MC2 Energy Drink Joins Sheltra Motorsports For Kansas

WHITESVILLE, Kentucky (September 28, 2009) - - Officials from Sheltra
Motorsports and MC2 Energy Drink jointly announced today that the Las Vegas,
Nevada Energy Drink will join driver Patrick Sheltra for a double header race
weekend consisting of the ARCA RE/MAX Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series
events from Kansas Speedway.
Sheltra will drive for his family owned team in the ARCA RE/MAX Series
event while taking the reins of MacDonald Motorsportsā€™ No. 81 entry for
Saturdayā€™s NASCAR Nationwide Series contest.
MC2 Energy Drink will serve as an associate marketing partner for Sheltraā€™
s No. 60 ARCA RE/MAX Series Dodge Charger for Thursdayā€™s Kansas Lottery 150
and his No. 81 NASCAR Nationwide Series Dodge Charger for Saturdayā€™s
Kansas Lottery 300.
Available in Berry Blue and Cherry Red, MC2 Energy Drink is formulated to
taste good, quench your thirst and provide that boost of energy you can
drink and enjoy.
MC2 Energy Drink has a long-standing marketing partnership in the NASCAR
Nationwide Series but this weekend will mark the companyā€™s first alliance
with the Indiantown, Florida native.
ā€œIā€™m very honored to represent MC2 Energy Drink this weekend at Kansas,ā€???
said Sheltra, who will make his fourth career NASCAR Nationwide Series
start Saturday. ā€œIā€™ve known the great people at MC2 Energy Drink for a while
but now to be on the same team is hopefully the start of a long lasting and
winning relationship.ā€???
Ronald Serota, President of MC2 Energy Drink offered his thoughts on
teaming with this up and coming driver. ā€œWeā€™ve been looking at Patrick for a
long time now. He brings everything weā€™re looking for on and off the track to
the table and that just overwhelms us. Weā€™re looking forward to being part
of a successful weekend at Kansas Speedway and working with Patrick for a
long time to come.ā€???
Sheltra admits he has a busy weekend ahead of him but is grasping the
hectic schedule with open arms.
ā€œThis is racing at itā€™s best,ā€??? he said. ā€œWeā€™re going to run the ARCA
race on Thursday and we should have a shot to win the race. Then after that, Iā€™
m going to be focused on the No. 81 car in the Nationwide Series. I want
to do everyone a good job. Weā€™re proud to have Buffalo Wings & Rings and MC2
Energy Drink aboard for my second run with MacDonald Motorsports and Iā€™m
hoping we can come away with a top-20 finish.ā€???
The Kansas Lottery 150 (100 laps/150 miles) is the 20th of 21 events on
the 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series schedule. The ninth ARCA race held at Kansas is
a one-day show. Practice begins Thursday, October 1 with a two hour
practice session planned from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Menards Pole by Ansell
qualifying is slated to begin at 1:00 p.m. The event will take the green flag
shortly after 4:00 p.m. The race will be broadcasted live on SPEED and through
the ARCA Racing Network (ARN) online at _arcaracing.com_
(http://www.arcaracing.com/) . All times are local.
The Kansas Lottery 300 (200 laps / 300 miles) is the 29th of 35 events on
the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule. The annual Fall tradition is a
two-day show. Practice begins Friday, October 2 with an hour and a half
practice session planned from 2:00 p.m. ā€“ 3:30 p.m. A final practice session
has been etched in on Thursday night from 5:00 p.m. ā€“ 6:00 p.m. Qualifying
is set for Saturday, October 3 set to roll off at 9:00 a.m. The event will
take the green flag shortly after 2:30 p.m. The event will televised live
on ESPN2 with a pre-race show scheduled to lift off at 2:00 p.m. Additional
race coverage will be available through the Motor Racing Network (Radio)
and Sirius satellite radio channel 128 also launching at 2:00 p.m. All times
are local.
For more on Patrick Sheltra, the Sheltra Motorsports team and marketing
partnership opportunities please visit _PatrickSheltra.com_
(http://www.patricksheltra.com/) .
For additional input on MC2 Energy Drink, please connect to
_mc2energydrink.com_ (http://www.mc2energydrink.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 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.
About MC2 Energy Drink:
Beverage Plus Inc., the makers of MC2 Energy Drink is a leading franchise
company in the Energy Drink industry. The company, headquartered in Zurich,
Switzerland and located in Las Vegas, Nevada is the holder of the
exclusive worldwide license for the entire beverage product line of the
Missouri-based Roubi Doux Beverage Company. Besides the MC2 Energy Drink, Beverage
Plus Inc. distributes 38 other soft drinks worldwide.
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TEAM COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT:
NAME: Chris Knight, Sheltra Motorsports
PHONE: 239.834.9797 or 239.214.1083
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