| Patrick Sheltra Matches Career Best Speedway
Qualifying Effort At Daytona
“Sheltra Posts Same Time / Speed As IZOD IndyCar
Driver Danica Patrick”
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (February 5, 2010) - - ARCA Racing
Series veteran driver Patrick Sheltra had to wait nearly
two and a half hours after going out 15th Friday morning
to determine his starting position for tomorrow’s
Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 at Daytona. When the 52nd car driven
by Lance Fenton crossed the start-finish line, Sheltra had
officially locked himself into the 11th place starting position,
tying a career best for the Indiantown, Florida native on
a superspeedway.
Last April, Sheltra in the same machine qualified 11th
at Talladega (Ala.) Speedway. Friday’s effort though
beats his previous best qualifying run at the 2.5-mile superspeedway
by five positions from last February.
Sheltra’s lap of 50.059 seconds at 179.788 miles
per hour awarded the 23-year old rising star with his third
career start at the “World Center of Racing.”
“I pointed out yesterday that our car was going to
qualify somewhere between eighth and 12th and we were right
on,” Sheltra said. “Our PowerTrac Machinery
Dodge Charger is a fast one. I am very confident of the
performance we will have in the draft tomorrow afternoon
which should make us a factor for the win.”
He added, “I just want to thank everyone including
my crew chief Jon (Wolfe) and the entire Sheltra Motorsports
team and our marketing partners for their support. I’m
really looking forward to the race.”
Sheltra garnished additional attention for his qualifications
lap as it was the exact time and speed of IZOD IndyCar Series
driver Danica Patrick who will make her first start in a
stock-car alongside Sheltra’s No. 60 PowerTrac Machinery
Dodge Charger tomorrow in the 12th position.
“I think she (Danica) has a pretty good car,”
said Sheltra. “She just needs to play it smart, bide
her time and pay attention. I know she is going to have
a car that drafts real good, I just hope she respects the
drafting and “bump drafting” for what it is
and uses it right. Maybe she’ll even help us win this
thing tomorrow,” he added smiling.
American Concrete, Buffalo Wings & Rings, BuckedUpApparel.com,
CAM 2 Blue Blood Racing Oil, Ferguson Pipe Enterprises,
Indiantown Marina and Pardo Trucking join the team as associate
marketing partners in tomorrow’s season-opener.
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. 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 |
