| Patrick Sheltra Nets Top-10 In
ARCA Happy Hour At Chicagoland Speedway
“Sheltra Comfortable In No. 60 Toyota Camry; Ready
To Race”
JOLIET, Illinois (August 27, 2010) – Despite
posting the seventh fastest time overall in the one-hour
“happy hour” session for the ARCA Racing Series
presented by RE/MAX and Menards Friday morning, Patrick
Sheltra and his Sheltra Motorsports believe they have a
contending car for today’s Ansell Protective Gloves
150 at Chicagoland Speedway.
Yesterday, Sheltra, in his No. 60 Sheltra Motorsports Toyota
Camry maneuvered the sixth fastest time by posting a lap
of 31.312 seconds or 172.458 miles per hour in the short
one hour and twenty minute practice run. This morning under
cooler track conditions, the 24-year old delivered his fastest
lap with a time of 30.745 seconds at 175.638 miles per hour,
a half-second improvement for the Mooresville North Carolina’s
based team fastest lap yesterday.
“We never could get the clean air that we wanted
to,” said Sheltra. “Our Sheltra Motorsports
Toyota Camry was pretty good but there was a lot of traffic
our there during our two mock qualifying runs. It is what
it is though. I was overall pleased with the way the car
felt this morning though. I’ll debrief with the team
and we’ll be ready for qualifying and the race later
today.”
The Indiantown, Florida native will make his fifth career
start at the 1.5-mile speed plant in the 15th race of the
season. He is hoping to improve on his personal track best
of ninth after starting 15th last August (2009). A 14th
place qualifying run in 2008 is Sheltra’s personal
Chicagoland best time trials effort.
Thursday, Sheltra Motorsports was granted the 12th of 39
positions for Menards Pole by Ansell qualifications, which
is set for later this morning beginning at 11:30 a.m.
Currently, Sheltra sits fourth in the ARCA Racing Series
championship chase, just 40 markers out of the lead held
by nine time ARCA champion Frank Kimmel. So far this season,
the Mooresville, North Carolina team has amassed one win,
seven top-fives and 11 top-10 finishes in 14 races. The
Sheltra Motorsports also leads the ARCA Racing Series speedway
challenge sector leaning into tomorrow’s event with
a 65-point margin over the No. 32 Win-Tron Racing team with
two speedway events remaining (Chicagoland and Kansas).
Chicagoland Speedway also marks the fourth and final race
in the 2010 edition of the Bill France Four Crown. In that
race, Sheltra sits fourth in the standings, just 45 markers
behind leader Joey Coulter.
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Entering Chicagoland, Sheltra has 81 ARCA Racing Series
presented by RE/MAX and Menards starts to his credit with
two career victories at Salem (Ind.) Speedway (April 2009)
and the Illinois State Fairgrounds (August 2010). During
his ARCA tenure, Sheltra has accumulated 17 top-fives and
posted 33 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
eight times for 188 laps.
The Ansell Protective Gloves 150 (100 laps / 150 miles)
is the 15th of 20 events on the 2010 ARCA Racing Series
presented by RE/MAX and Menards schedule. The 10th ARCA
event held at Chicagoland Speedway is a two-day show. Menards
Pole by Ansell qualifying is slated to begin at 11:30 a.m.
The field will take the green flag shortly after 6:00 p.m.
The event will be televised live on SPEED with additional
broadcast coverage including live timing and scoring throughout
the 1,308 race for the ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX
and Menards since it was formed in 1953 will be available
through the ARCA Racing Network (ARN) online at arcaracing.com
presented by ARCANation.com. All times are local.
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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
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.
TEAM COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT:
Chris Knight, Sheltra Motorsports
P: 239.834.9797
E: chris@patricksheltra.com
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