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Inside Line Promotions – FORT WORTH, Texas (May 16, 2016) – Ray Allen Kulhanek had a top-10 car throughout the Texas World Dirt Track Championships last weekend at Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track.
“We were fast all weekend,” he said. “We laid down pretty good laps every time we went out.”
Kulhanek kicked off the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour doubleheader on Friday by winning a heat race after starting on the outside of the front row. He then finished fifth in a qualifier. Kulhanek’s combined points locked him into the 11th starting position for the 20-lap main event.
“I was running around 10th when I had a water line come out of the crimp so we lost water going down the front straightaway,” he said. “I immediately killed it and coasted around so we had a DNF.”
Kulhanek’s bid for his third top 10 of the season with the ASCS National Tour came up shy as he was credited with a 20th-place result.
The weekend concluded on Saturday, when Kulhanek placed third in both a heat race and a qualifier. That lined him up on the pole of a B Main, which he won to transfer into the 17th starting position for the 30-lap feature.
“We had a decent car, but it’s tough coming from so far back,” he said. “I closed in on 10th place and I could have bumped the guy enough to move him coming to the checkers, but it isn’t worth it so we rolled across the line 11th.
“I should have had two top 10s out of the weekend. I was more disappointed with the track conditions and how many tires we burned up. It was a costly weekend.”
Kulhanek was tied for the most cars passed in Saturday’s main event.
He will take this weekend off before returning to action May 27 at RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas; May 28 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas; and May 29 at Lone Star Speedway in Kilgore, Texas, with the ASCS Gulf South Region. He enters the tripleheader second in the championship standings.
QUICK RESULTS –
May 13 – Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track in Fort Worth, Texas – Heat race: 1 (2); Qualifier: 5 (4); Feature: 20 (11).
May 14 – Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track in Fort Worth, Texas – Heat race: 3 (4); Qualifier: 3 (1); B Main: 1 (1); Feature: 11 (17).
SEASON STATS –
14 races, 0 wins, 2 top fives, 6 top 10s, 8 top 15s, 11 top 20s
UP NEXT –
May 27 at RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas; May 28 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas; and May 29 at Lone Star Speedway in Kilgore, Texas, with the ASCS Gulf South Region
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 – Texas Rotating Equipment
Based in Dayton, Texas, Texas Rotating Equipment is an industrial turbine services and repairs company for oil companies.
“Texas Rotating Equipment has partnered with us the past couple of years and it has really helped our team out,” Kulhanek said. “We appreciate their support and hope to represent them in Victory Lane a lot this season.”
Kulhanek would also like to thank Big Bass Tour, Alcon Construction, GoPro, Miller’s RV Park, J&J Auto Racing, 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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- Shawn Miller on May 16, 2016
- Article Date: 5/16/2016 by Inside Line Promotions