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Patrick Sheltra Makes Impressive Rebound At Pocono; Captures Top-10

Patrick Sheltra Makes Impressive  Rebound At Pocono; Captures Top-10 

“Sheltra Recovers From Series Of  Obstacles To Keep Championship Chase Alive
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LONG  POND, Pennsylvania (July 31, 2010) - - Patrick  Sheltra and his 
Sheltra Motorsports team overcame a series of obstacles this  past weekend at 
Pocono (Pa.) Raceway to post their ninth top-10 finish of the  2010 ARCA Racing 
Series presented by RE/MAX and Menard season in Saturday’s Weis  Markets 
125.  
Sheltra,  who qualified 10th changed motors after qualifying Friday 
afternoon  forcing the Indiantown, Florida native to start at the rear of the field 
for the  11th race of the year.  
After  quickly making a march towards the front, Sheltra under the guidance 
of crew  chief Jon Wolfe made their routine pit stop just after the halfway 
mark only to  find themselves trapped a lap down and nursing a heavily 
bruised transmission.   
As  Sheltra exited pit road, the first and seconds gears gave way allowing 
the  24-year old driver to only utilize third and fourth gears for the 
remainder of  the 51st ARCA race at the Long Pond track. 
With  the caution flag waiving just three laps after Sheltra’s lone trip on 
pit road,  the second yellow flag of the day trapped the No. 60 Recycling 
Services /  Ferguson Pipe Toyota Camry one lap off the pace.   
Electing  to stay out during the normal pit stop cycle, Sheltra restarted 
the race ahead  of leaders Craig Goess, Robb Brent and Frank Kimmel. Luckily, 
for “Mr.  Showtime�??, the caution flag flew once again a lap later allowing 
the NASCAR  bound pilot to regain his previously lost marker.  
Crew  chief Jon Wolfe informed his driver to stay out on the race track 
where the team  would restart the event marred deep in the back of a some 
24-lead lap parade of  vehicles. Without the use of the first two gears, Sheltra 
had to methodically  gain speed as he circled around the 2.5-mile triangle 
and fiercely stormed his  way through the field and found himself back in the 
top-10 with less than 10  laps remaining.  
Vowing  never to give up, Sheltra continued to pick off his competitors and 
passed  fellow Floridian Bryan Silas for eighth and patiently worked his 
way around  seventh place runner Mikey Kile before putting the moves on 
nine-time ARCA  Racing Series champion Frank Kimmel on the last lap in his ninth 
trip to Pocono  (Pa.) Raceway to finish sixth, notching his second 
consecutive top-10 finish at  2.5 speed plant and third career overall. 
“We  never gave up,�?? said Sheltra after the race. “No doubt about it, we 
had our  challenges but we overcame them and were able to bounce back. They 
say bad luck  comes in three. We had enough bad luck in this race to last us 
the entire year.  Nonetheless, we were able to stay focused, keep our plan 
in-check and more  importantly keep our championship dreams alive.�?? 
He  concluded, “I cannot say thanks enough to my guys at Sheltra 
Motorsports. They  are awesome. They gave me a great racecar and if the race was just 
a tad bit  longer, there is little doubt that we could have found ourselves 
in the  top-five. We’ll take this positive run and go get ‘em at Berlin 
next Saturday  night.�??  
A  further post-race report with official points and point standings 
position will  be issued shortly.  
Cost-effective  marketing partnerships are still available for the 
remainder of the 2010 ARCA  Racing Series season. For additional information, please 
contact _brandon@patricksheltra.com_ (mailto:brandon@patricksheltra.com)  
or _marketing@patricksheltra.com_ (mailto:marketing@patricksheltra.com) .  
Exiting  Pocono, Sheltra has 78 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 31  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
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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 Automobile Racing Club  of America (ARCA) 
Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards (No. 60) and a  limited schedule 
in the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR).  The team is 
headquartered in Indiantown, Florida with additional operations in  
Richmond, Indiana and Mooresville, North Carolina.  
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TEAM  COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT:  
NAME: Chris  Knight, Sheltra Motorsports   
PHONE: 239.834.9797  or 239.214.1083   
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