Rain Puts Patrick Sheltra On Front Row At Toledo Speedway

ā€œTeamā€™s Season Of Hard Work And Endless Efforts Allows
Sheltra To Be Credited As Pole Sitterā€???
TOLEDO, Ohio (September 11, 2010) - - For the first time in his ARCA
Racing Series (ARS) presented by RE/MAX and Menards career, Patrick Sheltra
will lead the field to the green flag in tomorrowā€™s Northwest Ohio Ford
Dealers 200 after Mother Nature washed out Menards pole qualifying presented by
Ansell.
Sheltra, driving the No. 60 _PatrickSheltra.com_
(http://www.patricksheltra.com/) / Ferguson Pipe Dodge Charger for Sheltra Motorsports will be
credited as the pole sitter for the 1,310 race held for the 57-year tour as he
currently sits atop of the ARCA Racing Series championship owners standings
tied with fellow Cunningham Motorsports owner Briggs Cunningham and their
pilot Tom Hessert.
However, with the 24-year oldā€™s back-to-back wins at the Illinois State
Fairgrounds (Springfield) and Chicagoland Speedway compared to Hessertā€™s lone
win at Iowa Speedway allows the Indiantown, Florida native to win the
tie-breaker as to being crowned the number one starter of the 17th race of the
season.
Earlier Saturday, Sheltra and the rest of the ARCA Racing Series teams
participated in a rain-shortened practice session with the No. 60 Dodge
Charger mounting the 12th fastest time overall. Despite the lack of practice, the
team led by veteran crew chief Jon Wolfe is confident about the ability to
attract their third win of the season Sunday.
ā€œStarting at the front definitely helps us out in a lot of ways,ā€??? said
Sheltra, who will start on the front-row for the second time in his ARCA
career tomorrow. ā€œWe were improving the car tremendously in practice. We made a
series of adjustments and were on our way back out to the track when the
rain began to fall and unfortunately Mother Nature decided to stick around
for the rest of the day. The car is good. We are a lot better this weekend
than we were in May. Our goal tomorrow though will be to lead the first lap
and gain five bonus points in the championship race. From there it will be
keeping our nose clean and our No. 60 up front and hopefully win our third
race of the year!ā€???
Overall, Toledo Speedway has been a decent track for the fan-favorite
Sheltra. In his prior seven starts, Sheltra has thundered to two top-fives and
four top-10 finishes including dueling with friend Matt Carter in 2008 for
their shot at their first career ARCA victory. Sheltra would come up short,
just by a nose.
In the bid to being called the 2010 ARCA Racing Series champion, Sheltra
and Hessert are tied for first with Craig Goess Jr., just five markers
behind in third. Nine-time ARCA Racing Series champion Frank Kimmel is 50 points
in the arrears in fourth with Mikey Kile trailing by 140 credits in fifth.

Before turning his attention to the 1,310 race held for the 57-year tour,
Sheltra will be a guest on Inside ARCA beginning at 11:30 a.m. live on
_ARCARacing.com._ (http://www.arcaracing.com/) He will also sign autographs
for the race fans on Sunday, September 12th from 12:00 p.m. ā€“ 1:15 p.m. along
the Toledo Speedway frontstretch
Multiple cost-effective marketing partnership packages are still available
for Toledo Speedway and the remainder of 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) .
Entering Toledo, Sheltra has 82 ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and
Menards starts to his credit with three career victories at Salem (Ind.)
Speedway (April 2009), the Illinois State Fairgrounds (August 2010) and
Chicagoland Speedway (August 2010). During his ARCA tenure, Sheltra has
accumulated 18 top-fives and posted 34 top-10 finishes. A second place qualifying
effort at Chicagoland Speedway (August 2010) is Sheltraā€™s best time trials
effort to date. He has controlled the ARCA field nine times for 273 laps.
The Northwest Ohio Ford Dealers 200 (200 laps / 100 miles) is the 17th of
20 events on the 2010 ARCA Racing Series schedule. The 68th ARCA race at
Toledo Speedway is a two-day show. An hour and 15 minute on-track autograph
session has been etched in from 12:00 p.m. ā€“ 1:15 p.m. on race day. The
contest will take the green flag shortly after 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, September
12. The race will not be televised nationally but event coverage including
live timing and scoring throughout the weekend will be available through
the BAS Racing Network in conjunction with the ARCA Racing Network (ARN)
online at _arcaracing.com_ (http://www.arcaracing.com/) presented by
_ARCANation.com. _ (http://www.arcanation.com/) For the first time at Toledo
Speedway, the anticipated thriller will be available locally on television through
the Buckeye CableSystem Sports Network (BCSN). All times are local.
Local radio outlets airing BASā€™s exclusive coverage of the Northwest Ohio
Ford Dealers 200 include: Eagle 99.1 (WFRO-FM, Fremont, Ohio); Eagle 93.7
(WQIO-FM, Mount Vernon, Ohio) and FM100 Talks 100.1 (WNUY-FM, Fort Wayne,
Ind.), WIZE 1340 AM (WIZE-AM, Springfield, Ohio); and 980 WONE (WONE-AM,
Dayton, Ohio).
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partnership opportunities please visit _PatrickSheltra.com_
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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