| Patrick Sheltra; Sheltra Motorsports To Pay
Tribute In Daytona
“Sheltra Hopes Co-Pilot Will Help Steer Him To
Victory Lane Saturday”
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (February 3, 2010) - - When Patrick
Sheltra straps in to his No. 60 PowerTrac Machinery Dodge
Charger Saturday afternoon at Daytona (Fla.) International
Speedway for the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200, there is little
thought that the Indiantown, Florida native won’t
have a co-pilot in his bid for his first career ARCA Racing
Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards superspeedway victory.
The Sheltra Motorsports team will celebrate the life of
six-year old Nicholas Batchelor who perished in off-road
utility vehicle accident on January 16. Batchelor was a
native of Indiantown, Florida the hometown of the ARCA veteran.
Praised as a little boy who touched everyone’s heart,
Sheltra will race in his honor celebrating his life and
accomplishments.
By his family and friends in Indiantown, Batchelor will
remembered as a youngster with strong wit, an avid outdoorsman,
a renowned story teller and an astonishing ability to charm.
“Nicholas reminds me a lot of myself when I was a
kid,” Sheltra said. “Everything that he did,
I did, so it really hits close. It’s been a tough
couple of weeks for the city of Indiantown. He was a boy
who made you smile no matter what and I know when that green
flag drops on Saturday, he will be with me all the way.”
In addition to paying their remembrance to Batchelor on
Saturday, the team will also carry a logo dedicated to his
memory on the side of their No. 60 machine this weekend.
The Mooresville, North Carolina based team will also pay
tribute by plastering remembrance decals on their 53 foot-hauler
for the entire 2010 racing season.
Heath Batchelor and Kim Batchelor father and aunt of Nicholas
Batchelor will attend Saturday’s season-opener as
guests of the Sheltra Motorsports family.
“We cannot give them their son back,” added
Sheltra. “But we can show them how many people truly
cared about their son and how much of an inspiration he
was to people’s lives, including ours.”
Entering Daytona, Sheltra has 67 ARCA Racing Series presented
by RE/MAX and Menards starts to his credit with one career
victory at Salem Speedway (April 2009). During his ARCA
tenure, Sheltra has accumulated 10 top-fives and posted
22 top-10 finishes. A third place qualifying effort at Rockingham
Speedway (April 2009) is Sheltra’s best time trials
efforts to date. He has controlled the ARCA field five times
for 109 laps.
The Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 at Daytona (80 laps / 200
miles) is the first of 20 events on the 2010 ARCA Racing
Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards schedule. The 47th
ARCA race held at Daytona is a three-day show. Practice
begins Thursday, February 4 with a four hour and fifty minute
practice session planned from 12:00-4:50 p.m. Menards pole
qualifying presented by Ansell is set for Friday, February
5 slated to begin at 11:00 a.m. A fifty minute final practice
session is etched in on Friday evening from 5:40pm-6:30
p.m. The event will take the green flag on Saturday, February
6 shortly after 4:30 p.m. The race will be televised live
on SPEED with additional race coverage including live timing
and scoring and radio broadcast through the ARCA Racing
Network (ARN) online at arcaracing.com. All times are local.
Stay tuned for a revamped web site and several social networking
opportunities to connect with Patrick Sheltra and the Sheltra
Motorsports team but in the mean time for the latest and
marketing partnership opportunities please visit PatrickSheltra.com.
About Sheltra Motorsports:
Sheltra Motorsports (sheltramotorsports.com) is a three-tier
Motorsports operation consisting of dirt and asphalt competition.
Patrick Sheltra, a 23-year old native of Indiantown, Florida
competes in the UMP and WoO (Dirt) Series; while also running
a full schedule in the ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX
and Menards (No. 60) and a limited schedule in the NASCAR
Nationwide Series. Sheltra Motorsports ownership is combined
of Richard, Grace and Patrick Sheltra. The team is headquartered
in Indiantown, Florida with additional operations in Richmond,
Indiana and Mooresville, North Carolina.
TEAM COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT:
Chris Knight, Sheltra Motorsports
P: 239.834.9797
E: chris@patricksheltra.com |
