Patrick Sheltra Cruises To Victory At Union County Speedway

LIBERTY, Indiana (August 31, 2008) - - The stands were full and the action was heavy but dirt track ace Patrick Sheltra proved why he was the man to beat at Union County Speedway Saturday night as the Indiantown, Florida native cruised to a huge UMP late model win in the Big Wieck Memorial at the Liberty, Indiana dirt track.

Sheltra who finished second the night before in Ohio was looking for revenge after dominating the event before falling victim to tire decay.

Saturday was another night and another challenge but nothing stood in the 22 year old driver’s way as Sheltra in his No. 23 FloraGanics-Brady Ranch-All About Flowers Chevrolet was dominate, leading 100 percent of the laps and capturing his second dirt victory of the season at Union County Speedway.

“I’m feeling pretty great,” said Sheltra, who now heads to DuQuoin, Illinois for ARCA’s running of the dirt in Monday’s Southern Illinois 100. “We had one get away from us Friday night but we weren’t going to let it happen on Saturday night. The car was great and the boys worked hard. This one is for them and all of the people who support this team. It feels good to be in victory lane.”

Sheltra added, “I needed this. We’ve run strong all year on the dirt and it’s been a while since we’ve been in victory lane. I’m ready to go to DuQuoin now and put our asphalt car in victory circle Monday afternoon.”

Speaking of DuQuoin, Sheltra is one of the favorites heading into the 16th event of the 2008 ARCA RE/MAX Series season. Last year, Sheltra finished sixth after starting 12th. Two weeks ago, Sheltra grasped his first stock car dirt event of the season at Springfield, Illinois at the Illinois State Fairgrounds.

After starting 11th, Sheltra roared his No. 60 Dodge Charger to the front before experiencing a flat tire in the late stages of the event. With his never-give-up attitude, Sheltra bounced back in spectacular finish coming from 18th to 12th in the final five laps of the event to record his third straight top-12 finish.

The record books have shown when Sheltra wins on the dirt, his asphalt program is equally in the hunt for the win. In May, Sheltra won at Union County on Friday night and backed it up with an impressive second-place and career best asphalt performance at Toledo Speedway two days later.

“We can win on Monday. That’s the bottom line,” added Sheltra.

The Southern Illinois (100 miles/100 laps) is the 16th of 21 events on the 2008 ARCA RE/MAX Series schedule. The 26th ARCA event held at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds is a one-day show. Practice begins Monday, September 1 with a one hour practice session planned from 9:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m. ARCA SIM Factory pole qualifying is slated to begin at 11:00 a.m. The field will take the green flag Monday afternoon shortly after 1:00 p.m. The event will be tape-delayed on MavTV (Friday, September 5 at 8:00 p.m.) but additional race coverage including live timing and scoring and radio coverage courtesy of the ARCA Radio Network will be available online at arcaracing.com. All times are local.

For more on Patrick Sheltra, 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 22-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 NASCAR. 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.

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TEAM COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT:
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PHONE: 239.834.9797 or 830.261.1215
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