| Mooresville-Based Race Team Closes
in on ARCA Series Title
Sheltra Motorsports leads tight point standings with
two remaining events
MOORESVILLE, NC (September 22, 2010) – Sheltra Motorsports
occupies one of the nicer race shops in the now famous Lakeside
Business Park in Mooresville, NC. Ten years ago, the shop
at 217 Rolling Hill Road and others surrounding it were
all owned by the big Winston Cup competitors. As the larger
teams left for customized buildings elsewhere, the properties
then became welcome opportunities for competitors like the
Sheltra Family, who moved their entire racing operation
here from Whitesville, Kentucky in January of this year.
Sheltra Motorsports, owned and operated by driver Patrick
Sheltra and his parents, Richard and Grace, had been pondering
a move to “Race City USA” as far back as 2008,
but had to wait until the lease ran out at their previous
address. When that occurred at the close of 2009, the team
transplanted their entire organization. According to Sheltra
Motorsports Communications Manager Chris Knight, there were
many reasons for choosing Mooresville as the next home base
for their growing ARCA race series team.
“Moving to Mooresville was more than a blessing for
us,” says Knight, reflecting on the cross country
trek. “When compared to our operation back in Kentucky,
we now have such an increase in proximity to our vendors,
our networking connections, more opportunity and, obviously,
a much deeper talent pool of potential employees with a
tremendous amount of racing experience to draw upon,”
he added.
The move to Mooresville significantly raised the team’s
profile. Company officials have been delighted with the
influx of visitors eager to get a glimpse of the shop in
action—and even meet the driver, Patrick Sheltra,
who happily signs autographs when onsite.
With just two more events listed on the 2010 ARCA Racing
Calendar, the team is also cautiously optimistic of the
fact that they are leading the championship point battle.
Currently, Patrick Sheltra holds a slim 15-point advantage
over the second place team of Tom Hessert. The ARCA Series
will first visit Kansas Speedway for the Kansas Lottery
150 on September 29th, then hit the season finale at Rockingham
Speedway on October 9th for a double-header racing event
billed as the American 200. For local Mooresville fans wishing
to travel to the event, Rockingham is a scant two-hour drive
out Highway 74 East.
The American 200 race is a double-header, comprised of
the final championship points-paying event for both the
ARCA and UARA Late Model Series. The UARA Championship event
gets underway at 11:00 a.m. for 75 laps around the one-mile
speedway. The ARCA Championship 200-lap race follows with
a projected start time of 1:00 p.m. The race weekend also
includes a driver autograph session for the fans prior to
the events.
Tickets for the American 200 on October 9th, 2010, can
be secured by calling the ticket office at Rockingham Speedway
at (910) 205-8800 or they can be purchased online by visiting:
www.rockinghamracewaypark.com.
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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