| ARCA Points Leader Patrick Sheltra
FIRST In Final Practice At Iowa
NEWTON, Iowa (July 10, 2010) - - ARCA Racing Series (ARS)
presented by RE/MAX and Menards point’s leader Patrick
Sheltra bolted to the fastest lap in the final practice
session for tonight’s Prairie Meadows 200 presented
by SPEED on Mediacom.
Sheltra, the driver of the No. 60 Recycling Services /
Ferguson Pipe Toyota Camry maneuvered his green and orange
machine around the .875-mile short track in 23.952 seconds
or 131.513 miles per hour. Sheltra ran a total of five laps
during the final fifty minute session.
“We’re super happy,” said Sheltra, who
leads the ARCA Racing Series point standings by 35 markers
over Justin Marks. “We made two qualifying runs there
in happy hour and we were able to pick up on our second
run from our first. That truly is a testament to the team,
our marketing partners and Triad (engine supplier for Toyota).
We’ve never been this good at Iowa before, so I’m
really looking forward to tonight.”
In the morning session, Sheltra negotiated the Rusty Wallace
designed track to a time 24.343 seconds at 129.401 miles
per hour. By the end of final practice, the 24-year old
Sheltra picked up over three-tenths of a second from his
fastest lap earlier today.
With Menards Pole by Ansell qualifying set to launch at
5:15 p.m. CST, the Indiantown, Florida native is focused
on starting up front and hopefully delivering his first
career ARCA pole.
“I feel like we have one of the strongest cars here,”
offered Sheltra. “I know we’re going to have
a shot at the pole and those bonus points will definitely
help us. But the bigger picture is later tonight. We want
to go out there, keep our nose clean and have a good run.
I know we could do that; we just need to have a little luck
too. It sure would be nice to cap a great day here with
a win at Iowa Speedway!”
By posting his eighth top-10 finish of the season at Michigan
International Speedway (MIS) on June 11, Sheltra remains
the only ARCA Racing Series driver to finish inside the
top-10 in all eight races thus far in 2010. 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 and most recently a third place
outing in the Racing for Wildlife 200 at MIS.
Sheltra drew the 34th of 40 positions for Menards Pole
by Ansell qualifying slated for this evening (5:15 p.m.
local). Sheltra’s career best finish at Iowa Speedway
came in 2008 where he crossed the line ninth in the No.
60 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS.
Cost-effective marketing partnerships are still available
for tonight at Iowa Speedway and for the remainder of the
2010 ARCA Racing Series season. For additional information,
please contact brandon@patricksheltra.com or marketing@patricksheltra.com.
Sheltra has 75 ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX
and Menards starts to his credit with one career victory
at Salem (Ind.) Speedway (April 2009). During his ARCA tenure,
Sheltra has accumulated 15 top-fives and posted 30 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 six times
for 148 laps.
The Prairie Meadows 200 presented by SPEED on Mediacom
(200 laps / 175 miles) is the ninth of 20 events on the
2010 ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards
schedule. The fifth ever ARCA race at Iowa Speedway is a
one-day show. Menards Pole by Ansell qualifying is slated
to begin at 5:15 p.m. The event will take the green flag
shortly after 8:00 p.m. The event will air live on SPEED.
Additional race coverage including live timing and scoring
and audio broadcasting throughout the day will be available
through the ARCA Racing Network (ARN) presented by ARCA
Nation online at arcaracing.com. All times are local (Central).
For the latest on Patrick Sheltra, Sheltra Motorsports
and marketing partnership opportunities please visit PatrickSheltra.com.
Join the official Patrick Sheltra fan page on Facebook by
clicking here.
About Sheltra Motorsports:
Sheltra Motorsports (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
ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards (No.
60) and a limited schedule in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.
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
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