Patrick Sheltra Delivers Thrilling Effort At Daytona; Finishes Fifth

Patrick Sheltra Delivers Thrilling  Effort At Daytona; Finishes Fifth    

“Sheltra Makes Run At First  Superspeedway Win; Comes Up A Little Short�?? 

DAYTONA  BEACH, Florida (February 7, 2010) - - While  much of the Lucas Oil 
Slick Mist 200 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway  was focused on 
IZOD IndyCar Series driver Danica Patrick stock-car debut,  Indiantown, Florida 
native Patrick Sheltra gave her exposure a run for the money  and thanks to 
an impressive performance he was able to deflect some of the  exposure and 
create some buzz at the “World Center of Racing.�??   
After  practicing in the top-10 on Thursday, Sheltra qualified his No. 60 
PowerTrac  Machinery Dodge Charger into the 11th position on Friday morning.  
Rain forced the cancellation of final practice Friday evening but the 
Sheltra  Motorsports team led by veteran Crew Chief Jon Wolfe were confident in 
their  machine.  
At  the start of the season opener, Sheltra quickly positioned himself into 
the  top-10 and had began tucking his way through the running order before 
on lap  five, the No. 60 machine broke loose in turn three with “Mr. Showtime
�?? as he’s  called in the garage making a brilliant save. A lap later, a 
multi-car crash  ensued behind Sheltra which took out several of the race’s  
top-contenders. 
During  the caution, Sheltra radioed to his team that his car was fast but “
loose�?? and  needed some help with grip. Wolfe acknowledged his request and 
informed his  pilot that he would make an adjustment on the next stop.  
The  event would be plagued early on with caution after caution. Sheltra 
became  agitated with all the yellows as he felt like he had a car capable of 
powering  to the front.  
Close  to the half-way mark, Sheltra made his lone trip to pit road for 
four tires,  fuel and a chassis adjustment. The Mooresville, North Carolina 
based crew did a  great job with the stop but Sheltra found himself blocked in 
his pit by another  competitor. The hiccup cost him a couple positions on 
pit road.   
No  worries though, Sheltra was bound and determined to retain those lost 
positions  back and gain a few more in the process. Several impressive and 
thrilling passes  throughout the second half of the race, caused the fans in 
the stands and  announcers to gasp, Sheltra though found himself back in the 
top-three inside  the final 10 laps of the event.  
While  his team and friends quickly recalled the outcome of last year’s 
event, they had  no time to fret – as Sheltra began setting up his prey ahead 
of him – vying to  maneuver his car to the lead and what would have been the 
biggest win of his  racing career.  
With  two laps remaining, Sheltra ducked to the outside with little help – 
hoping to  get additional help to draft to the lead. With many of the cars 
electing to stay  glued to the bottom – Danica Patrick did everything she 
could to attach her car  to the bumper of the No. 60 but it was a little too 
late. Sheltra would come to  the checkered flag battling the No. 51 of pole 
sitter James Buescher  side-by-side with the Toyota of Buescher just edging 
out Sheltra’s Dodge to the  line awarding the 23-year old driver with his 
second-career top-five finish at a  superspeedway.  
In  2008, Sheltra found himself in contention for the win at Talladega 
(Ala.)  Superspeedway but a late-race shuffle while leading knocked him back 
into the  fifth position.  
“That  was a lot of fun,�?? said Sheltra, climbing from his racecar. “We had 
an excellent  car, we just needed some help. It just seemed like no one 
wanted to go to the  outside. Our car could go out there but it just seemed 
like everyone wanted to  stay on the bottom. Next time I see Terry Jones – I’m 
going to buy him a drink  or something. He came out of nowhere and gave us 
a huge shove late in the race  and that really gave us the momentum to try 
and steal the show.�??   
He  added, “We had to make a move to try and win the race. This is an 
important race  for us and I think we made the best of it. Thanks to Jon (Wolfe, 
crew chief) and  the guys for their flawless efforts all week. We are 
extremely thankful to  PowerTrac for coming onboard for the race and all of our 
other marketing  partners for their commitment to our race team. I definitely 
had my co-pilot  aboard (referring to Nicholas Batchelor). Nicholas this 
race is for you!�??   
As  far as Danica Patrick’s effort – Sheltra noted, “You know what, she 
did a great  job. I know she learned a lot about the draft and she raced 
everyone pretty  clean. It seemed like she was always around me. She even tried 
to help me there  in the end – and I appreciate that. It would not surprise 
me if she decided to  run the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Daytona. I 
think she’ll do fine.�??   
American  Concrete, Buffalo Wings & Rings, _BuckedUpApparel.com_ 
(http://www.buckedupapparel.com/) , CAM 2  Blue Blood Racing Oil, Ferguson Pipe 
Enterprises, Indiantown Marina and Pardo  Trucking join the team as associate 
marketing partners in Saturday's  season-opener.   
Unofficially,  Sheltra sits fifth in the ARCA Racing Series championship 
standings, the highest  points start in his four seasons of competition. Just 
30 points separate Sheltra  from the lead held by Daytona winner Bobby 
Gerhart. Sheltra could easily take  the top-spot by competing in the upcoming 
ARCA Racing Series 150 at Palm  Beach (Fla.) International Raceway as the 
competitors ahead of him are not  expected to run a full-season.  
Exiting  Daytona, Sheltra has 68 ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and 
Menards  starts to his credit with one career victory at Salem Speedway 
(April 2009).  During his ARCA tenure, Sheltra has accumulated 11 top-fives and 
posted 23  top-10 finishes. A third place qualifying effort at Rockingham 
Speedway (April  2009) is Sheltra’s best time trials efforts to date. He has 
controlled the ARCA  field five times for 109 laps. 
Next  up for the ARCA Racing Series is an open-test at Palm Beach (Fla.) 
International  Raceway on Monday, February 8. The eight-hour test is a 
preamble to the second  event of the 2010 season set for Saturday, February 27,  
2010. 
Stay  tuned for a revamped web site and several social networking 
opportunities to  connect with Patrick Sheltra and the Sheltra Motorsports team but 
in the mean  time for the latest and marketing partnership opportunities 
please  visit  _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 23-year  old native of Indiantown, 
Florida competes in the UMP and WoO (Dirt) Series;  while also running a full 
schedule in the ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX  and Menards (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 Mooresville, North Carolina.  
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