| Patrick Sheltra And Ted Musgrave To Co-Drive
At Chicagoland ARCA Test
WHITESVILLE, Kentucky (August 18, 2009) - - Officials from
Sheltra Motorsports announced today that former NASCAR Camping
World Truck Series (NCWTS) Champion Ted Musgrave will share
the driving duties with Patrick Sheltra in the No. 60 Buffalo
Wings & Rings Dodge Charger Wednesday at Chicagoland
Speedway for the open ARCA RE/MAX Series test session in
preparation for next Friday’s Ansell Cut Protection
150.
Musgrave, a native of Franklin, Wisconsin has been serving
as the driver coach for the 23-year old phenom since Berlin
Raceway last month. Musgrave will assist and assess the
setup of the Buffalo Wings & Rings Racing entry with
the intentions of putting the veteran team back in victory
lane for round number 15 next Friday afternoon.
“We’ve been planning this for a while but we’re
excited to finally make it a reality,” said Car Owner
Grace Sheltra. “Ted has been instrumental in evaluating
our team. Now he can give us a clear assessment after being
in the driver’s seat too.”
From driver Patrick Sheltra’s point of view he sees
the opportunity of having Musgrave climb behind the wheel
as beneficial all the way around. “It’s been
awesome to work with Ted,” the Indiantown, Florida
native said. “I want to do everything I can to make
our team better than what it is. Ted and I have talked in
great lengths about this approaching the test and I feel
that not only can the team learn something but I can learn
as well. He’s here to help make me better and the
team stronger. We’re making good use of his expertise.”
The 18-year NASCAR veteran is thriving on the success of
Sheltra and feels that participating in the test could be
the glue that brings the team back to the front.
“This is a good team with great people,” said
Musgrave. “We can learn a lot on Wednesday from all
different angles. The biggest benefit will be to evaluate
what Patrick is feeling behind the wheel and try and make
our car a threat for the race.”
Sheltra will remain behind the wheel as the full-time driver
of the No. 60 Buffalo Wings & Rings machine for the
remainder of the 2009 season and beyond. However, the team
has not ruled out Musgrave returning to the cockpit at future
private and open testing sessions.
Sheltra has 59 ARCA RE/MAX Series starts to his credit
with one career victory at Salem Speedway (April 2009).
During his ARCA tenure, Sheltra has accumulated nine top-fives
and posted 19 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.
For more on Patrick Sheltra, the Sheltra Motorsports team
and marketing partnership opportunities please visit PatrickSheltra.com.
For additional input on Buffalo Wings & Rings, please
connect to Buffalowingsandrings.com or call 513.831.WING.
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 RE/MAX Series (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 Whitesville, Kentucky.
About Buffalo Wings &
Rings:
Buffalo Wings & Rings is the fastest-growing privately
owned franchised chain of restaurants in the nation serving
Buffalo-style chicken wings, onion rings, burgers, chicken
and salads. Founded in 1988 in Cincinnati, OH, Buffalo Wings
& Rings operates 49 franchised restaurants in the United
States. Buffalo Wings & Rings was ranked the #1 fastest
growing restaurant chain nationwide in the July 2008 issue
of Restaurant Business, and ranked in the top 500 franchises
in the January 2009 issue of Entrepreneur. For more information,
visit www.buffalowingsandrings.com or call 513-831-WING.
TEAM COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT:
Chris Knight, Sheltra Motorsports
P: 239.834.9797
E: chris@patricksheltra.com
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