| Excitement & Optimism Surround Patrick Sheltra
Heading To Canada
“Nationwide Driver D.J. Kennington To
Attend Cayuga Race With Sheltra Motorsports”
HAGERSVILLE, ONTARIO (June 25, 2008) - - After finishing
sixth in the last ARCA RE/MAX Series (ARS) outing at Michigan
International Speedway two weeks ago, sophomore ARCA driver
Patrick Sheltra and his Whitesville, Kentucky based team
leave the Country and head to Cayuga Motor Speedway for
the running of Sunday’s Cayuga ARCA RE/MAX 250.
In his last short track appearance at Toledo Speedway last
month, Sheltra stormed to a career best second leaving the
team returning to a short track ready to seal the deal and
collect a win in the 10th event on the 2008 ARCA RE/MAX
Series tour.
Not only would a win be huge boost for Sheltra in his second
season of ARCA competition, it would be a great way to welcome
Sheltra Motorsports primary marketing partner for Sunday’s
event, Groupe Beton Brunet.
“I’m excited about going to Cayuga Motor Speedway
this weekend, simply because it’s a lot of unknowns,”
said Sheltra. “I think our team will step up to this
new challenge and excel and bring home the win on Sunday.”
Groupe (pronounced Group) Beton (pronounced Be-Ton) Brunet
(pronounced Brew-Nay) has more than 75 years experience
in the underground/infrastructure industry throughout Eastern
Canada. Groupe Beton Brunet grown substantially in adding
(7) new acquisitions and various product lines. Groupe Beton
Brunet has expanded their markets to include the United
States with a plant located in Florida.
The Indiantown, Florida native added, “We’re
thrilled about our new partnership with Groupe Beton Brunet
for this weekend. They are a successful corporation here
in Canada and we want to make them look good in their Country.”
Additionally, U.S. Construction Supply Corp. and CP Concrete
Products of the Palm Beaches will serve as associate marketing
partners for Sheltra’s inaugural Canadian asphalt
debut.
Sheltra Motorsports for the third time this season has
elected to bring chassis number 4156 to Cayuga Motor Speedway
this weekend. This automobile was acquired from Richard
Childress Racing in 2007 and made its debut in the season
finale at Toledo Speedway last year which yielded a top-10
finish. Last month the team brought the same piece back
to Toledo and succeeded with a runner-up finish. Another
top-10 finish was delivered in the third race of the season
at Iowa Speedway. Now the team hopes chassis number 4156
brings a victory in one of the toughest battles of the season.
“This car has been produced excellent results for
our team,” offered Sheltra. “Each time we’ve
run this car we’ve finished in the top-10. We’re
looking to keep the momentum and steak going Sunday. The
team is pumped right now and we honestly feel that we are
the car to beat this weekend.”
To give the Sheltra Motorsports team an added bonus, NASCAR
Nationwide Series and current Canadian race car driver D.J.
Kennington will attend Sunday’s Cayuga ARCA RE/MAX
250 and support the team as they bid to become the first
ARCA RE/MAX Series team to win outside the United States
since 1992.
“D.J. has been awesome,” Sheltra sounded. “He
is a well-known and successful racecar driver in Canada.
He has also really come into his niche in the NASCAR Nationwide
Series. His prior experience at Cayuga Motor Speedway will
not only help me as a driver but could prove to be the winning
piece for our Sheltra Motorsports team on Sunday.”
Rising from ninth to seventh thanks to his fifth top-10
performance of the season at Michigan, Sheltra continues
to reach towards returning to the top-five in the ARCA RE/MAX
Series standings which is just a mere 50 points away. 340
markers separate Sheltra from current points leader Ricky
Stenhouse, Jr.
“We’re gaining some points back and that’s
real good,” Sheltra added. “It’s because
of the hard work and determination of the Sheltra Motorsports
team that has helped us remain in the hunt for the championship.
We’re going to Cayuga looking to finish what we started
in Toledo and hope for a huge celebration Sunday night.”
Entering Cayuga, Sheltra has 34 ARCA RE/MAX Series starts
to his credit with a career best finish of second at Toledo
Speedway (May 2008) with two additional top-five finishes
(third) at Illinois State Fairgrounds (August 2007), (fourth)
at Berlin Raceway (July 2007) while holding additional top-10s
at Michigan International Speedway (June 2008), Kentucky
Speedway (May 2008), Kansas Speedway (April 2008), Iowa
Speedway (April 2008), Kentucky Speedway (June 2007), DuQuoin
State Fairgrounds (September 2007) and Toledo Speedway (October
2007). An eighth place qualifying effort at Kansas Speedway
(April 2008) is Sheltra’s best time trials efforts
to date. He has controlled the ARCA field once for four
laps.
The Cayuga ARCA RE/MAX 250 (156.25 miles/250 laps) is the
10th of 21 events on the 2008 ARCA RE/MAX Series schedule.
The first ARCA event held at Cayuga Motor Speedway is a
two-day show. Practice begins Saturday, June 28 with an
hour and a half practice session planned from 12:30 p.m.-2:00
p.m. ARCA SIM Factory pole qualifying is slated to begin
at 3:30 p.m. The field will take the green flag on Sunday,
June 29 shortly after 1:30 p.m. The race will not be televised
however, additional race coverage including live timing
and scoring will be available online at arcaracing.com.
All times are local.
For more on Patrick Sheltra, please visit the newly re-launched
PatrickSheltra.com.
About Sheltra Motorsports:
Sheltra Motorsports (sheltramotorsports.com) is a three-tier
Motorsports operation consisting of dirt and asphalt competition.
Patrick Sheltra, a 21-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 Craftsman Truck Series (No.
35). 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.
Patrick Sheltra, Sheltra
Motorsports, Cayuga Motor Speedway Notes of Interest:
· Sheltra Motorsports will run a mixture of Chevrolet
Monte Carlos and Dodge Chargers during the 2008 ARCA RE/MAX
Series season. For Cayuga, Sheltra Motorsports will run
a Chevrolet Monte Carlo that has competed three times on
the ARCA circuit. During it’s tenure in the ARCA RE/MAX
Series the former Richard Childress Racing machine has amassed
one top-five and three top-10 finishes at Toledo Speedway
(2007 and May 2008) and Iowa Speedway (April 2008) respectively.
A Sheltra Motorsports engine built by Clements Automotive
will provide the horsepower for the sophomore ARCA team.
· Sheltra currently maintains a point’s position
in the top-10 (seventh) heading into Cayuga Motor Speedway
this weekend. Sheltra moved into the top-10 in the series’
second race of the season at Salem Speedway and has remained
locked in the top-10 since. The Indiantown, Florida native
is just 50 markers from entering the top-five and 340 credits
from the number one position held by SunTrust Rookie-of-the-Year
candidate Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. Last year, the 22-year old
superstar finished seventh in the championship standings
competing in 22 of the scheduled 23 events.
· Sheltra will make 1,000 left hand turns on Sunday
afternoon, six hundred (600) more turns than his last race
at the 2.0-mile track of Michigan International Speedway
last month.
· In addition to running a full 2008 ARCA RE/MAX
Series schedule, Sheltra will also run a limited schedule
in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and compete in selected
dirt late model events (UMP and WoO Series) throughout the
United States.
Sheltra Motorsports Quick
Facts:
Team Name: Sheltra Motorsports, No. 60
Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
Driver: Patrick Sheltra, Indiantown, Florida
Car Owner: Grace Sheltra, Indiantown, Florida
Crew Chief: John Hayden
Team Manager: Keith Strunk
Marketing Partners: Groupe Beton Brunet,
Ferguson Pipe Enterprises, Inc, FloraGanics, American Concrete
Industries, Inc, Hardie Pipe, The Casite Company, J&S
Bulk Transportation, Inc., US Construction Supply Corp.,
CP Concrete Products of the Palm Beaches, Martin County
Petroleum, Sheltra & Son Construction, Sheltra Cattle
Company, Recycling Services, Aaron’s Outdoors, Indiantown
Marina, All About Flowers, Speed Media, Klotz Synthetic
Lubricants, DMC Graphics and Purcell Tire & Rubber.
TEAM COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT:
NAME: Chris Knight, Sheltra Motorsports
PHONE: 239.834.9797 or 830.261.1215
EMAIL: knight849@aol.com
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