Patrick Sheltra Prepared To Defend Salem Title

Topics:  Patrick Sheltra, Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200

Chris Knight
Sheltra Motorsports
April 7, 2010

SALEM, Indiana (April 7, 2010) - - ARCA Racing Series (ARS) driver Patrick Sheltra returns to Salem (Ind.) Speedway this weekend ready to do more than just defend his Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 presented by Appliancezone.com title. The Indiantown, Florida native wants to leave the bullring short track with the point’s lead.

Should the 23-year old driver master his tasks, he’ll move onto his next goal which will consist of capturing the trio of three victories in the April ARCA stretch which consist of Salem (Ind.) Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway and the breathtaking Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. The proposal is no easy task but Sheltra has acquired a new taste of determination and “want” thanks to the surrounding of his Sheltra Motorsports team.

“Not only am I looking forward to Salem this weekend, but I’m eager for Texas and Talladega too,” said Sheltra, who sits fourth in the championship standings entering the third race of the 2010 season, just 35 points from the lead. “Salem is one of my favorite races on the schedule and I know that we have a good car for this weekend, so I’m more than ready to get back after it.”

And if the fame of returning as the defending champion isn’t enough, Sunday’s race will mark the return of Cincinnati, Ohio based Buffalo Wings & Rings (BWR) on-board as the team’s primary marketing partner for Sheltra’s seventh ARCA start at the historic southern Indiana short track. Last April, Sheltra Motorsports took BWR to victory lane in their first taste of stock car racing at Salem Speedway.

Known for its “Great Food; No Bull!” campaign, Buffalo Wings & Rings is the fastest-growing privately owned franchised chain of restaurants in the nation serving Buffalo-style chicken wings, onion rings, burgers, gyros, wraps and salads. And the only wing establishment in the country with a unique saucing system, customers of BWR get to choose from 45 different sauce combinations. Founded in 1984 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Buffalo Wings & Rings operates 56 franchised restaurants in the United States. Buffalo Wings & Rings was ranked the No. 1 fastest growing restaurant chain nationwide in the July 2008 issue of Restaurant Business, and ranked in the top 500 franchises in the January 2009 issue of Entrepreneur.

“I am stoked to have Buffalo Wings & Rings back on-board this weekend,” sounded Sheltra. They are a great company with awesome employees and the food is delicious! We’re going to have tons of guests from the surrounding Buffalo Wings & Rings Indiana stores plus some contest winners in the stands for the race and I would like nothing more to take them to victory lane on Sunday!”

All About Flowers, American Concrete, CAM 2 Blue Blood Racing Oil, Ferguson Pipe Enterprises, Recycling Services and Sheltra & Son Construction, Inc. join Buffalo Wings & Rings as the team’s marketing partners in Sunday’s contest.

Entering Salem, Sheltra has 69 ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards starts to his credit with one career victory at Salem Speedway (April 2009). During his ARCA tenure, Sheltra has accumulated 11 top-fives and posted 24 top-10 finishes. A third place qualifying effort at Rockingham Speedway (April 2009) is Sheltra’s best time trials efforts to date. He has controlled the ARCA field five times for 109 laps.

The Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 presented by Appliancezone.com (200 laps / 111 miles) is the third of 20 events on the 2010 ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards schedule. The 84th ARCA race held at Salem Speedway is a two day show. Practice begins Saturday, April 10 with an hour and half practice session planned from 12:30p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Menards pole qualifying presented by Ansell is set for later in the day slated to begin at 3:30 p.m. The event will take the green flag on Sunday, April 11 shortly after 2:15 p.m. The race will not be televised but race coverage including live timing and scoring and radio broadcast will be available through the ARCA Racing Network (ARN) online at arcaracing.com. All times are local.

For the latest on Patrick Sheltra, Sheltra Motorsports and marketing partnership opportunities please visit PatrickSheltra.com.

For additional input on Buffalo Wings & Rings, please connect to Buffalowingsandrings.com or call 513.831.WING.

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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 and Menards (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 Mooresville, North Carolina.

About Buffalo Wings & Rings:

Buffalo Wings & Rings is the fastest-growing privately owned franchised chain of restaurants in the nation serving Buffalo-style chicken wings, onion rings, burgers, gyros, wraps and salads. Founded in 1984 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Buffalo Wings & Rings operates franchised restaurants throughout the United States. Buffalo Wings & Rings was ranked the No. 1 fastest growing restaurant chain nationwide in the July 2008 issue of Restaurant Business, and ranked in the top 500 franchises in the January 2009 issue of Entrepreneur. For more information, visit buffalowingsandrings.com or call 513-831-WING.

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TEAM COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT:
NAME: Chris Knight, Sheltra Motorsports
PHONE: 239.834.9797 or 239.214.1083
EMAIL: chris@patricksheltra.com