. 5R-Kaleb Roach, 18:47.831 (12); 9. 71K-Kyle Slader, 18:48.245 (10); 10. 71-Jessie Hoskins, 18:48.351 (6); 11. 1K-Cory Hemphill, 18:49.404 (21); 12. 42C-Courtney McCartney, 18:50.153 (18); 13. 16-Dustin Donley, 18:50.658 (11); 14. 81-Troy Bynum, 18:51.124 (15); 15. 1F-Johnie Rauschenberg, 18:52.301 (8); 16. 3-Garrett Donley, 18:53.848 (13); 17. 00SP-Crystal Hemphill, 18:54.879 (17); 18. 11H-Denver Howard, 18:54.644 (20); 19. 620-Gregory Gutt, 14:27.943 (16); 20. 25W-Jimmie Wright, 14:02.589 (14); 21. 10-Justin Bingham, 09:22.861 (23); (DNS) 33S-Slade Roach, 09:22.861; (DNS) 777-Mark Smith.

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 33R-Mike Roach, 03:22.001 (1); 2. K6-Joe Adams, 03:24.541 (3); 3. 16-Dustin Donley, 03:28.502 (4); 4. 71-Jessie Hoskins, 03:29.986 (8); 5. 3-Garrett Donley, 03:33.296 (6); 6. 620-Gregory Gutt, 03:34.806 (2); 7. 33S-Slade Roach, 02:34.111 (5); 8. 777-Mark Smith, 02:34.357 (7).

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 1F-Johnie Rauschenberg, 04:29.478 (1); 2. 09-Robert Elliott, 04:30.489 (7); 3. 08-Hunter McDonald, 04:32.016 (4); 4. 4P-Daylon Bergeron, 04:33.948 (5); 5. 25W-Jimmie Wright, 04:35.834 (6); 6. 00SP-Crystal Hemphill, 04:43.623 (3); 7. 11H-Denver Howard, 04:44.477 (2); 8. 10-Justin Bingham, 04:45.028 (8).

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 42R-Ross McCartney, 03:21.299 (2); 2. 21B-Brandon Kenny, 03:21.697 (1); 3. 5R-Kaleb Roach, 03:23.775 (5); 4. 71K-Kyle Slader, 03:25.126 (7); 5. 81-Troy Bynum, 03:25.572 (4); 6. 42C-Courtney McCartney, 03:26.581 (3); 7. 1K-Cory Hemphill, 02:46.725 (6).

IMCA Stock Cars

A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 95-Mark Smith, 14:26.002 (13); 2. 7C-J.D. Choate, 14:26.612 (3); 3. 09-Paul Taylor, 14:30.660 (1); 4. 9-Kevin Flock, 14:30.971 (5); 5. 3-Michael Smith, 14:32.189 (6); 6. 5-Matthew Smith, 14:32.563 (2); 7. 52T-Travis Baird, 14:32.710 (8); 8. 703-Treven Geter, 14:34.586 (11); 9. 52-Larry Baird, 14:44.894 (9); 10. 47-Landon Maddox, 08:17.036 (4); 11. 771-Steve Blunk, 03:30.400 (12); (DQ) 12R-Hesston Shaw, 14:25.367 (10).

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 5-Matthew Smith, 06:50.057 (2); 2. 7C-J.D. Choate, 06:51.078 (5); 3. 3-Michael Smith, 06:51.531 (3); 4. 12R-Hesston Shaw, 06:57.563 (6); 5. 94B-Brandon Ballard, 04:40.972 (7); 6. 703-Treven Geter, 01:06.787 (4); (DQ) 95-Mark Smith, 06:47.898 (1).

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 47-Landon Maddox, 03:38.589 (2); 2. 52T-Travis Baird, 03:40.085 (5); 3. 9-Kevin Flock, 03:41.589 (6); 4. 09-Paul Taylor, 03:43.457 (7); 5. 52-Larry Baird, 03:45.210 (3); 6. 771-Steve Blunk, 03:47.218 (4); (DNS) 52C-Cole Traugett.

IMCA Modifieds

A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 9-Cole Traugett, 16:04.150 (10); 2. 71M-Chad Melton, 16:07.228 (9); 3. 08-Hunter McDonald, 16:07.615 (12); 4. 44T-Tanner Black, 16:08.237 (2); 5. 71-Jessie Hoskins, 16:09.219 (14); 6. 69-Jason Martin, 16:10.153 (3); 7. 33R-Kaleb Roach, 16:11.444 (5); 8. 07-Jason Hillard, 16:11.552 (13); 9. 05-Milt David, 16:12.163 (6); 10. 9O-Danton Odell, 16:13.410 (16); 11. 3*-Logan Macy, 16:13.628 (11); 12. 7-Bryan Schutte, 15:30.192 (8); 13. 9K-Kip Hughes, 09:51.400 (4); 14. 121-Scott Edwards, 09:53.995 (1); 15. 0-Jimmy Reeves, 07:14.143 (7); 16. 4-Barry Schievink, 01:43.230 (15).

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 9-Cole Traugett, 06:04.653 (3); 2. 9K-Kip Hughes, 06:07.930 (5); 3. 05-Milt David, 06:13.711 (1); 4. 121-Scott Edwards, 05:59.228 (2); 5. 7-Bryan Schutte, 05:37.882 (8); 6. 3*-Logan Macy, 05:35.736 (4); 7. 07-Jason Hillard, 05:13.387 (7); 8. 4-Barry Schievink, 01:13.736 (6).

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 0-Jimmy Reeves, 05:50.796 (1); 2. 71M-Chad Melton, 05:51.100 (3); 3. 44T-Tanner Black, 05:52.467 (4); 4. 69-Jason Martin, 05:54.548 (6); 5. 33R-Kaleb Roach, 05:56.242 (5); 6. 08-Hunter McDonald, 02:06.658 (8); 7. 71-Jessie Hoskins, 02:06.505 (2); 8. 9O-Danton Odell, 01:47.965 (7).

RACE REPORT: Longdale Speedway in Longdale, Okla. (July 2, 2017) –

Pure Stocks

A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 22-Donald Kaup, 17:36.373 (4); 2. 79-Alex Fennema, 17:36.677 (5); 3. 09-James Phelps, 17:37.171 (6); 4. 16-Skylar McCall, 17:38.772 (7); 5. 27-Austin Sessions, 17:38.949 (11); 6. 68-Brian Byrd, 17:39.375 (3); 7. 51S-Scott Donnell, 17:52.390 (13); 8. 71-Marvin Allen, 16:24.494 (2); 9. 5K-Korey Vendetti, 16:21.819 (14); 10. 21H-Dustin Howard, 07:03.307 (12); 11. 6-Tommy Bohnstedt, 07:04.650 (8); 12. OZ-Brett Howerton, 07:04.650 (1); 13. 50-Timmy Burchett, 07:04.650 (9); 14. 81-Tyler Scruggs, 07:04.650 (10).

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 81-Tyler Scruggs, 07:09.264 (1); 2. 71-Marvin Allen, 07:10.297 (3); 3. 50-Timmy Burchett, 07:11.759 (2); 4. 09-James Phelps, 07:17.166 (4); 5. 79-Alex Fennema, 07:17.505 (6); 6. 27-Austin Sessions, 07:21.873 (5); 7. 51S-Scott Donnell, 07:25.587 (7).

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 22-Donald Kaup, 03:54.182 (2); 2. 6-Tommy Bohnstedt, 03:56.784 (3); 3. 68-Brian Byrd, 03:57.103 (7); 4. 16-Skylar McCall, 04:04.582 (4); 5. OZ-Brett Howerton, 04:01.857 (6); 6. 21H-Dustin Howard, 04:02.390 (5); 7. 5K-Korey Vendetti, 04:04.582 (1).

IMCA Sport Mods

A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 33R-Mike Roach, 29:13.506 (9); 2. 42R-Ross McCartney, 29:14.955 (11); 3. 1F-Johnie Rauschenberg, 29:16.748 (2); 4. 08-Hunter McDonald, 29:17.615 (12); 5. 71K-Kyle Slader, 29:18.087 (8); 6. 1K-Cory Hemphill, 29:18.512 (10); 7. 81-Troy Bynum, 29:19.134 (1); 8. 4P-Daylon Bergeron, 29:20.163 (3); 9. 620-Gregory Gutt, 29:23.747 (21); 10. 25W-Jimmie Wright, 29:24.437 (6); 11. 00SP-Crystal Hemphill, 29:27.918 (13); 12. 11H-Denver Howard, 29:30.471 (16); 13. 130-Colby Johnson, 01:51.017 (15); 14. 16-Dustin Donley, 15:58.713 (4); 15. K6-Joe Adams, 16:01.578 (7); 16. 42C-Courtney McCartney, 16:05.271 (5); 17. 33S-Slade Roach, 16:05.481 (17); (DNS) 3-Garrett Donley, 16:05.481; (DNS) 5R-Kaleb Roach, 16:05.481; (DNS) 21B-Brandon Kenny, 16:05.481; (DNS) 92-Jeffrey Kaup.

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 42R-Ross McCartney, 05:37.390 (2); 2. 33R-Mike Roach, 05:37.420 (3); 3. 42C-Courtney McCartney, 05:38.971 (4); 4. 16-Dustin Donley, 05:46.948 (7); 5. 00SP-Crystal Hemphill, 05:49.363 (1); 6. 11H-Denver Howard, 01:48.281 (6); 7. 21B-Brandon Kenny, 01:23.589 (5).

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 71K-Kyle Slader, 05:16.844 (3); 2. K6-Joe Adams, 05:20.269 (4); 3. 81-Troy Bynum, 05:21.539 (2); 4. 1F-Johnie Rauschenberg, 05:21.738 (5); 5. 3-Garrett Donley, 05:22.395 (1); 6. 33S-Slade Roach, 05:22.395 (6); (DQ) 92-Jeffrey Kaup, 05:22.395 (7).

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 25W-Jimmie Wright, 06:00.894 (1); 2. 4P-Daylon Bergeron, 06:01.248 (3); 3. 08-Hunter McDonald, 06:01.454 (7); 4. 1K-Cory Hemphill, 06:04.977 (2); 5. 130-Colby Johnson, 06:07.801 (6); 6. 5R-Kaleb Roach, 05:01.454 (4); 7. 620-Gregory Gutt, 05:01.454 (5).

IMCA Stock Cars

A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 52C-Cole Traugett, 22:52.575 (9); 2. 69-Gary Williams, 22:53.303 (3); 3. 12R-Hesston Shaw, 22:53.819 (10); 4. 9-Kevin Flock, 22:54.261 (1); 5. 52T-Travis Baird, 22:54.538 (13); 6. 94B-Brandon Ballard, 22:55.735 (15); 7. 3-Michael Smith, 22:57.872 (6); 8. 52-Larry Baird, 22:58.181 (11); 9. 6-Tyson Ashlock, 23:00.456 (16); 10. 5-Matthew Smith, 23:00.533 (12); 11. 47-Landon Maddox, 15:57.568 (5); 12. 09-Paul Taylor, 15:57.653 (7); 13. 703-Treven Geter, 09:00.909 (14); 14. 22K-Kody Boatwright, 08:00.815 (17); 15. 7C-J.D. Choate, 01:58.695 (4); 16. 95-Mark Smith, 00:56.440 (8); (DQ) 82-Shelby Williams, 22:52.213 (2).

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 9-Kevin Flock, 03:40.585 (2); 2. 47-Landon Maddox, 03:42.519 (3); 3. 12R-Hesston Shaw, 03:45.542 (6); 4. 82-Shelby Williams, 03:45.817 (7); 5. 3-Michael Smith, 03:45.835 (4); 6. 52-Larry Baird, 03:46.836 (1); 7. 52T-Travis Baird, 03:47.025 (5); 8. 94B-Brandon Ballard, 03:47.529 (8); 9. 22K-Kody Boatwright, 03:49.578 (9).

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 52C-Cole Traugett, 06:55.541 (1); 2. 7C-J.D. Choate, 06:55.758 (4); 3. 95-Mark Smith, 06:56.059 (7); 4. 69-Gary Williams, 06:57.408 (2); 5. 09-Paul Taylor, 06:58.415 (6); 6. 5-Matthew Smith, 06:59.156 (3); 7. 703-Treven Geter, 06:59.157 (5); 8. 6-Tyson Ashlock, 07:01.319 (8).

IMCA Modifieds

A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 60G-William Gould, 15:11.270 (9); 2. 9-Cole Traugett, 15:12.231 (12); 3. 9K-Kip Hughes, 15:16.112 (3); 4. 44T-Tanner Black, 15:19.018 (11); 5. 1N-Nick Link, 15:19.210 (6); 6. 08-Hunter McDonald, 15:19.695 (1); 7. 71-Jessie Hoskins, 15:24.691 (2); 8. 4-Barry Schievink, 15:25.831 (13); 9. 05-Milt David, 15:28.305 (15); 10. 33R-Kaleb Roach, 15:31.286 (14); 11. 9O-Danton Odell, 15:15.297 (18); 12. 3*-Logan Macy, 15:16.989 (4); 13. 121-Scott Edwards, 15:25.216 (17); 14. 7-Bryan Schutte, 15:26.056 (19); 15. 07-Jason Hillard, 14:26.911 (10); 16. 71K-Kyle Slader, 04:47.385 (5); 17. 0-Jimmy Reeves, 04:48.147 (8); 18. 71M-Chad Melton, 04:59.150 (7); (DNS) 4CF-Dustin Schoonover, 04:59.150; (DNS) 1M-Cody Gearhart.

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 60G-William Gould, 09:56.688 (3); 2. 9-Cole Traugett, 09:57.698 (5); 3. 71M-Chad Melton, 09:58.411 (6); 4. 0-Jimmy Reeves, 10:01.368 (7); 5. 4-Barry Schievink, 10:02.948 (1); 6. 4CF-Dustin Schoonover, 02:51.029 (4); (DNS) 7-Bryan Schutte.

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 08-Hunter McDonald, 03:06.955 (2); 2. 71K-Kyle Slader, 03:08.031 (5); 3. 44T-Tanner Black, 03:10.603 (1); 4. 07-Jason Hillard, 03:12.223 (6); 5. 33R-Kaleb Roach, 03:17.961 (3); 6. 121-Scott Edwards, 03:23.834 (4); 7. 9O-Danton Odell, 03:25.596 (7).

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 1N-Nick Link, 03:15.291 (1); 2. 9K-Kip Hughes, 03:15.630 (4); 3. 71-Jessie Hoskins, 03:20.289 (5); 4. 3*-Logan Macy, 03:22.145 (3); 5. 05-Milt David, 01:51.931 (2); (DNS) 1M-Cody Gearhart.

UP NEXT –

July 22 for IMCA modifieds, IMCA sport mods, IMCA stock cars and pure stocks

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LONGDALE SPEEDWAY –

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