Patrick Sheltra, No. 60 Recycling Services Toyota Chicagoland ARCA Fast Facts
Patrick Sheltra, No. 60 Recycling Services / Ferguson Pipe Toyota Camry, Ansell Protective Gloves 150 Fast Facts ARCA Racing Series Race No. 15, Ansell Protective Gloves 150, Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Illinois Race Information: Event: Ansell Protective Gloves 150, Friday, August 27 at 6:00 p.m. Local Time Track: Chicagoland Speedway Qualifying: Friday, August 28 at 11:30 a.m. Local Time; Track Length: 1.5-mile paved tri-oval. Last Time Out; Illinois State Fairgrounds: Patrick Sheltra returned to the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois looking for a win in the Allen Crowe 100. After finishing third in two of his prior starts at the one-mile clay oval, Sheltra was hoping for a better result. After practicing in the top-three, Sheltra qualified his Dodge Charger fifth and kept his No. 60 Sheltra Motorsports Dodge in the top-five until a hiccup by the driver saw the all-camouflage machine backed into the outside wall in turn three. After damage control, Sheltra would be wiped into another incident which at the time put his chances of winning the race grim. Though on a late race restart, Sheltra in his typical Mr. Showtime fashion stormed to an unprotected outside line on lap 91 to pass eight cars and shove his mangled machine into the lead. Not even a green-white-checkered finish could keep Sheltra from earning his second career victory as Sheltra stunning restart rewarded the Sheltra Motorsports team with their first win of the 2010 season. Welcome Back To The Windy City: Patrick Sheltra returns to the Windy City looking to make his fifth career start at the Chicagoland Speedway. Sheltra returns to the aggressive cookie-cutter track looking for his second straight top-10 finish. Chicagoland Speedway holds the spot of Sheltra’s inaugural ARCA Racing Series debut in 2005 driving a second entry for Clements Racing. After qualifying an impressive 21st, clutch problems sidelined Sheltra. His best finish in four previous starts at Chicagoland Speedway was ninth last August. Program; Get Your Program!: Patrick Sheltra will be one of the ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards driver featured in the official Chicagoland Speedway, Ansell Protective Gloves 150 race program. Although it will be Sheltra’s first time spotlighted in a race program at Chicagoland Speedway, Sheltra has been the center of attention in other events programs including Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway and Rockingham (N.C.) Speedway. Moving Forward Again: For the eighth time in his ARCA career, 24-year old Patrick Sheltra will pilot a Toyota Camry in Friday night’s contest. Sheltra competed under the Japanese banner at Texas Motor Speedway in April where Sheltra revived himself from being collected in an early race incident to score a solid seventh place finish. Sheltra also piloted a Toyota Camry to two of his seven top-five finishes of the year at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway and a week later at Michigan International Speedway with a third-place outing. Additionally, the team ran a Camry at Iowa Speedway earlier this month before engine failure while locked in the top-10 resulted in a disappointing finish. The Mooresville, North Carolina team was able to put their Toyota program back on track in their most recent Camry outing at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway with a sixth place finish. Last season under the guidance of NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship organization Germain Racing, Sheltra hoisted a Camry at Michigan International Speedway and at the season-finale at Rockingham (N.C.) Speedway. Double-Duty For The Team: No, Patrick Sheltra won’t be pulling double-duty on Friday night by competing in the _EnjoyIllinois225.com_ (http://www.enjoyillinois225.com/) NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event, but his Sheltra Motorsports pit crew will. Immediately following the ARCA race on Friday, the team will switch gears and pit the No. 12 TireMonkey.com / James Carter Attorney Chevrolet Silverado for DGM Racing and driver Mario Gosselin. Wanna Come Along For The Ride? Marketing Partnerships Still Available: Multiple cost-effective marketing partnership packages are still available for the 2010 ARCA Racing Series and NASCAR seasons for Patrick Sheltra. Let Sheltra Motorsports show you how to find victory lane in more ways than one! For additional information on how to be apart of our winning organization, please contact Brandon Hinson (_brandon@patricksheltra.com_ (mailto:brandon@patricksheltra.com) ) or email _marketing@patricksheltra.com_ (mailto:marketing@patricksheltra.com) . Talk About Diversity: Four races ago, Sheltra and his Jon Wolfe-led Sheltra Motorsports team tackled Pocono (Pa.) Raceway, a 2.5-mile triangle and finished sixth. Three races ago, the team headed to the smallest track on the circuit of Berlin (Mich.) Raceway where they muscled a second-place finish. Two weeks ago, the series returned to New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP) for the second road course event of the year. Finally, Sheltra last Sunday trekked back to his roots of dirt with a stop for the ARCA Racing Series at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois, which he won. This Friday night, Sheltra returns to Chicagoland Speedway, the next-to-late mile-and-a-half track of the season. 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 three races ago, Sheltra trails leader Joey Coulter by 45 points for a separate trophy compared to the ARCA Racing Series championship. After two of the four events, Sheltra is fourth overall just 20 points behind second-place held by Tom Hessert. 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 seventh top-five finish of the year and win last weekend at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, Patrick Sheltra continues to rewrite the his own personal record books 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. Sheltra’s personal best overall season of nine top-10 finishes in 2008 was overtaken by his performance in the Allen Crowe 100. Thus far in 2010, Sheltra has mastered seven one win, seven top-fives and 11 top-10 finishes in 14 races. Sheltra is hoping to expand his new personal record with six races remaining this year. Point’s Check: 14 races down, six to go, Sheltra with the guidance of crew chief Jon Wolfe sits fourth in the ARCA Racing Series championship standings accumulating 3165 points and 40 markers behind leader Frank Kimmel. The driver nicknamed “Mr. Showtime�?? rose to fourth and gained 55 points on Kimmel after his second career victory last Sunday at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. The 24-year old Sheltra also controls the fourth position in the ARS car owner standings. The top-seven ARCA Racing Series drivers are separated by just 130 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. Sheltra’s Covered; In Contention For Special Point Standings Too: While the Sheltra Motorsports team is searching for their first championship, the team is still after a host of other awards too. Patrick Sheltra and mother Grace Sheltra leads the ARCA “special points�?? Superspeedway Challenge sector. Car owner Grace Sheltra leads Kevin Cywinski (No. 32) by a 65-point gap entering this weekend festivities. Patrick Currently, “Mr. Showtime�?? is first in the CGS Imaging Hard Charger, second in the Racing Electronics Lighting Challenge and third the Fast Track High Performance Driving School award. Nice Statistic; Solid Stats: By posting his 11th top-10 finish of the season at the Illinois State Fairgrounds on August 22, Sheltra is one of two drivers in the ARCA Racing Series to finish inside the top-10 in 11 of the 14 races completed thus far in 2010. The only other driver to hold the same stat is 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 ‘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, a 13th place outing at New Jersey Motorsports Park and most recently, a win on the dirt for round number 14 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. Patrick Sheltra ARCA Career At-A-Glance: Entering Chicagoland, Sheltra has 81 ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards starts to his credit with two career victories at Salem (Ind.) Speedway (April 2009) and the Illinois State Fairgrounds (August 2010). During his ARCA tenure, Sheltra has accumulated 17 top-fives and posted 33 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 eight times for 188 laps. Are You In The Know?: Patrick Sheltra and Sheltra Motorsports are proud to be apart of the _Facebook_ (http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Official-Patrick-Sheltra-Fan-Page/291819818750?ref=mf) (Official Patrick Sheltra Fan Page) and _Twitter_ (http://twitter.com/patricksheltra) (@patricksheltra) cravings. If you have an account, join our club as the Sheltra Motorsports team drives towards winning the 2010 ARCA Racing Series championship. Vote Him Your Favorite Driver: Race fans can vote Patrick Sheltra as the 2010 ARCA Racing Series most popular driver by visiting _ARCANation.com_ (http://www.arcanation.com./) . From now until the end of the season, race fans can click on to ARCA’s official fan-related web site and vote once a day for their favorite ARCA Racing Series driver. The winner will be announced at the ARCA Racing Series Championship Awards Banquet in Covington, Kentucky this December. If you’re an ARCA Nation member your vote counts twice per day for one driver. If you’re a non-ARCA Nation member, your vote counts only once. Sign up today at _ARCANation.com_ (http://www.arcanation.com./) and vote for Patrick Sheltra! Sheltra Motorsports, Chicagoland Speedway Pre-Race Quotes: Patrick Sheltra, driver of the No. 60 Recycling Services / Ferguson Pipe Toyota Camry On Illinois State Fairgrounds (Springfield): “I tell you what, the entire Sheltra Motorsports team deserved that win. It literally didn’t sink in that we won the race until Sunday night. I thought we gave the win away in the first half when I lost control and backed it into the wall. That though only gave me motivation to make it up to those guys. The second win feels as good as the first!�?? On The Stunning Restart At Illinois State Fairgrounds (Springfield): “It’ s obviously been getting a lot of attention. I wasn’t worrying about anything because I knew I did nothing wrong and the ARCA officials thought the same I did, otherwise I would have been penalized. I could not believe the outside lane was left open like it was and once the green flag came out, the opening was still there, so I took advantage of it and it helped us secure the win.�?? On Chicagoland Speedway: “I’m looking forward to going back to Chicagoland. I learned a heck of a lot about the track last year when Ted (Musgrave) was my driver coach. Overall, our bigger track program has been exceptionally strong this year and I expect it to stay that way this weekend. I’m also looking forward to being back in a Toyota.�?? On The Bill France Four Crown: “Joey (Coulter, leader) is still on a tear. Good for him. He’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. We’re only 45 points behind him for the lead and obviously it’s going to take a little bad luck from him to allow myself and the other chasers to make up the ground in the final race. It can happen though and if it does, we’ll do the best we can to capitalize on it and maybe we can become the winner of the Bill France Four Crown.�?? On The Championship Chase: “It felt great to make up 55 points last weekend at Springfield. We were lucky though. Still, six races to go and anything can happen. It’s just nice to though this year, we legitimately still have a shot at the championship. I’ve never been this deep into the schedule and had the opportunity to win something of this magnitude. We’re going to keep doing what we’ve been doing all year and hopefully by the time Rockingham finally arrives, we’ll still find ourselves in the hunt.�?? PRIOR RESULTS: Patrick Sheltra, Chicagoland Speedway Prior ARCA Performance Record: Date Event Start Finish Laps Status 09/05 SK Hand Tool 200 21 35 65 / 138 Clutch 09/07 Chicagoland ARCA 200 16 13 134 / 134 Running 09/08 Chicagoland ARCA 200 14 31 78 / 136 Engine 08/09 Ansell Cut 150 15 9 100 / 100 Running The Ansell Protective Gloves 150 (100 laps / 150 miles) is the 15th of 20 events on the 2010 ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards schedule. The 10th ARCA event held at Chicagoland Speedway is a two-day show. Practice begins Thursday, August 26 with a one hour and twenty minute practice session planned from 4:30 p.m. - 5:50 p.m. A Happy Hour practice run has been set for Friday morning August 27 from 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Menards Pole by Ansell qualifying is slated to begin at 11:30 a.m. The field will take the green flag shortly after 6:00 p.m. The event will be televised live on SPEED with additional broadcast coverage including live timing and scoring throughout the 1,308 race for the ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards since it was formed in 1953 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: _ARCARacing.com_ (http://www.arcaracing.com/) 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. ### TEAM COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT: NAME: Chris Knight, Sheltra Motorsports PHONE: 239.834.9797 or 239.214.1083 EMAIL: chris@patricksheltra.com