Patrick Sheltra ARCA RE/MAX Series Kentucky Test Notes & Quotes

ARCA  RE/MAX Series, Drive Smart Buckle-Up  Kentucky  150 
Kentucky  Speedway, Sparta, Kentucky 
Open  Practice (Test) Notes & Quotes 
Tuesday,  April 15, 2008   
Wonderful  testing conditions greeted ARCA RE/MAX Series teams Tuesday at 
Kentucky Speedway  allowing several ARCA RE/MAX Series teams to tackle the 
1.5-mile speed plant of  Kentucky Speedway in preparation for the sixth race of the 
season, the Drive  Smart Buckle Up Kentucky 150 set for Saturday, May 10th.   
The  series returns to the facility for a 16th time since 2000 with ARCA  
driver Patrick Sheltra poised to make his third career start at the facility.   
In  last year’s Spring race, Sheltra aboard his familiar No. 60 Chevrolet 
entry,  qualified 23rd before notching his first career top-10 finish of  ninth. 
This year however, the Whitesville, Kentucky based Sheltra Motorsports  will 
unload a Dodge Charger for competition, the second of 10 scheduled races  which 
the sophomore ARCA team will carry the Chrysler nameplate.   
Seepage  issues hindered and canceled testing on Tuesday, but drivers were 
communicating  with the local media in attendance for the open test.  
Here are some notes and quotes  from today’s session:  
PATRICK SHELTRA, NO. 60 FERGUSON PIPE ENTERPRISES,  INC.-AMERICAN CONCRETE 
INDUSTRIES, INC., THE CASITE COMPANY DODGE CHARGER:  
SHELTRA: (ON KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY) “I really enjoy coming to Kentucky  Speedway. 
It’s the site of my very first top-10 finish in ARCA RE/MAX Series  
competition. It’s a very nice facility and tends to provide some of the best  racing on 
the circuit.�??  
SHELTRA: (ON RETURNING TO THE SITE  OF HIS FIRST CAREER TOP-10 FINISH) “It’s 
really important to me. I  want to come back here in a couple weeks and even 
do better than the ninth place  finish. Kentucky Speedway will always be an 
important figure in my racing  career.�??   
SHELTRA: (ON THE SWITCH TO DODGE  FOR KENTUCKY) “Dodge is no stranger to 
success  let alone victory lane here at Kentucky, so we’re excited. We’ve been 
testing  our Dodge to get ready for Kansas next weekend  and Kentucky  here next 
month. I think we’ll be ready.�??   
SHELTRA: (ON THE DIFFERENCE  BETWEEN CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO SS AND DODGE  
CHARGER MODELS) “Not much. They are both good  manufacturers and models, we just 
felt that we would be at a better advantage on  the mile-and-a-half tracks with 
the Dodge Charger. Of course there are some  concessions you may have to make 
between the two models but it’s all in the  interest of going fast. I’m 
excited about our future sporting the Dodge logos.�??   
SHELTRA: (ON KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY BEING A HOMETOWN EVENT FOR THE TEAM) “As much 
as it’s  important for me, it’s just as important for my guys. They work 
really hard and  I know they want to win here just as bad as anyone, so we’re 
going to do  everything in our power to make it a reality.�??   
SHELTRA: (ON THE SERIES’S PREVIOUS  RACE AT SALEM SPEEDWAY) “Salem was a 
good race for us but it could have  been a lot better. We ran in the top-five for 
much of the race and then were  taken out. It really wasn’t fair. We were 
though able to recover and finish  11th. It could have been a lot better; but it 
also could have been a  lot worse. We’ll take the finish in stride and move 
forward.�??   
SHELTRA: (ON THE IMPORTANCE OF  KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY) “Kentucky Speedway is so 
important  for the ARCA RE/MAX Series. They have been coming here since 2000 
and that  really speaks volumes. We run here twice a year and they do a great 
job putting  on the events. I’m looking forward to both events this year.�??   
SHELTRA: (ON KENTUCKY’S SISTER TRACK; KANSAS SPEEDWAY) “Kansas Speedway is 
just as fun as  Kentucky Speedway but it has its own distinct character. I had 
my career best  qualifying effort there last year and had a pretty decent run 
too. What is so  beneficial is that you are able to take what you’ve learned 
at either track and  apply it.�??   
SHELTRA: (ON IOWA SPEEDWAY THIS WEEKEND) “I’m ready for  Iowa. I’m  really 
love that facility. It’s a relatively new track but it supplies some  awesome 
racing! The bunch on the Sheltra Motorsports team is very excited and we  feel 
we have a shot at the victory Saturday afternoon.�??     
SHELTRA: (ON THE SEASON THUSFAR) “We are happy.  Not satisfied but happy. We’
ve had very competitive cars and in contention, just  been plagued in the 
finish department. It’s not that our finishes have been bad,  but circumstances 
have kept us from two top-10 finishes. We’re sitting sixth in  points; so we 
have to look at that. We’ll look to grab our first top-10 finish  of the year 
this weekend.�??   
For  more on Patrick Sheltra, please visit the newly re-launched 
_PatrickSheltra.com_ (http://www.patricksheltra.com/) .   
About Sheltra  Motorsports: 
Sheltra Motorsports (_sheltramotorsports.com_ 
(http://www.sheltramotorsports.com/) ) is a  three-tier Motorsports operation consisting of dirt and asphalt 
competition.  Patrick Sheltra, a 21-year old native of Indiantown, Florida 
competes in the UMP and WoO (Dirt)  Series; while also running a full schedule in 
the ARCA RE/MAX Series (No. 60)  and a limited schedule in the NASCAR 
Craftsman Truck Series (No. 35). Sheltra  Motorsports ownership is combined of 
Richard, Grace and Patrick Sheltra. The  team is headquartered in Indiantown, 
Florida with  additional operations in Richmond, Indiana and Whitesville, Kentucky.  
Sheltra Motorsports Quick  Facts: 
Team Name: Sheltra Motorsports, No. 60 Dodge  Charger  
Driver: Patrick Sheltra, Indiantown, Florida 
Car Owner: Grace Sheltra, Indiantown, Florida 
Marketing Partners: _Ferguson Pipe Enterprises, Inc,_ 
(http://www.ferguson.com/)  FloraGanics, American  Concrete Industries, Inc, _Hardie Pipe_ 
(http://www.jameshardie.com/) ,  _The Casite Company_ (http://www.casite.com/) , J&S 
Bulk Transportation, Inc.,  US Construction Supply Corp., Martin County 
Petroleum, Sheltra & Son  Construction, Sheltra Cattle Company, Recycling Services, 
_Indiantown  Marina,_ (http://www.indiantownmarina.com/)  All About Flowers, 
_Speed Media_ (http://www.speed-media.com/) ,  _Klotz  Lubricants_ 
(http://www.klotzlube.com/) , _DMC Graphics_ (http://www.dmcgraphics.com/)   and _Purcell 
Tire & Rubber_ (http://www.purcelltire.com/) .   
Crew  Chief: John  Hayden 
Team  Manager: Keith  Strunk  
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TEAM  COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT:  
NAME: Chris  Knight, Sheltra Motorsports   
PHONE: 239.834.9797  or 830.261.1215 
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