Change Will Force Sheltra Motorsports To Drop To Rear For Menards 200

Topics:  Patrick Sheltra, Menards 200

Chris Knight
Sheltra Motorsports
May 22, 2010

TOLEDO, Ohio (May 22, 2010) - - After qualifying 18th Saturday afternoon at Toledo (Oh.) Speedway for Sunday’s Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care, driver Patrick Sheltra will be forced to relinquish the starting position in favor of an unapproved adjustment to their No. 60 Recycling Services-Buffalo Wings & Rings Dodge Charger.

The fourth year ARCA team decided to change the left front spring, which under ARCA-impound qualifying procedures is an unapproved change forcing Sheltra to start the sixth race of the season from the tail end of the 32-car starting field.

“We’re not looking at this change as a hindrance,” said Sheltra, who will make his seventh start at Toledo Speedway Sunday afternoon. “Jon (Wolfe, crew chief) and I consulted and felt like if we were going to have the best shot at scoring our first win of the season, we needed to swap the spring. We’re confident the change will send us in the right direction, handling wise and finally give us that advantage we’ve been looking for all weekend. I’m just looking forward to getting the race underway.”

One of ARCA’s most popular drivers added, “We may have lost the battles so far this weekend but we are not prepared to lose the war (the race). I’ve been able to come from deep in the pack, put on a show and have a good finish at Toledo. I know we’re capable of doing it again. Patience will be the word of the day tomorrow, but we’ll have 200 laps to get the track and competition figured out and be around in the end when it counts the most.”

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

Entering Toledo, Sheltra has 72 ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards starts to his credit with one career victory at Salem (Ind.) Speedway (April 2009). During his ARCA tenure, Sheltra has accumulated 13 top-fives and posted 27 top-10 finishes. A third place qualifying effort at Rockingham (N.C.) Speedway (April 2009) is Sheltra’s best time trials efforts to date. He has controlled the ARCA field six times for 148 laps.

The Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care (200 laps / 100 miles) is the sixth of 20 events on the 2010 ARCA Racing Series schedule. The 67th ARCA race at Toledo Speedway is a two-day show. Practice begins Saturday, May 22 with an hour and a half practice session planned from 12:30 p.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. 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, May 23. The race will not be televised but weekend coverage including live timing and scoring and a radio broadcast will be available through the BAS Racing Network online at arcaracing.com. All times are local.

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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.

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