Indiantown, Florida driver Patrick Sheltra took advantage of a brief break in his ARCA RE/MAX Series schedule to enter his #23 C.J. Rayburn Dirt Late Model in several UMP Summernationals events recently. You can view how "Mr. Showtime" fared in Dirt Late Model action below:

Sunday, June 22 | Vermilion County Speedway - Danville, Illinois | $6,000 to win
Qualifying: 7th Fastest in Group
Heat Race: 5th
B-Main: 5th
A-Main: Finished 15th After Starting 17th

Saturday, June 21 | Kamp Motor Speedway - Boswell, Indiana | $1,200 to win
Qualifying: 4th
Heat Race: 3rd
A-Main: Finished 15th After Starting 6th

Friday, June 20 | Farmer City Raceway - Farmer City, Illinois | $10,000 to win
Qualifying: 5th Fastest in Group
Heat Race: 7th
C-Main: 1st
B-Main: 15th
A-Main: Did Not Start

Thursday, June 19 | I-57/I-64 Raceway - Mt. Vernon, Illinois | $6,000 to win
Qualifying: 5th Fastest in Group
Heat Race: 5th
B-Main: 5th
A-Main: Finished 12th After Starting 17th

Wednesday, June 18 | Belle Clair Speedway - Belleville, Illinois | $6,000 to win
Qualifying: 7th Fastest in Group
Heat Race: 7th
C-Main: 1st
B-Main: 14th
A-Main: Did Not Start

Tuesday, June 17 | Highland Speedway - Highland, Illinois | $6,000 to win
Qualifying: 6th Fastest in Group
Heat Race: 10th (Involved in Wreck)
C-Main: Did Not Start
B-Main: Did Not Start
A-Main: Did Not Start

Sunday, June 15 | Tri-State Speedway - Haubstadt, Indiana | $6,000 to win
Qualifying: 5th Fastest in Group
Heat Race: 3rd
A-Main: Finished 14th After Starting 12th

The Sheltra Motorsports team entered a pair of Dirt Late Model events in the Hoosier State of Indiana on May 30-31. Patrick Sheltra and his #23 team had a great weekend to close out the month of May, as they recorded a pair of Top Five finishes. On Friday night, May 30, Patrick won his heat race at the Union County Speedway in Liberty, Indiana to advance to the $1,500 to win main event. The Indiantown, Florida native then ran a solid race in the A-Main to register a fifth place performance behind winner Tim Prince, Derek Fisher, Troy Cruse, and Shawn Negangard.

The dirt-slinging action then turned to the Kamp Motor Speedway in Boswell, Indiana on Saturday evening, May 31. The Sunoco American Late Model Series (ALMS) invaded Kamp and a $2,000 top prize was up for grabs. Patrick was third quickest in group qualifying and later won his heat race. After rolling off from the inside of the second row for the feature event, "Mr. Showtime" wound up fourth in the final rundown behind winner Brian Ruhlman, Tyler Boggs, and Kerry Mathew. You can view complete results from the doubleheader weekend online at www.unioncountyspeedway.com and www.kampmotorspeedway.com!

With an off-night from ARCA racing activities, avid racecar driver Patrick Sheltra headed to Union County Speedway in Liberty, Indiana hoping to secure his first dirt victory of the season. He succeed in spectacular fashion leading all but five laps of his 30-lap feature to take the win Friday night.

Sheltra, driving his camouflaged No. 23 Brady Ranch-Sheltra & Son Construction-All About Flowers Chevrolet Monte Carlo started third and quickly sought the two leaders before overtaking them early in the run. Sheltra kept his competition at bay to score his first major triumph of the 2008 season.

“This is awesome,” said Sheltra. “I have to thank my entire dirt team for all of their hard work. We had a great night and a strong car. Hopefully tonight’s victory can lead into a much bigger win in Sunday’s ARCA race.”

Earlier in the night, Sheltra advanced to the feature after finishing second in his heat.