Patrick Sheltra Battles To Third Place Finish In Irish Hills

Patrick Sheltra Battles To Third  Place Finish In Irish Hills  

“Point’s Leader Doesn’t  Disappoint; Delivers Eighth Straight Top-10 In ‘
10�?? 

BROOKLYN,  Michigan (June 11, 2010) - - Searching  for his first win of the 
2010 ARCA Racing Series (ARS) presented by RE/MAX and  Menards season, 
Indiantown, Florida native Patrick Sheltra arrived at Michigan  International 
Speedway (MIS) this week with an impressive streak which included  all top-10 
finishes in the first of seven races this year. Banking on a  successful 
test at the two-mile oval two weeks ago, the Sheltra Motorsports team  had high 
hopes for the Racing for Wildlife 200.  
After  posting the second fastest time in practice Thursday morning, 
Sheltra and his  Mooresville, North Carolina based operation were looking forward 
to qualifying  later in the day. The 24-year old rising star elected to only 
run one of two  allotted laps in Menards Pole by Ansell qualifying after 
negotiating his No. 60  Recycling Services / Ferguson Pipe Toyota Camry to a 
time of 38.691 seconds at  186.090 miles per hour. At the time, Sheltra went 
to second on the overall  qualifying board only to be bumped by eventual 
pole sitter Craig Goess. The fast  lap was over three and a half tenths faster 
than the organization’s second  fastest time in practice Thursday morning.  
Content  with his career-best qualifying run on a speedway, Sheltra 
remained focused on  Friday’s contest, which would mark his 75th career start in 
the ARCA  Racing Series. Rain showers early Friday afternoon would threaten 
the start of  the eighth race of the season but Mother Nature quickly exited 
the area as fast  as she had rolled in.  
Taking  the green flag shortly after 5:15 p.m., Sheltra immediately moved 
into the  runner-up position where he remained through the race’s first nine 
circuits.  However, as the race progressed under green flag conditions his 
No. 60 Camry  began to backslide as he notified his team that he was battling 
a tight racecar.  Wolfe acknowledged his driver’s assessment and assured 
the ARCA pro that the  team would make changes to the automobile on the first 
pit stop.   
The  first yellow flag waived on lap 27 allowing Sheltra the opportunity to 
bring his  machine to the attention of his crew where they changed four 
tires, added fuel  and made a track bar adjustment in an effort to correct the 
car’s handling woes.   
Restarting  sixth, Sheltra maneuvered his way back into the top-five two 
laps later only to  be challenged several laps later by Nelson Piquet. Sheltra 
would not go down  without a fight but after nearly six laps of battling, 
the former Formula One  driver was able to pass the Floridian before Steve 
Arpin eventually slipped back  into the clutches of Sheltra. The NASCAR-bound 
driver easily made his way around  the No. 55 Chevrolet and set his sights 
on climbing further up the leader board.   
During  the long-green flag run, Sheltra notified Wolfe that his car was 
good entering  the corners, loose in the center and tight off. Wolfe replied 
to his driver with  confidence vowing to make another adjustment to his 
automobile on the final pit  stop of the race.  
Maintaining  a comfort zone inside the top-five, green-flag pit stops began 
within the final  25 circuits of the event and with the veteran ARCA team 
planning to make their  dash to pit road by lap 80. Luckily, three laps 
before having to pit under  green, a spin in turn four forced a much-welcomed 
yellow flag. With four cars  including Sheltra’s on the lead lap, pit road 
would be clear of clutter allowing  the team to take on an additional four 
tires, a splash of fuel and a left-side  chassis adjustment to ease Sheltra’s 
handling struggles.  
Restarting  third, Sheltra set his sights on the No. 16 of Joey Coulter and 
despite a  gallant effort, “Mr. Showtime�?? as he is known in the ARCA 
garage came up short  having to settle for his fifth top-five finish of the 2010 
ARCA season. The run  also extended Sheltra’s impressive on-track 
performance as he is yet to finish  outside the top-10 this season.  
“It  was a hard fought third,�?? Sheltra admitted after the race. “We really 
thought  that we would have something for the win, but we just couldn’t get 
the car to  handle the way we needed to. It was a good day though 
nonetheless. This  championship isn’t going to come easy this year, so we just need 
to keep doing  what we’ve been doing and eventually the wins will come. I’m 
proud of the guys  and I cannot thank them enough. I also have to give Jimmy 
Kitchens a special  thanks. He spotted for me last weekend and again this 
weekend at Michigan. I  appreciate him stepping in and helping us out, he did 
a good job.�??   
Next  up for the ARCA Racing Series is the annual trip to Iowa Speedway in 
Newton,  Iowa for the running of the Prairie Meadows 200 on Saturday July  
10th. The current point’s leader will make his fourth start at the  .875-mile 
paved oval and look to accelerate past his personal best finish of  eighth 
occurring in April 2008.  
Cost-effective  marketing partnerships are still available for the 
remainder of the 2010 ARCA  Racing Series season. For additional information, please 
contact _marketing@patricksheltra.com_ 
(mailto:marketing@patricksheltra.com) .  
Exiting  Michigan, Sheltra has 75 ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX 
and Menards  starts to his credit with one career victory at Salem (Ind.) 
Speedway (April  2009). During his ARCA tenure, Sheltra has accumulated 15 
top-fives and posted  30 top-10 finishes. A third place qualifying effort at 
Rockingham (N.C.)  Speedway (April 2009) and Michigan International Speedway 
(June 2010) is  Sheltra’s best time trials effort to date. He has controlled 
the ARCA field six  times for 148 laps. 
For  the latest on Patrick Sheltra, Sheltra Motorsports and marketing 
partnership  opportunities please visit  _PatrickSheltra.com_ 
(http://www.patricksheltra.com/) .  
Join  the official Patrick Sheltra fan page on Facebook by clicking _here._ 
(http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Official-Patrick-Sheltra-Fan-Page/2918198
18750?ref=mf)   
About  Sheltra Motorsports: 
Sheltra  Motorsports (_sheltramotorsports.com_ 
(http://www.sheltramotorsports.com/) ) is a three-tier professional  Motorsports organization consisting 
of dirt and asphalt competition. Patrick  Sheltra, a 24-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. The 
team is headquartered in Indiantown, Florida with  additional operations in 
Richmond, Indiana and Mooresville, North Carolina.   
### 
TEAM  COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT:  
NAME: Chris  Knight, Sheltra Motorsports   
PHONE: 239.834.9797  or 239.214.1083   
EMAIL:   
(mailto:%20%20\n%20%20%20This%20email%20address%20is%20being%20protected%20from%20
spam%20bots,%20you%20need%20Javascript%20enabled%20to%20view%20it%20%20%20) 
chris@patricksheltra.com