| Rain Puts Patrick Sheltra On Front
Row At Toledo Speedway
“Team’s Season Of Hard Work And Endless
Efforts Allows Sheltra To Be Credited As Pole Sitter”
TOLEDO, Ohio (September 11, 2010) - - For the first time
in his ARCA Racing Series (ARS) presented by RE/MAX and
Menards career, Patrick Sheltra will lead the field to the
green flag in tomorrow’s Northwest Ohio Ford Dealers
200 after Mother Nature washed out Menards pole qualifying
presented by Ansell.
Sheltra, driving the No. 60 PatrickSheltra.com / Ferguson
Pipe Dodge Charger for Sheltra Motorsports will be credited
as the pole sitter for the 1,310 race held for the 57-year
tour as he currently sits atop of the ARCA Racing Series
championship owners standings tied with fellow Cunningham
Motorsports owner Briggs Cunningham and their pilot Tom
Hessert.
However, with the 24-year old’s back-to-back wins
at the Illinois State Fairgrounds (Springfield) and Chicagoland
Speedway compared to Hessert’s lone win at Iowa Speedway
allows the Indiantown, Florida native to win the tie-breaker
as to being crowned the number one starter of the 17th race
of the season.
Earlier Saturday, Sheltra and the rest of the ARCA Racing
Series teams participated in a rain-shortened practice session
with the No. 60 Dodge Charger mounting the 12th fastest
time overall. Despite the lack of practice, the team led
by veteran crew chief Jon Wolfe is confident about the ability
to attract their third win of the season Sunday.
“Starting at the front definitely helps us out in
a lot of ways,” said Sheltra, who will start on the
front-row for the second time in his ARCA career tomorrow.
“We were improving the car tremendously in practice.
We made a series of adjustments and were on our way back
out to the track when the rain began to fall and unfortunately
Mother Nature decided to stick around for the rest of the
day. The car is good. We are a lot better this weekend than
we were in May. Our goal tomorrow though will be to lead
the first lap and gain five bonus points in the championship
race. From there it will be keeping our nose clean and our
No. 60 up front and hopefully win our third race of the
year!”
Overall, Toledo Speedway has been a decent track for the
fan-favorite Sheltra. In his prior seven starts, Sheltra
has thundered to two top-fives and four top-10 finishes
including dueling with friend Matt Carter in 2008 for their
shot at their first career ARCA victory. Sheltra would come
up short, just by a nose.
In the bid to being called the 2010 ARCA Racing Series
champion, Sheltra and Hessert are tied for first with Craig
Goess Jr., just five markers behind in third. Nine-time
ARCA Racing Series champion Frank Kimmel is 50 points in
the arrears in fourth with Mikey Kile trailing by 140 credits
in fifth.
Before turning his attention to the 1,310 race held for
the 57-year tour, Sheltra will be a guest on Inside ARCA
beginning at 11:30 a.m. live on ARCARacing.com. He will
also sign autographs for the race fans on Sunday, September
12th from 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. along the Toledo
Speedway frontstretch
Multiple cost-effective marketing partnership packages
are still available for Toledo Speedway and the remainder
of the 2010 ARCA Racing Series and NASCAR seasons for Patrick
Sheltra. Let Sheltra Motorsports show you how to find victory
lane in more ways than one! For additional information on
how to be apart of our winning organization, please contact
Brandon Hinson (brandon@patricksheltra.com) or email marketing@patricksheltra.com.
Entering Toledo, Sheltra has 82 ARCA Racing Series presented
by RE/MAX and Menards starts to his credit with three career
victories at Salem (Ind.) Speedway (April 2009), the Illinois
State Fairgrounds (August 2010) and Chicagoland Speedway
(August 2010). During his ARCA tenure, Sheltra has accumulated
18 top-fives and posted 34 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 nine times for 273 laps.
The Northwest Ohio Ford Dealers 200 (200 laps / 100 miles)
is the 17th of 20 events on the 2010 ARCA Racing Series
schedule. The 68th ARCA race at Toledo Speedway is a two-day
show. An hour and 15 minute on-track autograph session has
been etched in from 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. on race
day. The contest will take the green flag shortly after
2:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 12. The race will not be
televised nationally but event coverage including live timing
and scoring throughout the weekend will be available through
the BAS Racing Network in conjunction with the ARCA Racing
Network (ARN) online at arcaracing.com presented by ARCANation.com.
For the first time at Toledo Speedway, the anticipated thriller
will be available locally on television through the Buckeye
CableSystem Sports Network (BCSN). All times are local.
Local radio outlets airing BAS’s exclusive coverage
of the Northwest Ohio Ford Dealers 200 include: Eagle 99.1
(WFRO-FM, Fremont, Ohio); Eagle 93.7 (WQIO-FM, Mount Vernon,
Ohio) and FM100 Talks 100.1 (WNUY-FM, Fort Wayne, Ind.),
WIZE 1340 AM (WIZE-AM, Springfield, Ohio); and 980 WONE
(WONE-AM, Dayton, Ohio).
For the latest on Patrick Sheltra, Sheltra Motorsports
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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