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Kulhanek Making National Sprint League Debut at Knoxville on Saturday

(Photo by Jay Hallas)

Inside Line Promotions – PAIGE, Texas (July 27, 2016) – Ray Allen Kulhanek will make his debut with the National Sprint League this Saturday at Knoxville Raceway.

Kulhanek will pilot his own 410ci winged sprint car at the half-mile oval in Knoxville, Iowa, before driving for Bruce Griffith on Sunday at Badlands Motor Speedway in Brandon, S.D., with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour.

“I’m excited to get to Knoxville to get some laps before the Knoxville Nationals,” Kulhanek said. “We are taking my car and Bruce’s car in his trailer so we’ll swap cars for Sunday.”

Kulhanek is coming off a disappointing weekend with the ASCS Gulf South Region. He kicked off the action last Friday at Heart O’ Texas Speedway in Waco, Texas, where Kulhanek won a heat race in the Griffith entry to make the feature redraw. He then pulled the No. 4 during the random draw to start the main event on the outside of the second row.

“I started out the race decent,” he said. “I was keeping pace and ran third past halfway. The longer the race went the worse I got. Cautions at the end of the race kind of killed me. Normally I like having a caution to bunch everyone back up, but I was a sitting duck. I got lucky just to hold on. I felt like we had thrown an anchor out.”

Kulhanek salvaged a sixth-place result, which marked his 12th top 10 of the season.

The weekend wrapped up on Saturday at Cotton Bowl Speedway, where Kulhanek advanced from third to second place in a heat race to earn a spot in the feature redraw. This time he got the No. 2 to start on the outside of the front row.

“I battled with Scottie McDonald for second for a while,” he said. “Tommy Bryant slid me when we were in lapped traffic. Coming right out of that corner the motor let go.”

Kulhanek was in a three-car battle for second place midway through the feature when the mechanical problem relegated him to the pits early. He was credited with a 15th-place finish.

QUICK RESULTS –

July 22 – Heart O’ Texas Speedway in Waco, Texas – Heat race: 1 (1); Feature: 6 (4).

July 23 – Cotton Bowl Speedway in Paige, Texas – Heat race: 2 (3); Feature: 15 (2).

SEASON STATS –

25 races, 3 wins, 7 top fives, 12 top 10s, 18 top 15s, 22 top 20s

UP NEXT –

Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, with the National Sprint League and Sunday at Badlands Motor Speedway in Brandon, S.D., with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour

MEDIA LINKS –

Website: http://www.RayAllenKulhanek.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kulhanek_Ray

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RayAllenKulhanek/?fref=ts

APPAREL –

Kulhanek will have apparel available for sale at his race trailer throughout the season. For a list of his scheduled events, visit http://www.RayAllenKulhanek.com.

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Miller’s RV Park

Located in Grangerland, Texas, Miller’s RV Park is a large space for travelers to park motorhomes for short visits or long stays.

“It’s just a nice country setting for people to relax,” Kulhanek said. “The RV park is actually where we have the race shop so it’s cool to meet people from all over the country.”

Kulhanek would also like to thank Texas Rotating Equipment, Big Bass Tour, Alcon Construction, GoPro, Griffith Truck & Equipment, J&J Auto Racing, Miller’s RV Park, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, ASI Racing Engines, Frazier & Son, Smiley’s Racing Products, 41 Shocks, Engler Machine & Tool, Outlaw Wings, Hoosier Racing Tire Southwest, Penske Racing Shocks, C4 Graphics, Simpson Race Products and Marvin and Peggy Pearson for their support.

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