| Patrick Sheltra Solid In Berlin
Practice; Focused On Night Racing
MARNE, Michigan (August 7, 2010) - - ARCA Racing Series
(ARS) presented by RE/MAX and Menards championship contender
Patrick Sheltra reeled in the 10th fastest practice time
at Berlin (Mich.) Raceway Saturday afternoon in preparation
for tonight’s Berlin ARCA 200, the 12th event of the
2010 season.
Sheltra and his Jon Wolfe-led team were confident following
the lone hour and a half practice session under ideal racing
conditions Saturday but have planned to make some minor
chassis adjustments in order to strengthen their No. 60
Boatwerks Waterfront Restaurant / Speed Media Dodge Charger
for tonight’s race.
Sheltra, the Indiantown, Florida native turned 84 laps
around the .4-mile based short track located in the western
roots of the lower peninsula of Michigan. From the opening
of practice, Sheltra quickly marched into the top-four and
maintained his position inside the top-10 for the entire
session.
The Mooresville, North Carolina-based team felt like yesterday’s
open-test session play dividends into today’s practice
results.
“Our No. 60 Boatwerks Waterfront Restaurant / Speed
Media Dodge Charger is pretty good,” said Sheltra,
who sits fifth in the ARCA Racing Series point standings
after 11 races. The track was extremely slick, so hopefully
it will cool down before tonight’s race. Our biggest
fight was entry into the corner as we were a little free,
but the track conditions will change dramatically between
now and the race later tonight. We’ll make a couple
tweaks before qualifying and get after it!”
The 24-year old pilot continued, “No doubt that the
test yesterday helped us. It’s obvious by looking
at the speed charts that tonight’s race is going to
be close. The team that is able to keep their nose clean
the most and handle the best on older tires will be in contention
to win. That scenario is exactly what we worked on. I think
we’ll be okay.”
Saturday morning, Sheltra Motorsports drew the first position
for time trials set for later today.
Cost-effective marketing partnerships are still available
for this weekend at Berlin (Mich.) Raceway and the remainder
of the 2010 racing season. For additional information, please
contact brandon@patricksheltra.com or marketing@patricksheltra.com.
Entering Berlin, Sheltra has 78 ARCA Racing Series presented
by RE/MAX and Menards starts to his credit with one career
victory at Salem (Ind.) Speedway (April 2009). During his
ARCA tenure, Sheltra has accumulated 15 top-fives and posted
31 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 six times
for 148 laps.
The Berlin ARCA 200 (200 laps / 88 miles) is the 12th of
20 events on the 2010 ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX
and Menards schedule. The 23rd ARCA event held at the Marne,
Michigan racetrack is a one-day show set for Saturday, August
7. Menards Pole by Ansell qualifying is slated to begin
at 5:00 p.m. An on-track autograph session has been etched
in from 6:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. The event will take
the green flag that evening shortly after 8:30 p.m. The
race will not be televised but race coverage including live
timing and scoring throughout the day will be available
through the BAS Racing Network in conjunction with the ARCA
Racing Network (ARN) online at arcaracing.com presented
by ARCANation.com. All times are local.
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and marketing partnership opportunities please visit PatrickSheltra.com.
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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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