| Patrick Sheltra Lends Personal Vehicle To Lead
Field At PBIR
JUPITER, Florida (February 26, 2010) - - ARCA Racing Series
veteran driver Patrick Sheltra has been using the word “excited”
leaning into Saturday’s race at Palm Beach (Fla.)
International Raceway (PBIR) but the Indiantown, Florida
native will turn-in and trade that word for “honored”
tomorrow as Sheltra’s personal vehicle will be the
official pace car for Saturday afternoon’s Tire Kingdom
150 presented by ModSpace.
Sheltra has donated his 2009 Ford Mustang 500S Sherrod
to ARCA for the second event of the season tomorrow and
while it will be hard for Sheltra to see someone else driving
his “baby”, the 23-year old Floridian and hometown
favorite is honored for the opportunity.
“I received a call this week and asked if I was interested
in loaning my car out to be the pace car for Saturday’s
race,” sounded Sheltra. “Really, there was little
hesitation on my part – It was a real honor to be
asked and it’s a real honor for my car to be leading
the ARCA field.”
Sheltra received his pride and joy from his parents (car
owners Richard and Grace Sheltra) following a splendid performance
at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway in December 2008
when his Sheltra Motorsports posted the fastest time in
the three-day ARCA pre-season testing at the 2.5-mile superspeedway.
“The car really doesn’t have about 1,200 miles
on it,” continued Sheltra. “It gets me in trouble
every time I climb behind it, that's why I don't drive it
as much (smiles). It’s a slick piece but again I’m
honored and humbled about the opportunity.”
Sheltra jokingly pointed out, “this is not a weekend
where I want to or try to hit the pace car!”
Sheltra’s blue and white Ford Mustang will be driven
by long-time ARCA Racing Series pace-car driver and official
Jack Gritter.
All About Flowers, American Concrete, Buffalo Wings &
Rings, CAM 2 Blue Blood Racing Oil, Ferguson Pipe Enterprises,
Indiantown Marina, Recycling Services and Sheltra &
Son Construction, Inc. join the team as marketing partners
in Saturday’s contest.
Entering Palm Beach, Sheltra has 68 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 11 top-fives and
posted 23 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 Tire Kingdom 150 presented by ModSpace (75 laps / 150
miles) is the second of 20 events on the 2010 ARCA Racing
Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards schedule. The first
ARCA race held at Palm Beach is a two day show. Menards
pole qualifying presented by Ansell is set for Friday, February
26 slated to begin at 4:00 p.m. The event will take the
green flag on Saturday, February 27 shortly after 1:00 p.m.
The race will not be televised but race coverage including
live timing and scoring and radio broadcast will be available
through the ARCA Racing Network (ARN) online at arcaracing.com.
All times are local.
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
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 |
