| Patrick Sheltra Comments On 2010 ARCA Racing
Schedule
INDIANTOWN, Florida (December 2, 2009) - - Last Wednesday,
the ARCA Racing Series (ARS) presented by RE/MAX officially
unlocked their 2010 schedule which will consist of twenty
events comprising the diverse combination of superspeedways,
short tracks, dirt tracks and road courses in the series'
58th consecutive season of competition.
23-year old Patrick Sheltra is expected to return to the
ARCA Racing Series on a full-time basis on the heels of
three consecutive seasons of competition. His latest season
included his first career-win at Salem Speedway in April
after recovering from a serious injury in the season-opener
at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway in February. Sheltra
went on to score four top-fives and eight top-10 finishes
overall in 21 starts leading to a ninth place finish in
the championship standings.
In total, Sheltra has accumulated 67 ARCA starts, one win,
10 top-fives and 22 top-10 finishes behind the wheel of
his colorful No. 60 machine. The Sheltra Motorsports team
has rotated the Chevrolet, Dodge and Toyota emblems during
their short but impressive tenure.
For the third consecutive season, car owner and Mother
Grace Sheltra has earned a place inside the top-10 in the
final car owner points rundown. This year, Grace Sheltra
was one of only three registered female owners to earn a
check in the win column.
Sheltra, a native of Indiantown, Florida is anxiously preparing
for an upcoming test at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway
later this month commented on the 2010 ARCA Racing Series
presented by RE/MAX schedule.
PATRICK SHELTRA: (ON THE OVERALL 2010 ARCA RACING
SERIES PRESENTED BY RE/MAX SCHEDULE) “Even
with just twenty races next year, the ARCA schedule is very
diverse and very solid. To have two races in the month of
February is probably going to be the most welcomed change
in the garage area, I’m just looking forward to being
a part of it.”
SHELTRA: (ON TWENTY RACES IN 2010) “I
don’t care if there is fifthteen, twenty or 35 races
as long as the racing is justified and is beneficial to
everyone including the fans, the teams and marketing partners.
Overall, I think the ARCA teams should be very satisfied
with what the sanctioning body has laid down especially
during this tough economic time.”
SHELTRA: (ON THE ADDITION OF PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL
RACEWAY) “The addition of the road course
at Palm Beach (Fla.) International Raceway is a big deal.
It’s a big deal for several reasons. It’s by
all counts a hometown event for me with it located just
15 minutes up the road from Indiantown and it’s also
adds more momentum to the ARCA Series by adding a track
of this caliber to their lineup. It’s going to be
one of the most anticipated events of the year. I can promise
you that.”
SHELTRA: (ON TALLADEGA REMAINING AN APRIL RACE)
“I still have mixed feelings about that. I enjoy restrictor
plate racing but to get both plate races out of the way
so early in the season is a bummer for me. In 2008, we finished
fifth there (Talladega) in October and it gave us some momentum
for the final couple races. There is no doubt in my mind
that our restrictor plate program will be top-notch.”
However, it was nice to have a “wild card” race
like Talladega thrown into the mix near the end of the schedule.”
SHELTRA: (ON THE ADDITION OF TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY)
“Texas is going to be one of those nail biter races,
I think. It’s a immensely fast track and I think the
young-guns like myself are going to have to lean on the
veterans like Frank Kimmel and Mark Gibson on how to get
around there. This race has probably the potential to be
one of the more exciting races of the year.”
SHELTRA: (ON A RETURN TRIP TO MANSFIELD MOTORSPORTS
PARK) “You know, we didn’t have the
best showing there this year but it’s a pretty neat
facility. The track is very unique and can actually sport
some of the best short track racing on the tour. I think
the race fans saw that last year and without a question,
Mansfield will be one of those races that will come down
to the final five laps to be decided. We were entangled
in a first-lap incident there in June (2009) and we just
had to fight all night and had marched back into the top-10
before we succumbed to a mechanical failure.”
SHELTRA: (ON DIRT RACING NEXT YEAR) “The
ARCA Racing Series schedule would not be complete without
racing on the dirt. I would like to think we can win those
races next year. We’ve been so close but have come
up short. The Sheltra Motorsports team has always giving
me a strong car and we’ve run in the top-five and
even the top-10 but we just haven’t been able to claim
that checkered flag. I hope we’re able to change that
stat in 2010. I was hoping we might get another dirt race
on the schedule next year but I’ll take the two we
have.”
SHELTRA: (ON RETURNING TO NEW JERSEY MOTORSPORTS
PARK) “New Jersey Motorsports Park has become
one of the nicest facilities on the ARCA scene. It’s
a great place with great people who opened their arms to
make us feel welcomed. We had a really good car there this
year and had a top-10 finish. I think that the fans saw
one of the best ARCA road-course races in history last year
at New Jersey. It was a pretty clean race with a lot of
intensity and action. I’m starting to get the hang
of these road courses a little bit, so I would be lying
if I said I didn’t enjoy racing on them.”
SHELTRA: (ON ENDING THE SEASON AT ROCKINGHAM SPEEDWAY)
“It fits pretty nicely. We’ve had some success
at the track and we’ve experienced some bad luck at
“The Rock” but I cannot justify a better place
to crown a Champion than at a track that empowers such a
rich history. It’s a shame we’re not racing
their twice next year but it’s definitely fitting
and proper to close out the year at Andy Hillenburg’s
track.”
SHELTRA: (ON THE DISSAPEARANCE OF KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY)
“I feel like Kentucky Speedway was one of my better
tracks on the ARCA scene. We were never really a threat
to win but we were solid each and every time we unloaded.
I know that the track has gone through some ownership changes
and their racing window had shrunk considerably compared
to prior years. We’ll miss racing in the “Bluegrass”
state in 2010, but I hope it’s a track that returns
to the ARCA lineup down the road.”
SHELTRA: (ON A RACE TRACK MISSING FROM THE 2010
ARCA RACING SERIES SCHEDULE) “I really wish
we could get Winchester Speedway back on the tour. It’s
a fun place to race and I think a lot of the drivers would
agree with me. There is no other short track on the circuit
that you can compare to Winchester Speedway; it’s
just that powerful of a racetrack. I’m disappointed
it’s not on the schedule but maybe down the road it
will be and if I’m able to compete in the race, I
will.”
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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 Racing Series presented by RE/MAX
(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.
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