Patrick Sheltra Uninjured In Automobile Accident

AMHERSTBURG, Ontario Canada (August 10, 2010) - - ARCA Racing Series
presented by RE/MAX and Menards (ARS) driver Patrick Sheltra was uninjured in a
motor vehicle accident Tuesday near Amherstburg, Ontario Canada.
Sheltra, who currently sits fourth in the ARCA Racing Series championship
standings, just 60 markers from first on the heels of a second-place finish
in the most recent contest at Berlin (Mich.) Raceway Saturday night left
the scene of the accident under his own power.
Terry Jones, a part-time ARCA Racing Series competitor for Jones Group
International was a passenger with Sheltra, but was also unharmed in the
collision.
ā€œPatrick and Terry are fine,ā€??? said Chris Knight, Director of Public
Communications for Sheltra Motorsports. ā€œPatrick is sore from the impact but is
in otherwise great spirits. In no way is todayā€™s incident expected to keep
him from competing in Sunday afternoonā€™s ARCA race from New Jersey
Motorsports Park.ā€???
Additional information will be released should any significant
circumstances transpire.
In 2010, Sheltra has competed in 12 races and has posted six top-fives
including two-runner up finishes at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway and Berlin
(Mich.) Raceway respectively while hoisting a seriesā€™ best 10 top-10
finishes overall.
Next up for the ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards is
their annual trip to New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP) for the running of the
third annual Garden State ARCA 150 presented by American Red Cross. The
trip to Millville, New Jersey is the second and final road course event of the
season. Sheltra will make his third career start 2.25 mile paved road
course and hopes to better his personal best seventh place finish after
starting eighth in last Septemberā€™s South Jersey Building Trades 150.
Sheltra has 79 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 16 top-fives and posted 32
top-10 finishes. A third place qualifying effort at Rockingham (N.C.)
Speedway (April 2009) and Michigan International Speedway (June 2010) is Sheltra
ā€™s best time trials effort to date. He has controlled the ARCA field seven
times for 173 laps.
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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
EMAIL: chris@patricksheltra.com