| Patrick Sheltra To Start 10th In Pennsylvania
ARCA 200
“Mr. Showtime Ready For Seventh Start At Pocono
Raceway”
LONG POND, Pennsylvania (July 31, 2009) - - For the second
consecutive race at Pocono (Pa) Raceway and for the fifth
time in 2009 Mother Nature washed out Menards Pole by Ansell
qualifying for the ARCA RE/MAX Series (ARS). Based on the
team’s 2009 car owner points, Patrick Sheltra in the
No. 60 Buffalo Wings & Rings Dodge Charger will line
up 10th for the running of Saturday’s Pennsylvania
ARCA 200.
Before Mother Nature drenched the 2.5-mile triangle, the
cars and stars of the ARCA RE/MAX Series were able to tackle
the track for practice on Friday morning with Sheltra ending
the session 14th quickest overall.
Sheltra’s lap time Friday morning of 55.825 seconds
was a tick slower than Sheltra’s fastest practice
lap at Long Pond speedplant in June. Still, the 23-year
old phenom is confident about tomorrow’s event.
“I feel real good about the race,” said Sheltra,
who finished third in his most recent start at Pocono Raceway.
“Ted (Musgrave, driver coach) was really pointing
out some things to me and John (Hayden, crew chief) kept
making the car better and better as the practice session
progressed. The cancellation of qualifying really didn’t
hurt us because I think our car is better in race conditions.
I have every intentions of backing up and bettering our
third place finish from June.”
The fan base has some extra flavor for Sheltra this weekend.
Scott Herman of this past season’s MTV’s Real
World: Brooklyn is back in attendance to root on the No.
60 Buffalo Wings & Rings Racing team. Additionally,
Sheltra Motorsports is hosting special Sheltra Motorsports
guest Christopher Nollinger who is making his first trip
to a stock car event at Pocono. Nollinger, 28 is a native
of West Palm Beach, Florida, which is near Sheltra’s
hometown of Indiantown.
Entering Pocono, Sheltra has 58 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.
The Pennsylvania ARCA 200 (80 laps / 200 miles) is the
13th of 21 events on the 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series schedule.
The 49th ARCA race at Pocono Raceway is a two-day show.
The event will take the green flag on Saturday, August 1
shortly after 1:00 p.m. The event will be televised live
on SPEED. Additional race coverage will be broadcasted through
the ARCA Racing Network (ARN) online at arcaracing.com.
All times are local.
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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