Florida Speedweeks
Double Take – Naugle Wins Semi Pro Feature on Day Two at INEX Winter Nationals
Nicholas Naugle is on a roll in Orlando.
Naugle, of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, was the only Atlantic Canadian to land on the podium during Day Two of INEX Winter Nationals. Naugle once again started on the pole of the Semi Pro Legends feature and while he lost the lead in the middle of the race to Tyler Truex, the #88 Brycon Construction driver would eventually work his way back around the #69 for his second victory in as many days.
Cory Hall scored a second consecutive top ten finish with another 10th place run. Hall was collected in a melee on the initial start of the race and was forced to pit, where his Chris Woods Racing and Repair crew made quick work on his #08 S Hall Tire Muffler and Auto Repair Centre car and rallied back when he returned to the race track. Will Farrell fought a vibration early in the day to eventually come home in 15th place.
Both Atlantic Canadian Masters Legends had engine trouble on Day Two. Phil Fowler completed all the laps with a sour sounding power plant to finish 18th place. Gary Bursey felt a vibration in the first lap of the race and was in the infield by Lap Three with a blown motor. The blown motor is expected to end the week for the 72-year old Moncton, NB driver.
Braden Langille started on the pole for the second consecutive day in the Young Lions class, but an early incident with Brody Pope would put Langille to the rear of the field. A rear gear failure would ultimately end the night for Langille, who was credited with a 16th place finish after the second place driver did not report to technical inspection. Waylon Farrell recorded his first top five of the week following post race inspection.
A one lap shootout shuffled the finishing order for the Bandolero Outlaw. Sam Rogers was the highest finishing Atlantic Canadian, coming home in fourth. He led a pack that included Michael Cormier in fifth, Josh Langille in sixth and Nathan Blackburn in eighth. Austin MacDonald spun out in Turn Four after contact with Cormier coming to the white flag lap and could not get the car fired in time before the caution flew. The car refired after the yellow flag came out, which race control deemed as intentionally bringing out the yellow flag, which resulted in a disqualification for MacDonald.
Nathan Langille took home a strong sixth place run in the Bandits division, followed by Owen Mahar who came home in ninth place.
INEX Winter Nationals continues Wednesday with the third of five days of competition.
Points Standings, Courtesy of LegendsNation.com
Legends – Pro Division (Wins) :
- 3W Michael Womack (1) 197
- 15 Michael Torres (1) 188
- 91 Stevie Johns, Jr 188
- 48 Austin Green 188
- 07 Conner Pyle 172
- 5 Alec Webb 170
- 2 Matthew Barnard 166
- 1 Taylor Webb 163
- 71 Derek Lemke 160
- 4 Brady Fox-Rhode 158
- 12 Joe Graf Jr 154
- 8 Donovan Ponder 152
- 3J Taylor Jorgensen 148
- 3 Drew Brown 70
Legends – Masters Division (Wins) :
- 13 Tim Brockhouse (2) 200
- 17 Ira Laughy 194
- 8 Scotty Edwards 188
- 22 Shon Jacobsen 182
- 19 John Robbins 174
- 20H Darrell Buckingham 166
- 52 Joe Graf, Sr 162
- 9 Gene Traxler 158
- 36 Craig Bruce 150
- 50 Todd Midas 146
- 26 Joey Langis 143
- 27 Kevin Yeatts 142
- 13H Alan Hiefnar 142
- 99 Rodney Pucak 142
- 38 David Fusco 139
- 11R Hans Roeschli 136
- 15 Danny Cisson 136
- 14 Jeffrey Lefcourt 135
- 11 Phil Fowler 126
- 72 Mark Dietzen 124
- 54 Tony Steinbuck 123
- 7 Dwayne Rumsey 122
- 65 Gary Bursey 120
- 00 Randy Gunton 84
- 54W Will Wilson 58
Legends – Semi-Pro Division (Wins) :
- 88 Nicholas Naugle (2) 200
- 4 John Holleman 191
- 69 Tyler Truex 191
- 34 Nolan Pope 173
- 24 Matt Mead 173
- 15N Nick Ledson 172
- 32 Jensen Jorgensen 166
- 08 Cory Hall 156
- 49 Adam Sturgill 152
- 31k Noah Korner 152
- 95 Jacob Heafner 151
- 14C Cole Ledson 150
- 28 Teddy Hodgdon 148
- 72 Chris Lilly 144
- 33 Breanne Gilligan 142
- 05 Hannah Bell 138
- 20 Alex Braseth 135
- 31 Will Farrell 135
- 11 Jessie Mahoney 133
- 25 Gillian Kirkpatrick 128
Legends – Young Lions Division (Wins) :
- 77 Gio Bromante (1) 197
- 43 Brody Pope 188
- 51F Eddie Fatscher (1) 182
- 92 Alex Verhagen 179
- 48 Waylon Farrell 172
- 22 Sam Mayer 165
- 15 Roy Hayes 162
- 14 Steven Chapman 160
- 9 Ashton Higgins 159
- 72 Ryan Kuhn 153
- 55 Nick Lizbinski 152
- 29 DJ Canipe 152
- 17 Jake Johnson 150
- 31 Mason Ludwig 148
- 29T Austin Teras 141
- 4NH Thomas Everson 140
- 14M Vincent Midas 132
- 51 Braden Langille 132
- 29B Ryan Braseth 76
Bandolero Outlaws Division (Wins) :
- 90 Casey Call (2) 200
- 29 DJ Canipe 188
- 52NH Jake Matheson 188
- 68 Michael Cormier 185
- 03 Sam Rogers 179
- 18 Josh Langille 168
- 27 Austin MacDonald 162
- 17 Connor Younginer 162
- 44 Nathan Blackburn 162
- 88 Sean Verwys 162
- 51 Ricky Springer 156
- 66 Gauntt Hudgins 148
Bandolero Bandits Division (Wins) :
- 24R Bryson Ruff (2) 200
- 67 Cameron Bolin 194
- 55 Isabella Robusto 188
- 41 Tyler Chapman 170
- 22 William Robusto 169
- 66 Owen Mahar 166
- 3 Nathan Langille 166
- 17 George Hayes 159
- 31 Cole Bruce 158
- 44 Jason Chapman 158
- 16 Stanley Hayes 156
- 01 Christopher Breads 154
- 44K Joshua Kossek 154
- 14 Conner Jones 144
- 18 Katie Verwys 142
- 59 Teddy Cranmer 135
- 24 Joey Aungst, Jr 133