| Patrick Sheltra | |||||||
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.jpg) Sheltra's No. 60 ARCA car in2007 | |||||||
| Born | (1986-05-14)May 14, 1986 (age 39) 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 driver | |||||||
| NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career | |||||||
| 6 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 72nd (2011) | ||||||
| First race | 2008Hefty Odor Block 200 (Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 2011DRIVE4COPD 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
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| NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 103rd (2007) | ||||||
| First race | 2007Easy Care Vehicle Service Contracts 200 (Atlanta) | ||||||
| Last race | 2011Coca-Cola 250 (Talladega) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of March 17, 2024. | |||||||
Patrick Sheltra (born May 14, 1986) is an American professionalstock car racing driver and owner. He is the2010 ARCA Racing Series champion. He also previously competed part-time in what is now theNASCAR Xfinity Series and theNASCAR Truck Series.
Starting to race at local tracks in 2001,[1] Sheltra moved up to theARCA 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 atDaytona International Speedway in 2009 resulted in him being briefly hospitalized. His car spun and backed into the outside wall and stopped on top of the track when he was t-boned byLarry Hollenbeck at about 165 miles per hour. The crash also injured Hollenbeck. Both were released from the hospital 3 days later and continued racing.[2]
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.[3][4] Driving the No. 60Toyota, Sheltra won the championship by a 20-point margin overCraig Goess, becoming the first owner-driver to win the ARCA championship sinceBenny Parsons achieved the feat in 1969.[5]
In addition to his career in ARCA, Sheltra ran a singleNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event in 2007, and made his debut in theNASCAR Nationwide Series in 2008, running five races in the series over the next three years.[1] In 2011, Sheltra drove the No. 41 Ford forRick Ware Racing in the season-openingDRIVE4COPD 300 atDaytona International Speedway.[6][7][8] In addition, he assumed responsibility for the operation of the family race team, Sheltra Motorsports, which ranVenezuelan driverMilka Duno for the majority of the 2011 ARCA Racing Series season.[9]
Sheltra has not driven in NASCAR and ARCA since 2011.
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| NASCAR Nationwide Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | Sheltra Motorsports | 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] | |
| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 01 | [15] |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Racing Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ARSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2005 | Sheltra Motorsports | 2 | Chevy | DAY | NSH | SLM | KEN DNQ | TOL | LAN | MIL | POC | MCH | KAN | KEN | BLN | POC | GTW | LER | NSH | MCH | ISF | TOL | DSF | 158th | 80 | [16] | |||
| Darrell Basham Racing | 94 | Chevy | CHI 35 | SLM | TAL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Ken Schrader Racing | 99 | Dodge | DAY | NSH | SLM | WIN | KEN | TOL | POC 22 | MCH 33 | KAN | MCH DNQ | ISF | MIL | TOL | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | IOW | 97th | 235 | [17] | |||||
| Bobby Jones Racing | 50 | Dodge | KEN DNQ | BLN | POC | GTW | NSH | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Sheltra Motorsports | 60 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | USA 11 | NSH 25 | SLM 11 | KAN 12 | WIN 19 | KEN 9 | TOL 28 | IOW 20 | POC 24 | MCH 14 | BLN 4 | KEN 18 | POC 11 | NSH 13 | ISF 3 | MIL 36 | GTW 29 | DSF 6 | CHI 13 | SLM 14 | TAL 16 | TOL 8 | 7th | 4615 | [18] |
| 2008 | DAY 15 | SLM 11 | IOW 9 | CAR 34 | KEN 7 | TOL 2 | CAY 18 | BLN 26 | SLM 11 | NJE 11 | TAL 5 | TOL 4 | 6th | 4580 | [19] | ||||||||||||||
| Dodge | KAN 8 | POC 33 | MCH 6 | KEN 31 | POC DNQ | NSH 10 | ISF 12 | DSF 2 | CHI 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | DAY 14 | SLM 1 | CAR 2 | TAL 33 | KEN 26 | POC 13 | MFD 21 | IOW 14 | KEN 9 | POC 14 | ISF 3 | CHI 13 | DSF 31 | SLM 16 | KAN 11 | 9th | 4485 | [20] | |||||||||||
| Chevy | TOL 29 | BLN 14 | TOL 17 | NJE 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toyota | MCH 33 | CAR 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Dodge | DAY 5 | SLM 4 | TAL 2 | TOL 8 | MFD 21 | BLN 2 | ISF 1 | DSF 4 | TOL 3 | SLM 6 | 1st | 4965 | [21] | |||||||||||||||
| Chevy | PBE 10 | NJE 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toyota | TEX 7 | POC 4 | MCH 3 | IOW 29 | POC 6 | CHI 1 | KAN 5 | CAR 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Tony Marks Racing | 12 | Dodge | DAY | TAL | SLM | TOL | NJE | CHI | POC | MCH | WIN | BLN 4 | IOW | IRP | POC | ISF | MAD | DSF | SLM | KAN | TOL | 90th | 210 | [22] | ||||
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| Preceded by | ARCA Racing Series champion 2010 | Succeeded by |