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Sheltra Returns To Pocono With Unfinished Business

Sheltra Returns To Pocono With  Unfinished Business  

“Ninth In Points; Sheltra Aims For  First Top-Five�??  

LONG POND, PA (June 6, 2007) - - Patrick Sheltra  has quietly moved into the 
top-10 in ARCA RE/MAX Series points and has the  sanction heads into Pocono 
Raceway this weekend, Sheltra seeks redemption at the  track which ripped him 
from his first career top-10 finish last June at the  tricky 2.5-mile Speedway.  
Last season, Sheltra driving for  longtime racecar driver and ARCA winner Ken 
Schrader appeared to be heading  towards a career best finish in his young 
ARCA tenure but late race contact with  another competitor spoiled the finish 
and put a sour taste in Sheltra’s  mouth. 
A year later, Sheltra’s nerves  have calmed down but he is ready for action 
in Saturday’s Pocono 200.   
“I’m ready for a Pocono return,�??  said Sheltra who notched a 20th place 
finish at Iowa Speedway last  Saturday. “I like Pocono Raceway; it’s a fun place 
to race. It’s definitely a  challenging racetrack, but I’m looking forward to 
making up for the disaster we  had their last year.�?? 
With only one top-10 finish of the  season to his credit at Kentucky 
Speedway, Sheltra is eager to add to his ARCA  resume and continue to move up the 
momentum ladder as the series is approaching  halfway.  
“We’ve had some good runs spoiled  by some bad luck,�?? Sheltra said. “We’ve 
been consistent everywhere we’ve gone,  we just have been able to seal the 
deal. We need to start doing that. We’re  finishing races and that’s important, 
we just need to see if we can finish a  little higher in the finishing order.�?? 
Sheltra continued, “This is my  rookie season in the ARCA RE/MAX Series. We 
unfortunately missed Daytona and  have been trying to make catch-up since then. 
I think it’s great for our team to  be sitting in the top-10 despite missing 
one race, but Blake Bjorklund missed  two races last season and he finished in 
the top-five. I have a team that is  capable of doing the same; we just need 
a little luck to be in the mix  too.�?? 
Nicknamed “Mr. Showtime�?? for his  stunning performances on the dirt across 
the country, Sheltra knows that Stock  Car Racing is his future.  
“I want to be a NASCAR driver  someday. I think I have the characteristics of 
a driver to get me there I just  need to bide my time and keep performing. I’
m lucky to be surrounded by a team  like Premier Motorsports and my sponsors 
FloraGanics-Brady Ranch who have all  helped me achieve my ARCA success until 
now. This is a development series for  NASCAR and I’m learning a whole bunch 
that will be useful when I do make that  transition.�?? 
The Pocono 200 (80  laps/200 miles) is the 10th of 23 events on the 2007 ARCA 
RE/MAX  Series schedule. Practice  begins Friday, June 8 with a one hour 
forty five minute (10:15am-11:55am Local  Time) session planned. ARCA SIM Factory 
pole qualifying is slated for later in  the afternoon at 1:45pm Local Time. 
The event will take the green flag on  Saturday at 1:00pm Local Time. The race 
will be taped-delayed and aired on SPEED  at 8:00pm Local Time. Additional race 
coverage is available online at _arcaracing.com_ (http://www.arcaracing.com/) 
  
For more on Patrick Sheltra,  please visit _PatrickSheltra.com_ 
(http://www.patricksheltra.com/)  
PATRICK  SHELTRA POCONO QUICK FACTS: 
2007  Stats 
Starts: Eight 
Best  Start: Ninth  at Kansas Speedway, April 2007 
Top-Fives: None   
Top-10s: One  (Ninth at Kentucky Speedway.) 
Did  Not Finish (DNFs): One  (Winchester Speedway)  
Laps  Led: None   
Notes  of Interest: 
    *   Sheltra  sits fourth in the ARCA RE/MAX Series Rookie-of-the-Year 
standings despite  missing the season opener at Daytona International Speedway in 
February.  
    *   Sheltra  is a graduate of Andy Hillenburg’s Fast Track  High 
Performance Driving School.  
    *   When  not racing in the ARCA RE/MAX Series, Sheltra can often be 
found at a local  dirt track competing nationwide in his late  model.
    *   Sheltra  is a native of Indiantown,  Florida  
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MEDIA  CONTACTS: 
NAME: Chris  Knight, Premier Motorsports  
PHONE: 239.834.9797 
EMAIL: _knight849@aol.com_ (mailto:knight849@aol.com)    
NAME: Steve  Howell, Sheltra Motorsports   
PHONE: 912.674.1000 
EMAIL: _sheltramotorsports@hotmail.com_ 
(mailto:sheltramotorsports@hotmail.com)  

 





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