| Patrick Sheltra Rockets To Outside
Pole At Chicagoland
“Sheltra Delivers Career-Best Qualifying Run”
JOLIET, Illinois (August 27, 2010) – ARCA
Racing Series (ARS) presented by RE/MAX and Menards championship
contender Patrick Sheltra flexed his muscle during Menards
Pole by Ansell qualifying Friday morning after whipping
his No. 60 Sheltra Motorsports Toyota Camry to a lap of
30.480 seconds transferring to a speed of 177.165 miles
per hour good enough for the outside pole or the second
position for today’s Ansell Protective Gloves 150.
After a early practice run this morning, Sheltra consulted
with crew chief Jon Wolfe and his Sheltra Motorsports team
about changes made to their Toyota Camry before the start
of time trials and obviously the Indiantown, Florida was
overjoyed with the changes and the overall outcome of his
qualifications run.
“This isn’t about me, it’s about this
Sheltra Motorsports team,” said Sheltra. “I’m
just the lucky guy that is able to drive it. I’m super
proud of their hard work. We were a little worried that
because we didn’t test, we might have been behind
the ball a little bit. We unloaded and strong and only have
gotten stronger these last two days. We have a super car
and I’m really looking forward to the race later today.”
The 24-year old added, “I’ll admit that I am
not the best qualifier, but I wasn’t going to do anything
that could leave us out of the championship chase. Without
a doubt, the qualifying run was a morale booster for me
and helped us close the gap a little bit in the championship
standings.”
By notching his place on the outside of row number one,
Sheltra recorded his best qualifying run in what will be
his 82nd career start. In addition, Sheltra grabbed 10 crucial
bonus points based on ARCA’s qualifying procedure.
Previously, Sheltra qualified third at Rockingham (N.C.)
Speedway in last year and Michigan International Speedway
in June.
Currently, Sheltra sits fourth in the ARCA Racing Series
championship chase, just 35 markers out of the lead held
by Craig Goess, who because of his pole inherits the point’s
lead based on bonus points. So far this season, the Mooresville,
North Carolina team has amassed one win, seven top-fives
and 11 top-10 finishes in 14 races. The Sheltra Motorsports
also leads the ARCA Racing Series speedway challenge sector
leaning into today’s event with a 65-point margin
over the No. 32 Win-Tron Racing team with two speedway events
remaining (Chicagoland and Kansas).
Chicagoland Speedway also marks the fourth and final race
in the 2010 edition of the Bill France Four Crown. In that
race, Sheltra sits fourth in the standings, just 45 markers
behind leader Joey Coulter.
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Entering Chicagoland, Sheltra has 81 ARCA Racing Series
presented by RE/MAX and Menards starts to his credit with
two career victories at Salem (Ind.) Speedway (April 2009)
and the Illinois State Fairgrounds (August 2010). During
his ARCA tenure, Sheltra has accumulated 17 top-fives and
posted 33 top-10 finishes. A second place qualifying effort
at Chicagoland Speedway (August 2010) is Sheltra’s
best time trials effort to date. He has controlled the ARCA
field eight times for 188 laps.
The Ansell Protective Gloves 150 (100 laps / 150 miles)
is the 15th of 20 events on the 2010 ARCA Racing Series
presented by RE/MAX and Menards schedule. The 10th ARCA
event held at Chicagoland Speedway is a two-day show. The
field will take the green flag shortly after 6:00 p.m. The
event will be televised live on SPEED with additional broadcast
coverage including live timing and scoring throughout the
1,308 race for the ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX
and Menards since it was formed in 1953 will be available
through the ARCA Racing Network (ARN) online at arcaracing.com
presented by ARCANation.com. All times are local.
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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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