Patrick Sheltra
American racing driver
Patrick Sheltra (born May 14, 1986) is an American former professional stock car racing driver and owner. He is the 2010 ARCA Racing Series champion. He also previously competed part-time in what is now the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
Racing career
Starting to race at local tracks in 2001, Sheltra moved up to the ARCA Re/MAX Series in 2005, starting his first race at Chicagoland Speedway. Running his first full season in the series in 2007, 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 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 by Larry Hollenbeck at about 165 miles per hour. The crash also injured Hollenbeck. Both were released from the hospital three days later and continued racing.
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-ten finishes on his way to winning the season title, his first national championship in the series. Driving the No.
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