Patrick Sheltra ARCA Daytona Pre-Season Testing Friday Notes & Quotes

ARCA  RE/MAX Series, ARCA 200 at Daytona  
Pre-Season  Testing, Daytona International Speedway Daytona  Beach, Fla. 
Open  Practice Notes & Quotes 
Friday,  December 14, 2007 
Sophomore-bound  ARCA RE/MAX Series driver Patrick Sheltra was one of over 30 
drivers to  participate in Friday’s open-test session at the legendary 
Daytona International  Speedway in preparation for the 2008 ARCA season-opener on 
February 9, 2008.  Sheltra led by crew chief John Hayden and team manger Keith 
Strunk brought two  Chevrolet Monte Carlos to help prepare him for the “Super 
Bowl�?? of ARCA.   
Sheltra,  the 21-year old Indiantown,  Florida native clocked off the  14th 
fastest effort today with a time of 50.568 seconds at 177.978  MPH.  
Here are some quotes and notes  from today’s session:  
PATRICK SHELTRA, NO. 60 FERGUSON PIPE ENTERPRISES,  INC.-AMERICAN CONCRETE 
INDUSTRIES, INC. CHEVORLET MONTE CARLO  SS: 
SHELTRA: (ON THE FIRST DAY OF  PRE-SEASON TESTING) “I really consider the 
first day  of pre-season a success. My guys on the Sheltra Motorsports team have 
worked  their butts off and I believe it showed on the speed charts today. It’
s  important for us to get a good jump on the 2008 season and I feel we made 
steps  in the right direction today.�?? 
SHELTRA: (ON TESTING CAR NO. 60B,  PURCHASED FROM RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING) “
It’s a good piece. Anything that  comes from that organization is stout and it’
s adapted real well over here in  the ARCA RE/MAX Series. We are telling 
everyone that we are stepping up our game  for the 2008 ARCA RE/MAX Series season 
and I think we showed that  Friday.�?? 
SHELTRA: (ON TESTING THE TEAM’S  CAR NO. 60, THE AUTOMOBILE HE MADE HIS 
RESTRICTOR PLATE DEBUT AT TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY IN OCTOBER) “We had a lot of fun 
at Talladega, but we know  there is always room for improvement. The Sheltra 
Motorsports team since the  race has stripped the car and made improvements to 
enhance its performance. We  did not get to test it today because of the 
massive amount of other teams  testing, but we will test it on Saturday and we’re 
looking forward to seeing  what it has.�??  
SHELTRA: (ON THE IMPRORTANCE OF  RACING AT DAYTONA) “Daytona is huge. There 
is no  hiding from it. There can be a plus and minus side to it though. We 
start  the season off there so if you have a bad run you are able to recover  from 
even though it puts you behind the eight ball. However, if you  have a good 
run, it only gives that extra motivation to go to the next race and  keep the 
streak alive. I unfortunately missed Daytona in 2007, but its  comforting to 
know that I’ll be guaranteed a spot in the show in February.�??   
SHELTRA: (ON THE 2008 ARCA RE/MAX  SERIES SEASON) “We are looking forward to 
it.  This test even though it falls in 2007 unofficially kicks off the new 
season for  Sheltra Motorsports. We are raising the bar for our second year of 
competition  and we are going to give it our all for our first ARCA 
championship. The Sheltra  Motorsports team are all winners and we’ll prove that in an 
even bigger way in  2008.�??  
Sheltra Motorsports Quick  Facts: 
Team Name: Sheltra Motorsports, No. 60  Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS 
Driver: Patrick Sheltra, Indiantown, Florida 
Car Owner: Grace Sheltra, Indiantown, Florida 
Marketing Partners: _Ferguson Pipe  Enterprises, Inc,_ 
(http://www.ferguson.com/)  American Concrete Industries, Inc, _Hardie  Pipe_ 
(http://www.jameshardie.com/) , _Indiantown Marina,_ (http://www.indiantownmarina.com/)  _Drug  
Discovery Testing (DDT),_ (http://www.drugtestpa.com/)  All About Flowers, _Speed  
Media_ (http://www.speed-media.com/) , _Casite Products_ 
(http://www.casite.com/)  SawHorse Outfitters, J&S Bulk  Transportation, Inc., Martin County 
Petroleum and  FloraGanics. 
Crew  Chief: John  Hayden 
Team  Manager: Keith  Strunk  
MEDIA  CONTACT: 
NAME: Chris  Knight, Sheltra Motorsports   
PHONE: 239.834.9797  or 830.261.1215 
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