Patrick Sheltra Comments On 2008 ARCA RE/MAX Series Schedule

Patrick Sheltra Comments On 2008  ARCA RE/MAX Series Schedule 

INDIANTOWN, Florida (November 12,  2007) - - Sophomore-bound ARCA RE/MAX 
Series  (ARS) driver Patrick Sheltra commented on Friday’s announcement of the 
2008 ARCA  RE/MAX Series schedule which will consist of 21 events through 13 
states and two  Countries. Sheltra will be looking to better his 2007 seventh 
place championship  points finish beginning with the 2008 ARCA season opener at 
Daytona  International Speedway in February.  
The  2008 ARS schedule will be a diverse combination of superspeedways, short 
tracks,  dirt tracks and a return to road course racing for the first time 
since 2001  will all help steer the tour into its 56th consecutive season of  
competition. 
PATRICK SHELTRA, NO. 60 CP  CONCRETE PRODUCTS, US CONSTRUCTION, SAWHORSE 
OUTFITTERS,  BRADY RANCH AND FLORAGANICS CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO SS  
SHELTRA: (ON THE 2008 ARCA RE/MAX  SERIES SCHEDULE) “It’s a very diverse 
schedule and  for the ARCA RE/MAX Series that is a subject they’ve always 
promoted. I’m  looking forward to my second full-year of ARCA competition and feel 
that the  21-race schedule is justified in making the ’08 season one of the best 
ARCA  seasons ever recorded.�??  
SHELTRA: (ON 21 RACES IN 2008  COMPARED TO 23 RACES THIS YEAR) “I’ll admit I’
m disappointed that  weren’t not racing 23 events next year but I understand 
why. I want to give a  huge nod to the entire ARCA staff for putting together 
a very competitive  schedule next year. Just because two races have been 
erased from the calendar  doesn’t mean that everyone won’t be as busy. I’m very 
anxious to get the 2008  season underway.�??  
SHELTRA: (ON THE ADDITION OF  ROCKINGHAM SPEEDWAY) “Like I said last week, I 
think  it’s a great thing for the ARCA RE/MAX Series to visit a historic track 
like  Rockingham Speedway. The track is now owned by a former ARCA champion 
and that  has to say a lot for the ARCA series. We are building a brand-new car 
for the  race and I feel we’ll have an excellent chance of being crowned the 
first  “Carolina 500�??  champion.�?? 
SHELTRA: (ON THE ADDITION OF  CAYUGA  SPEEDWAY PARK) 
�??It really says something  about the ARCA RE/MAX Series to be competing in 
another Country. Everyone  expected the Canada race to be a road course and  to 
our surprise it’s a short track. I’m not complaining. The race will be very  
interesting and I expect a huge car count. I think we’re going to see a bunch 
of  Canadian drivers flock to the event which fits back to the diverse 
category with  it all eventually bringing exposure back to us. It may be a little 
more  expensive to compete in Canada, but I think it will be a huge  pay off and 
everyone at Sheltra Motorsports is looking forward to it.�??   
SHELTRA: (ON THE ADDITION OF NEW  JERSEY  MOTORSPORTS PARK) “Cool. It’s 
going to be  interesting to say the least. I’ve never had any experience on a road 
course, so  we’ll take some extra measures in 2008 to prepare for that. We’
re probably going  to test at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) and I’m 
planning on taking a  road course school, so I’m taking every advantage I can to 
help prepare myself  for the inaugural event. I’ve read some information on the 
track and it really  seems like it’s going to be a great facility. It’s a 
new challenge for me, but  everyone knows I don’t mind a challenge. New Jersey 
here we come!�??   
SHELTRA: (ON THE ABSENCE OF USA  INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY, THE FIRST NASHVILLE 
EVENT, WINCHESTER SPEEDWAY, THE  MILWAUKEE MILE AND GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL 
RACEWAY FROM THE ’08 SCHEDULE) “I am not going  to lie, I am disappointed in some 
of those tracks not being on the 2008  schedule. I’m glad that we’ll race 
Nashville at least once, but tracks like  Winchester Speedway and The Milwaukee 
Mile were facilities that Sheltra  Motorsports was looking forward to going 
back to next year. In the end, we’re  not going back to four unique tracks and 
we lost a race at Nashville and it’s a  shame. I hope that some of those tracks 
will return to ARCA again in the near  future.�??  
SHELTRA: (DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING  LINED UP TO MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE FROM THE 
2007 ARCA SCHEDULE TO 2008?) “Oh yeah. We’re  going to be back in the NASCAR 
Craftsman Truck Series for sure next year. You  can expect us to compete in 
some races between the two-month break from February  to April. I’m also looking 
at the NASCAR Nationwide Series for 2008 as well in  addition to some dirt 
racing with my Indiana-based Sheltra Motorsports team.  I’ll be busy, there’s no 
hiding that.�??  
For more on Patrick Sheltra,  please visit _PatrickSheltra.com_ 
(http://www.patricksheltra.com/) . 
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