Patrick Sheltra, No. 60 PatrickSheltra.com Dodge Charger Toledo ARCA Fast Facts

Topics:  Patrick Sheltra, Northwest Ohio Ford Dealers 200

Chris Knight
Sheltra Motorsports
September 10, 2010

Patrick Sheltra, No. 60 PatrickSheltra.com / Ferguson Pipe Dodge Charger, Northwest Ohio Ford Dealers 200 Fast Facts

ARCA Racing Series Race No. 17, Northwest Ohio Ford Dealers 200, Toledo (Oh.) Speedway, Toledo, Ohio

Race Information: Event: Northwest Ohio Ford Dealers 200, Sunday, September 12 at 2:00 p.m. Local Time Track: Toledo Speedway Qualifying: Saturday, September 11, at 3:30 p.m. Local Time; Track Length: .5-mile paved-oval.

Last Time Out; Du Quoin State Fairgrounds: On the heels of two consecutive victories in the ARCA Racing Series (ARS) presented by RE/MAX and Menards, Indiantown, Florida native returned to the one-mile clay oval looking to complete the Illinois sweep. After practicing in the top-10, a mechanical gremlin in qualifying kept Sheltra from notching his first ever ARCA pole. However, after starting 16th, Sheltra wasted no time moving his No. 60 Performance Vehicle Works Dodge Charger to the front. Quickly, Sheltra moved into the top-10 before feathering into the top-five and despite a changing track and numerous cautions Sheltra was forced to hang on for a fourth place finish, his ninth top-five run of the year and his best finish at the Du Quoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds since 2008.

Returning To The Buckeye State: For the eighth time in his ARCA Racing Series career, Patrick Sheltra will take the green flag at Toledo Speedway Sunday afternoon. In seven prior efforts at the Northern Ohio short track, Sheltra has maneuvered two top-five finishes including a runner-up finish in May 2008. Additionally, Sheltra has posted two additional top-10 runs including an eighth place finish in the most recent ARCA race at Toledo in May’s Menards 200 by Federated Car Care. Sheltra’s average finishing position is 13th at ARCA’s home-town facility.

Bring Me To Life: For the 17th race of the year, Sheltra and crew chief Jon Wolfe mutually agreed to repair Sheltra Motorsports chassis No. 10, a former Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS for Sunday’s anticipated thrilled. Last raced at Toledo Speedway in the spring of 2009, the automobile has since sat dormant from racing action until the repair. The team has also transformed the hot rod, which is responsible for Sheltra’s best outing at Toledo Speedway, a second in 2008 to a Dodge Charger for the Northwest Ohio Ford Dealers 200.

Autographs Anyone?: Race fans will receive an opportunity to meet one of the hottest drivers on the ARCA tour this weekend. After his duties at the track on Sunday morning, Sheltra will participate in pre-race activities at the half-mile oval by participating in the traditional on-track autograph signing from 12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. local time.

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New Record Set; But Thirsty For More: While eclipsing his ninth top-five finish of the year at the Du Quoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds, Patrick Sheltra continues to rewrite his own personal record books for the number of finishes inside the top-five and top-10 for a full-season. In his previous three full-time seasons, Sheltra had posted a season high of four top-five finishes in 2009. Sheltra’s personal best overall season of nine top-10 finishes in 2008 was overtaken again by his performance in the Southern Illinois 100. Thus far in 2010, Sheltra has mastered two wins, nine top-fives and 13 top-10 finishes in 16 races. Sheltra is hoping to expand his new personal record with four races remaining this year.

Point’s Check: 16 races down, four to go, Sheltra with the guidance of crew chief Jon Wolfe sits first in the ARCA Racing Series championship standings accumulating 3870 points and tied with fellow racer Tom Hessert for the top-spot. The driver nicknamed “Mr. Showtime” rose from third to first with his impressive performance in the Southern Illinois 100 at the Du Quoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds. The 24-year old Sheltra also controls the first position in the ARS car owner standings. The top-seven ARCA Racing Series drivers are separated by just 175 points to the leader for control of the top spot in the championship chase. Earlier this year, Sheltra held the top-spot for three consecutive races (Toledo, Michigan and Pocono) in a row after also sharing the top-spot with Parker Kligerman for one race (Rockingham (N.C.) Speedway) in 2009.

Sheltra’s Covered In Special Point Standings Too: While the Sheltra Motorsports team is searching for their first championship, the team is still after a host of other awards too. Patrick Sheltra and mother Grace Sheltra leads the ARCA “special points” Superspeedway Challenge sector. Car owner Grace Sheltra leads Kevin Cywinski (No. 32) by a 90-point gap entering the final speedway race of the season at Kansas Speedway on September 30. Currently, Patrick Sheltra is first in the CGS Imaging Hard Charger, first in the Racing Electronics Lighting Challenge and first in the Fast Track High Performance Driving School award.

Nice Statistic; Solid Stats: By posting his 13th top-10 finish of the season at the Du Quoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds on September 6, Sheltra is the only driver in the ARCA Racing Series to finish inside the top-10 in 13 of the 16 races completed thus far in 2010. Sheltra kicked off his strongest start to an ARCA season with a fifth place performance at Daytona, a 10th place performance at Palm Beach, a fourth place run at Salem Speedway, a seventh place outing at Texas Motor Speedway, his season-best second at ‘Dega, an eighth at Toledo Speedway, a fourth place run at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway, a third place outing in the Racing for Wildlife 200 at Michigan International Speedway, a sixth place at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway, a second-place outing in the Berlin ARCA 200 at Berlin (Mich.) Raceway, a 13th place outing at New Jersey Motorsports Park and most recently, a win on the dirt at the Illinois State Fairgrounds and another win at Chicagoland Speedway, and a fourth place result in round number 16 at the Du Quoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds.

Patrick Sheltra ARCA Career At-A-Glance: Entering Toledo, Sheltra has 82 ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards starts to his credit with three career victories at Salem (Ind.) Speedway (April 2009), the Illinois State Fairgrounds (August 2010) and Chicagoland Speedway (August 2010). During his ARCA tenure, Sheltra has accumulated 18 top-fives and posted 34 top-10 finishes. A second place qualifying effort at Chicagoland Speedway (August 2010) is Sheltra’s best time trials effort to date. He has controlled the ARCA field nine times for 273 laps.

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Sheltra Motorsports, Toledo Speedway Pre-Race Quotes: Patrick Sheltra, driver / owner of the No. 60 PatrickSheltra.com / Ferguson Pipe Enterprises Dodge Charger.

On The Du Quoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds: “After the disappointing finish we had there in 2009, I was pleased to leave there with another top-five. I wanted the Illinois sweep but circumstances out of control kept us from doing that. It doesn’t matter though, the team worked their tails off and gave me a completely rebuilt car and we were fast! I appreciate their efforts and we’ll get a third win of the year here soon.”

On Toledo Speedway: “Toledo has been a decent place for me over the years. I know what I need to do this weekend and that’s do what we’ve been doing over the last month or two. Using my head, keeping the fenders clean and staying the near the front will keep our championship dream alive.”

On Resurrecting Chassis No. 10 : “It’s always been a good racecar at Sheltra Motorsports. It’s a shame that it was torn up last May here but we really felt if we wanted to have a shot at winning the race on Sunday, this car could help us do it. I have to thank Performance Vehicle Works for the magnificent job they did transforming the car to a Dodge. I’m happy to put this car back on the race track.”

On The Goal For Sunday: “For 13 races this year, we’ve been able to finish in the top-10. That’s our number goal on Sunday. I want to win, just like every driver and team does but if Sunday isn’t our day to do that again this year but we can escape Toledo with a top-10 run, we’ll take it. Points are so critical at this stage in the game, we just need to grab as many of them as we possibly can.”

On Points: “Obviously, the points are still extremely tight. We’ll be thinking about point’s on Sunday. We have too. My main priority is to leave Toledo Speedway on Sunday with the same position we did entering Toledo, first. We’ll move on to Salem Speedway and do it all over again.”

PRIOR RESULTS:

Patrick Sheltra, Toledo Speedway Prior ARCA Performance Record:

The Northwest Ohio Ford Dealers 200 (200 laps / 100 miles) is the 17th of 20 events on the 2010 ARCA Racing Series schedule. The 68th ARCA race at Toledo Speedway is a two-day show. Practice begins Saturday, September 11 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, September 12. The race will not be televised nationally but event coverage including live timing and scoring throughout the weekend will be available through the BAS Racing Network in conjunction with the ARCA Racing Network (ARN) online at arcaracing.com presented by ARCANation.com. For the first time at Toledo Speedway, the anticipated thriller will be available locally on television through the Buckeye CableSystem Sports Network (BCSN). All times are local.

Local radio outlets airing BAS’s exclusive coverage of the Northwest Ohio Ford Dealers 200 include: Eagle 99.1 (WFRO-FM, Fremont, Ohio); Eagle 93.7 (WQIO-FM, Mount Vernon, Ohio) and FM100 Talks 100.1 (WNUY-FM, Fort Wayne, Ind.), WIZE 1340 AM (WIZE-AM, Springfield, Ohio); and 980 WONE (WONE-AM, Dayton, Ohio).

Fast Links:

Driver / Team: Patrick Sheltra on the web: PatrickSheltra.com

Sanction: ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards: ARCARacing.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.

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