Patrick Sheltra Pumped About Talladega Debut

Patrick Sheltra  Pumped About Talladega Debut  

TALLADEGA, Alabama (October 1,  2007) - - ARCA  RE/MAX Series (ARS) 
Rookie-of-the-Year contender Patrick Sheltra is feeling  relaxed and pumped heading 
into Friday’s ARCA RE/MAX 250 from Talladega  Superspeedway. 
Sheltra, the Indiantown, Florida  native will make his restrictor plate debut 
at Talladega Superspeedway on Friday  and thanks to the hard work of his 
Sheltra Motorsports team, good vibes are  surrounding the rookie organization 
about their chances. 
“We’ve been focusing on this race  since the start of the season,�?? said 
Sheltra, who enters the season seventh in  the championship standings. “This isn’
t a race you can prepare for in a couple  of weeks, it takes months and months 
of preparation. I have a good feeling that  our hard work will pay its 
dividends on the track this  week.�?? 
To further prepare the avid dirt  track competitor, the Sheltra Motorsports 
team joined over 30 ARCA RE/MAX Series  teams for the open test at the 
2.666-mile speedway last Tuesday with satisfying  results. 
“We didn’t show everything we  had,�?? continued Sheltra who notched the 24th 
quickest time overall in  the session. “The guys have made some significant 
adjustments since the test  which should find us some more speed. We had a test 
motor in the car too, so  we’ll come back with a little more steam under the 
hood, which really pays off  at a place like Talladega.�??  
He continued, “Testing really  helped me as a driver. It’s a heck of a 
place. It’s very smooth, I can’t believe  how smooth the track is but that means 
great racing. The draft is going to play  a huge factor in the race. You have 
to be in the draft for the race or you’re  setting yourself up for a long day. 
We know that we’re in the race and while  some of our focus will be on 
qualifying, we also know we have to something we  can work with during the race. We 
played with that in testing and we’ll play  with it again some in practice. I’
m not worried; we’re going to be  fine.�?? 
When asked about having  nervousness coming into a race like Talladega, 
Sheltra made his point well  known. 
“You can’t be nervous at a track  like Talladega.  You have to keep the car 
in the throttle and let the car do the work. You have  to use your head. It 
really is a long race so there’s plenty of time to come  from the back to the 
front, if we get in that position. If anything, you have to  survive Talladega. 
You can’t get caught up in the “big  one�?? and you have to be near the front 
at the end and that’s exactly where we  plan to be.�?? 
 
Sitting seventh in the  championship standings with just two races remaining, 
Sheltra knows that a  competitive finish walking away from Talladega 
Superspeedway can help him  maintain his position. 
“It’s a pretty tight battle from  sixth to eighth right now,�?? sounded 
Sheltra. “We have our eyes on sixth but we  also have to keep track of Justin 
(South) who is right behind us in eighth. I  have a feeling that the points battle 
will come down to Toledo and we just have to  do everything in our power to 
make sure we stay in the hunt. Finishing the next  two races is essential.�?? 
Continuing  their sponsorship of Sheltra's No. 60 entry this week is CP 
Concrete Products,  US Construction, SawHorse Outfitters, Brady Ranch and  
FloraGanics. 
The ARCA  RE/MAX 250 (94 laps/250 miles) is the 22nd of 23 races on the 2007  
ARCA RE/MAX Series schedule. The 45th ARCA race held at Talladega  
Superspeedway is a two-day show. Practice begins Thursday, October 4 with a two  and a 
half hour practice session planned from 9:00-11:30am. ARCA SIM Factory  pole 
qualifying is set for later in the day at 3:30pm Local Time. A “Happy Hour�??  
final practice has been etched into the schedule for Friday, October 5 for  
forty-five minutes from 10:05am-10:50am Local Time. The event will take the green 
flag on October 5 shortly  after 4:00pm Local Time. The race will be televised 
live on SPEED with  additional race coverage online at _arcaracing.com_ 
(http://www.arcaracing.com/) . 
For  more on Patrick Sheltra, please visit _PatrickSheltra.com_ 
(http://www.patricksheltra.com/)  
Patrick  Sheltra, Sheltra Motorsports, Talladega  Superspeedway,   
Notes  of Interest: 
    *   Sheltra  sits seventh in the ARCA championship standings and third in 
the ARCA RE/MAX  Series Rookie-of-the-Year standings despite missing the 
season opener at  Daytona International Speedway in February.
·          Patrick  Sheltra will make his 23rd career ARCA RE/MAX Series 
start on Friday.  In his previous  22 starts, Sheltra has collected two top-fives 
at Berlin Raceway (July 2007) and  Illinois State Fairgrounds (August 2007) 
while holding additional top-10s at  Kentucky Speedway in June and DuQuoin State 
Fairgrounds in September.  
·     Patrick  Sheltra is a native of Indiantown, Florida  
    *   Patrick  Sheltra and members of his Sheltra Motorsports team will 
officially announce  their 2008 ARCA RE/MAX Series plans at the championship 
awards banquet at the  Northern Kentucky Convention  Center in Covington, Kentucky 
on December 8.  
MEDIA  CONTACT: 
NAME: Chris  Knight, Sheltra Motorsports   
PHONE: 239.834.9797 
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