Patrick Sheltra

Patrick Sheltra
Nationality	American
Born	May 14, 1986 Indiantown, Florida, U.S.
ARCA Racing Series
Years active	2005–2011
Starts	88
Wins	3
Poles	0
Best finish	1st in 2010
Championship titles
2010	ARCA Racing Series
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
6 races run over 4 years
Best finish	72nd (2011)
First race	2008 Hefty Odor Block 200 (Phoenix)
Last race	2011 DRIVE4COPD 300 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
2 races run over 2 years
Best finish	103rd (2007)
First race	2007 Easy Care Vehicle Service Contracts 200 (Atlanta)
Last race	2011 Coca-Cola 250 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Statistics current as of March 4, 2012.

Patrick Sheltra (born May 14, 1986 in Indiantown, Florida) is an American professional race car driver and owner. Sheltra was the 2010 ARCA Racing Series season champion.

Personal life

Sheltra was born in Indiantown, Florida on May 14, 1986.^[1][2]

Career

Starting to race at local tracks in 2001,^[1] Sheltra moved up to the ARCA Re/MAX Series in 2005, starting his first race at Chicagoland Speedway.^[1] Running his first full season in the series in 2007,^[1] he ran the next three seasons of the series as well; a wreck in the season-opening event at Daytona International Speedway in 2009 resulted in his being briefly hospitalized.^[3]

Competing for the family-owned Sheltra Motorsports team, Sheltra ran his final full season of ARCA Racing Series competition in 2010, scoring two victories and 17 top-10 finishes on his way to winning the season title, his first national championship in the series.^[4][5] Driving the #60 Toyota, Sheltra won the championship by a 20-point margin over Craig Goess, Jr, becoming the first owner-driver to win the ARCA championship since Benny Parsons achieved the feat in 1969.^[6]

In addition to his career in ARCA, Sheltra ran a single NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event in 2007, and made his debut in the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2008, running five races in the series over the next three years.^[1] In 2011, Sheltra drove the No. 41 Ford for Rick Ware Racing in the season-opening DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway.^[7][8] In addition, he assumed responsibility for the operation of the family race team, Sheltra Motorsports, which ran Venezuelan driver Milka Duno for the majority of the 2011 ARCA Racing Series season.^[9]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	NNSC	Pts	Ref
2008	Jay Robinson Racing	4	Dodge	DAY	CAL	LVS	ATL	BRI	NSH	TEX	PHO	MXC	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	NHA	DAY	CHI	GTY	IRP	CGV	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	TEX	PHO 29	HOM 24	103rd	167	[10]
2009	MacDonald Motorsports	81	Dodge	DAY	CAL	LVS	BRI	TEX	NSH	PHO	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	NHA	DAY 41	CHI	GTY	IRP	IOW	GLN	MCH	BRI	CGV	ATL	RCH	DOV	KAN 37	CAL	CLT	MEM	TEX	PHO	HOM	135th	92	[11]
2010	RAB Racing	09	Ford	DAY	CAL	LVS	BRI	NSH	PHO	TEX	TAL 18	RCH	DAR	DOV	CLT	NSH	KEN	ROA	NHA	DAY	CHI	GTY	IRP	IOW	GLN	MCH	BRI	CGV	ATL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CAL	CLT	GTY	TEX	PHO	HOM	108th	114	[12]
2011	Rick Ware Racing	41	Ford	DAY 24	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX	TAL	NSH	RCH	DAR	DOV	IOW	CLT	CHI	MCH	ROA	DAY	KEN	NHA	NSH	IRP	IOW	GLN	CGV	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	DOV	KAN	CLT	TEX	PHO	HOM		72nd	20	[13]

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	NCWTC	Pts	Ref
2007	Andy Belmont Motorsports	12	Chevy	DAY	CAL	ATL	MAR	KAN	CLT	MFD	DOV	TEX	MCH	MLW	MEM	KEN	IRP	NSH	BRI	GTW	NHA	LVS	TAL	MAR	ATL 32	TEX	PHO	HOM	103rd	67	[14]
2011	Chase Mattioli Racing	99	Ford	DAY	PHO	DAR	MAR	NSH	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX	KEN	IOW	NSH	IRP	POC	MCH	BRI	ATL	CHI	NHA	KEN	LVS	TAL 35	MAR	TEX	HOM	113th	0^1	[15]

References

1. "Patrick Sheltra Driver Profile". Official site. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
2. "Patrick Sheltra". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
3. "Injured ARCA Drivers Released". ESPN. February 9, 2009. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
4. "Patrick Sheltra wins ARCA series title". ESPN. October 9, 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
5. "ARCA: Dillon Wins The Rock; Sheltra Takes Title". SPEED Channel. October 20, 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
6. Pearce, Al (October 12, 2010). "ARCA: Patrick Sheltra claims title as Childress's grandson wins race". AutoWeek. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
7. "Patrick Sheltra pairs with Rick Ware Racing". NBC Sports. February 15, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
8. "2010 Champ Sheltra Lands Nationwide Role for Daytona with Rick Ware Racing, No. 41 Ford". ARCA. February 16, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
9. Whitehead, Bill (January 25, 2011). "Sheltra driving toward new NASCAR deal". The Sebastian Sun via TCPalm. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
10. "Patrick Sheltra - 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
11. "Patrick Sheltra - 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
12. "Patrick Sheltra - 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
13. "Patrick Sheltra - 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
14. "Patrick Sheltra - 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
15. "Patrick Sheltra - 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2014-03-05.

External links

• Official website
• Patrick Sheltra driver statistics at Racing-Reference
• Patrick Sheltra at The Crittenden Automotive Library