Patrick Sheltra Feeling Road Course Savvy Following Test

WHITESVILLE, Kentucky (August 7, 2009) - - With an aggressive six-race
schedule quickly approaching for the ARCA RE/MAX Series, veteran driver
Patrick Sheltra and his Whitesville, Kentucky based Sheltra Motorsports team
took advantage of a little downtime to test at New Jersey Motorsports Park
(NJMP) this past Tuesday preparing for next monthā€™s New Jersey ARCA 150.
Sheltra, whoā€™s become a familiar face on the ARCA tour for the past three
year will tackle lefts and rights for just the second time in his ARCA
career when the sanction returns to the newly built Millville, New Jersey road
course for round 18 on the 2009 calendar.
Last year, the Indiantown, Florida native recorded an impressive 11th
place finish in his road course debut. Sheltra credits the finish to his team
and his aggressive practice schedule at NJMP and private sessions with the
Skip Barber Racing school.
ā€œRoad Course Racing is a lot of fun, but itā€™s no joke,ā€??? said Sheltra, who
currently locks the eighth position in the ARCA RE/MAX Series point
standings. ā€œWe had a good car last year and we were capable of finishing in the
top-10, but the rain came and the race was called. Weā€™re coming back for
some revenge if you will and I canā€™t wait.ā€???
He added, ā€œWeā€™re bringing the same car back this year. Weā€™ve worked on it
this year to make it even better. Itā€™s one of the very few Chevrolets in
our fleet. The boys built this car from the ground up last season, so we
couldnā€™t justify switching it over to a Dodge. Itā€™s a good contending piece,
thereā€™s no hiding that.ā€???
Michael McDowell, a former ARCA RE/MAX Series driver was on-hand for the
private test assisting another ARCA team when he offered his two-cents to
the 23-year old phenom. McDowell even was gracious enough to climb into the
No. 60 Buffalo Wings & Rings Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS to offer his feedback
on the handling and setup of the Grace Sheltra owned automobile.
ā€œMichael has always been helpful,ā€??? said Sheltra. ā€œHe was a great
competitor and friend when he raced over here and it was really cool for him to
come over to us and offer some assistance. He said we have a good car so that
pumps up my confidence even more coming back from the race.ā€???
Ted Musgrave, the 2005 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion and
current driver coach for the two-time ARCA RE/MAX Series Hard Charger award
recipient will be-on hand to assist Sheltra when the team returns in a little
over four weeks.
ā€œI cannot tell you how much of an asset Ted has been for our organization,ā€???
added Sheltra. ā€œHe is leading me in the right direction. He was unable to
attend the test but heā€™s no slouch when it comes to road course racing, so
I feel with his guidance and coaching for race weekend, we might have that
extra step on the rest of the competition.ā€???
While Sheltra is known for his fierce oval competition, ā€œMr. Showtimeā€???
was outspoken about competing at a place like New Jersey Motorsports Park.
ā€œThe ARCA RE/MAX Series is so diverse and adding the road course race last
year just added more diversification to the seriesā€™ platform. We raced at
NJMP just shortly after it was opened last September and it was a nice
facility. This year, itā€™s even nicer. The place has grass!ā€??? he laughed. ā€œWe
really put on a great show for the fans, so I encourage everyone to come out
and enjoy the race, itā€™s going to be one heck of a show!ā€???
Sheltra has 59 ARCA RE/MAX Series starts to his credit with one career
victory at Salem Speedway (April 2009). During his ARCA tenure, Sheltra has
accumulated nine top-fives and posted 19 top-10 finishes. A third place
qualifying effort at Rockingham Speedway (April 2009) is Sheltraā€™s best time
trials efforts to date. He has controlled the ARCA field five times for 109
laps.
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partnership opportunities please visit _PatrickSheltra.com_
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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 23-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 Nationwide Series. 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.
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chain of restaurants in the nation serving Buffalo-style chicken wings, onion
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nationwide in the July 2008 issue of Restaurant Business, and ranked in
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