Traugott, Kaup, Costello capture Longdale Speedway season-opening wins

Cole Traugott won the USRA Modified main event.

Cole Traugott won the USRA Modified main event.


Cole Traugott, Jeffrey Kaup and Racer Costello each captured Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series feature wins on Saturday during the Martens Machine Shop Season Opener at Longdale Speedway.

Sixty total entries were on hand across the five divisions, including nine 240 Consulting USRA Modifieds, twelve Martens Machine Shop USRA Limited Mod and thirteen Glass Crack USRA Tuners.

Longdale Speedway returns to action on May 17-18 for the Walleye Rodeo Roundup. Friday night features the Sooner Late Model Series along with the Furious Four divisions. Saturday night will see Champ 305 Sprint Cars headline the program along with the Furious Four divisions.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Longdale Speedway, Longdale, Okla.
Saturday, April 20, 2024

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat:
1. (4) 08 Hunter McDonald, Oakwood, Okla.
2. (7) 9 Cole Traugott, Woodward, Okla.
3. (6) 21 Austin Bonner, Elk City, Okla.
4. (1) 95 Shawn Johnson, Marlow, Okla.
5. (3) 18 Bobby Mayfield, Elk City, Okla.
6. (2) 73G Gratton Dalton, Bison, Kan.
7. (5) 15C Cam Case, Edmond, Okla.
8. (8) 33 Robert Harley, Casper, Wyo.
DNS – 11H Denver Howard, Woodward, Okla.

Feature:
1. (2) 9 Cole Traugott, Woodward, Okla.
2. (1) 08 Hunter McDonald, Oakwood, Okla.
3. (3) 21 Austin Bonner, Elk City, Okla.
4. (5) 18 Bobby Mayfield, Elk City, Okla.
5. (7) 15C Cam Case, Edmond, Okla.
6. (4) 95 Shawn Johnson, Marlow, Okla.
7. (6) 73G Gratton Dalton, Bison, Kan.
8. (8) 33 Robert Harley, Casper, Wyo.
DNS – 11H Denver Howard, Woodward, Okla.

USRA LIMITED MODS

Heat #1:
1. (3) 12E Emme Hughes, Enid, Okla.
2. (4) 10 Alex Wiens, Newton, Kan.
3. (1) 43 Brandon Watson, Panhandle, Texas
4. (6) 57 Tyler Madden, Amarillo, Texas
5. (5) 4P Daylon Bergeron, Woodward, Okla.
6. (2) 76B Bobby Whittemire, Elk City, Okla.

Heat #2:
1. (4) 92 Jeffrey Kaup, Woodward, Okla.
2. (2) 20 Austin Sessions, Longdale, Okla.
3. (1) 18 Kyle Wiens, Newton, Kan.
4. (3) 5R Kaleb Roach, Woodward, Okla.
5. (5) 22 Max Maples, Nacoma Park, Okla.
6. (6) 99A Aren Watson, Woodward, Okla.

Feature:
1. (1) 92 Jeffrey Kaup, Woodward, Okla.
2. (2) 12E Emme Hughes, Enid, Okla.
3. (3) 10 Alex Wiens, Newton, Kan.
4. (4) 20 Austin Sessions, Longdale, Okla.
5. (6) 18 Kyle Wiens, Newton, Kan.
6. (9) 4P Daylon Bergeron, Woodward, Okla.
7. (5) 43 Brandon Watson, Panhandle, Texas
8. (11) 99A Aren Watson, Woodward, Okla.
9. (10) 22 Max Maples, Nacoma Park, Okla.
10. (8) 5R Kaleb Roach, Woodward, Okla.
11. (7) 57 Tyler Madden, Amarillo, Texas
DNS – 76B Bobby Whittemire, Elk City, Okla.

USRA TUNERS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 5C Christopher Clark, Caldwell, Kan.
2. (7) 5 Brian Wagner, Enid, Okla.
3. (2) 115J Vernon McIntosh, Woodward, Okla.
4. (4) 22 Donald Kaup, Mooreland, Okla.
5. (3) 54 Matt Harvey, Carrier, Okla.
6. (5) 7 Harley Knouse, Covington, Okla.
7. (6) 12R Kade Raulston, Fargo, Okla.

Heat #2:
1. (2) 24 Racer Costello, Waukomis, Okla.
2. (4) 21 Caleb Ramer, Omega, Okla.
3. (6) 1X Chase Martin, Springtown, Texas
4. (1) 22X Seth Boster, Enid, Okla.
5. (3) 64 Robert Stewart, Kingfisher, Okla.
6. (5) 1 Aaron Bliss, Enid, Okla.

Feature:
1. (2) 24 Racer Costello, Waukomis, Okla.
2. (3) 5C Christopher Clark, Caldwell, Kan.
3. (11) 1 Aaron Bliss, Enid, Okla.
4. (4) 21 Caleb Ramer, Omega, Okla.
5. (8) 22X Seth Boster, Enid, Okla.
6. (1) 5 Brian Wagner, Enid, Okla.
7. (5) 1X Chase Martin, Springtown, Texas
8. (7) 22 Donald Kaup, Mooreland, Okla.
9. (6) 115J Vernon McIntosh, Woodward, Okla.
10. (9) 54 Matt Harvey, Carrier, Okla.
11. (10) 64 Robert Stewart, Kingfisher, Okla.
DNS – 7 Harley Knouse, Covington, Okla.
DNS – 12R Kade Raulston, Fargo, Okla.

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