I will take your word for it and assume that is not a crack.
It looks like there is some flashing over the edge of the scratch making it appear as a crack though? I can see the skipping of the ring in the gouge after looking close at your picture. I have ran bores that were pitted pretty good but never a long, horizontal wound like that. What kind of ring are you using? Can you hone it another thou and make it go away completely?
