Patrick Sheltra, No. 60 Recycling Services Dodge ARCA Springfield Fast Facts

Patrick Sheltra, No. 60 Recycling Services / Ferguson Pipe Dodge Charger,
Allen Crowe 100 Fast Facts
ARCA Racing Series Race No. 14, Allen Crowe 100,
Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, Illinois
Race Information: Event: Allen Crowe 100, Sunday, August 22, at 1:00 p.m.
Local Time Track: Illinois State Fairgrounds Qualifying: Sunday, August
22, at 11:00 a.m. Local Time; Track Length: 1.0-mile clay.
Last Time Out; New Jersey Motorsports Park: On the heels of a second-place
run at Berlin (Mich.) Raceway a week prior, Patrick Sheltra and his
Sheltra Motorsports team returned to New Jersey Motorsports Park looking for
another solid outing. After placing in the top-10 in both practices, Sheltra
qualified 10th but quickly moved into the top-five in the early stages of the
Garden State ARCA 150 presented by American Red Cross. Unfortunately, the
team would face adversity during the course of the 67-lap event as a broken
shock tower would stall the performance of Sheltraā€™s No. 60 Chevrolet
Monte Carlo SS. A temporary solution though would re ignite Sheltra and place
him back inside the top-10 but an engine failure on the last lap of the 13th
race of the season would ultimately result in a 13th place finish.
Welcome To My Turf: Patrick Sheltra is no stranger to the dirt and for the
seventh time in his ARCA Racing Series career, Sheltra will return to the
dirt in a stock car gunning for win number two Sunday afternoon. Sheltra
showcased his driving talent on the dirt competing in USAC and UMP late model
events throughout the United States before making the transition to
asphalt full time in 2007. On Sunday, Sheltra will make his fourth start at the
Illinois State Fairgrounds and has two top-fives and three top-15 place
finishes in three races. He has a perfect record for laps completed in those
three contests at 305 (100; 2007; 102; 2008; 103 2009;) laps respectively.
Springfield; One Year Ago: Vowing to improve on a heartbreaking finish in
the 2008 Allen Crowe 100, Sheltra returned to the Illinois State
Fairgrounds looking for revenge. Sheltra qualified his No. 60 Buffalo Wings & Rings
Dodge Charger fourth before finding himself in contention for his second win
of the season before having to eventually hunker down and cross the line
third. It was Sheltraā€™s second podium finish at the one-mile dirt track in
three starts and fourth top-five of the 2009 season.
Now You See Me; Now You Donā€™t: Bringing back a blast from the past, the
Sheltra Motorsports team will sport a unique but familiar paint scheme for
Sundayā€™s Allen Crowe 100. The team will utilize the same paint scheme they
ran with their Dodge last year at Springfield which consisted of a very slick
looking all-camouflage No. 60 entry. The team only plans to run the
popular paint scheme in one more ARCA Racing Series outing this season before
blending back to their familiar green and neon orange layout.
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Talk About Diversity: Three races ago, Sheltra and his Jon Wolfe-led
Sheltra Motorsports team tackled Pocono (Pa.) Raceway, a 2.5-mile triangle and
finished sixth. Two races ago, the team headed to the smallest track on the
circuit of Berlin (Mich.) Raceway where they muscled a second-place finish.
Last weekend, the series returned to New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP)
for the second road course event of the year. Finally, Sheltra treks back to
his roots of dirt with a stop for the ARCA Racing Series at the Illinois
State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois. Sheltra has recorded a top-10
finish at each of these racecourses since his invasion into the ARCA Racing
Series in 2007. Berlin (Mich.) Raceway also kicked off the start of the Bill
France Four Crown, which is a separate title in itself where the driver
with the best average finish of four selected race tracks will receive a bonus
at the championship banquet in December.
After That Crown Too: With the Bill France Four Crown officially kicking
at Berlin (Mich.) Raceway two races ago, Sheltra trails leader Joey Coulter
by 60 points for a separate trophy compared to the ARCA Racing Series
championship. After two of the four events, Sheltra is sixth overall just 30
points behind second-place held by Frank Kimmel. The Bill France Four Crown
consists of four differently configured race tracks, Berlin (Mich.) Raceway,
New Jersey Motorsports Park, Illinois State Fairgrounds (dirt) and finally,
Chicagoland Speedway at the end of the month. The driver with the best
average finish of those four race tracks will receive a bonus at the
championship banquet in December.
New Record Set; But Thirsty For More: While eclipsing his sixth top-five
finish of the year at Berlin (Mich.) Raceway earlier this month, Patrick
Sheltra now holds a new record for the number of finishes inside the top-five
and top-10 for a full-season. In his previous three full-time seasons,
Sheltra had posted a season high of four top-five finishes in 2009. Sheltraā€™s
personal best overall season of nine top-10 finishes in 2008 was overtaken
by his performance in the ARCA Berlin 200. Sheltra is hoping to expand his
new personal record with seven races remaining this year.
Pointā€™s Check: 13 races down, seven to go, Sheltra with the guidance of
crew chief Jon Wolfe sits fourth in the ARCA Racing Series championship
standings accumulating 2935 points and 95 markers behind new series leader Frank
Kimmel . The driver nicknamed ā€œMr. Showtimeā€??? fell to fifth following his
13th run at New Jersey Motorsports Park last Sunday. The 24-year old
Sheltra also controls the fifth position in the ARS car owner standings. The
top-seven ARCA Racing Series drivers are separated by just 105 points to the
leader for control of the top spot in the championship chase. Earlier this
year, Sheltra held the top-spot for three consecutive races (Toledo, Michigan
and Pocono) in a row after also sharing the top-spot with Parker Kligerman
for one race (Rockingham (N.C.) Speedway) in 2009.
Nice Statistic; Solid Stats: By posting his 10th top-10 finish of the
season at Berlin (Mich.) Raceway on August 7, Sheltra is one of four drivers
in the ARCA Racing Series to finish inside the top-10 in 10 of the 13 races
completed thus far in 2010. The other three drivers consist of Frank
Kimmel, Craig Goess and Mikey Kile. Sheltra kicked off his strongest start to an
ARCA season with a fifth place performance at Daytona, a 10th place
performance at Palm Beach, a fourth place run at Salem Speedway, a seventh place
outing at Texas Motor Speedway, his season-best second at ā€˜Dega, an eighth
at Toledo Speedway, a fourth place run at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway, a third
place outing in the Racing for Wildlife 200 at Michigan International
Speedway, a sixth place at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway, a second-place outing in the
Berlin ARCA 200 at Berlin (Mich.) Raceway and most recently a 13th place outing
for round number 13 at New Jersey Motorsports Park.
Patrick Sheltra ARCA Career At-A-Glance: Entering Springfield, Sheltra
has 80 ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards starts to his cr
edit 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 Sheltraā€™s best
time trials effort to date. He has controlled the ARCA field seven times for
173 laps.
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Sheltra Motorsports, Illinois State Fairgrounds (Springfield) Pre-Race
Quotes: Patrick Sheltra, driver of the No. 60 Recycling Services / Ferguson
Pipe Dodge Charger
On New Jersey Motorsports Park: ā€œJon (Wolfe, crew chief) and the team
gave me a great car but we had circumstances occur out of control that
ultimately resulted in a discouraging finish. If there was any good news leaving
New Jersey, we didnā€™t lose that many points and weā€™re still in the
championship game.ā€???
On Illinois State Fairgrounds (Springfield): ā€œThis is our weekend to
return to victory lane. Weā€™ve been so close this year that we really reserve to
celebrate on Sunday. I know the ARCA Racing Series is on an impressive
stretch of first-time winners right now, but I would have no problem breaking
that trend if it meant taking my guys to victory lane.ā€???
On The Key To Winning At Springfield: ā€œSaving your equipment. Tires are
not as crucial here as they would be at Du Quoin but keeping your fenders
tucked in and minding you matters is the key to succeeding at Springfield.
You also need to have a good handling car, one that does not want to spin out
and a car that you can hammer back down in the gas without completely
sliding it. We have a good car this weekend and weā€™re going to show it.ā€???
On The Bill France Four Crown: ā€œJoey (Coulter, leader) is on a tear
lately. Good for him. Heā€™s had a lot of bad luck this year but by no means are
we out of contention for the Bill France Four Crown title. Weā€™re only 60
points behind him for the lead and Iā€™m expecting us to be strong at
Springfield and Chicagoland Speedway next Friday night, so hopefully when push comes
to shove, we can make an impressive comeback and grab that crown.ā€???
On The Championship Chase: ā€œMan, there is just no room for error this
year in points. A perfect example was last weekend at New Jersey. We still had
an okay run with 13th but lost points on some of our competitors. This
chase is going to come down to Rockingham, guaranteed. Luckily for us, there
are some good tracks for Sheltra Motorsports coming up, so I have a positive
outlook that weā€™ll clearly be in the hunt.ā€???
Sheltra Motorsports, Illinois State Fairgrounds (Springfield) Pre-Race
Quotes: Jon Wolfe, crew chief of the No. 60 Recycling Services / Ferguson Pipe
Dodge Charger
On Overall Thoughts On Illinois State Fairgrounds (Springfield): ā€œFirst
off I love the dirt races. I started out my career dirt racing, so this
weekend is exciting and the approaching race for Du Quoin (September 6) are a
thrill for me and our team.ā€???
On His Driverā€™s Potential Advantage At Springfield: ā€œPatrickā€™s dirt
experience should be very helpful as far as feedback to us about the car and the
track as the surface changes over the course of the day. Ultimately, weā€™re
hoping we can win the Allen Crowe 100 on Sunday.ā€???
On Using The Dirt Races To Try And Close The Gap In The Championship
Chase: ā€œWith Patrickā€™s dirt background we are expected to do well at these
events, but the top runners this year have stepped up in many ways. So although
I feel we have the best chance of picking up the win, the championship
contenders will not be far behind.ā€???
On The Grueling Stretch Of Races And Keeping The Team Mentally Prepared: ā€œ
The guys have been very hard at work preparing for this stretch, the
biggest challenge is getting your mind set for the different tracks and a wide
variety of car set up and preparation. The travel is also a big part of
these next few weeks, as we no sooner get back to the shop, it seems its time
to go again.ā€???
On The Goals And Expectations For The Remainder Of The 2010 ARCA Racing
Series Season: ā€œThe biggest thing for me is winning some races, I never
would have guessed that we would be this far into the season and have not seen
victory lane. Actually I'm pretty mad about it, so we have to meet that
goal. We are also still focused on the championship, which is still very much
in our reach.ā€???
PRIOR RESULTS:
Patrick Sheltra, Illinois State Fairgrounds Prior ARCA Performance
Record:
Date Event Start Finish
Laps Status
08/07 Allen Crowe 100 9 3 100/100
Running
08/08 Allen Crowe 100 11 12 102/102
Running
08/09 Allen Crowe 100 4 3 103/103
Running
The Allen Crowe 100 (100 laps / 100 miles) is the 14th of 20 events on
the 2010 ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards schedule. The
28th ARCA event held at the Illinois State Fairgrounds is a one-day show.
Practice begins Sunday, August 22 with a one hour practice session planned
from 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Menards Pole by Ansell qualifying is slated to
begin at 11:00 a.m. The field will take the green flag Sunday afternoon
shortly after 1:00 p.m. The race will not be televised but race coverage
including live timing and scoring throughout the day will be available through the
ARCA Racing Network (ARN) online at _arcaracing.com_
(http://www.arcaracing.com/) presented by _ARCANation.com. _ (http://www.arcanation.com/) All
times are local.
Fast Links:
Driver / Team: Patrick Sheltra on the web: _PatrickSheltra.com_
(http://www.patricksheltra.com/)
Sanction: ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards:
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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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