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ARCA: Two In A Row For Sheltra
Patrick Sheltra rolls in Ansell Protective Gloves 150; Joey Coulter hangs on for Four Crown Win...
ARCA Communications  | http://www.arcaracing.com  |  Posted August 28, 2010   Joliet, IL
Patrick Sheltra in victory lane after winning the Ansell Protective Gloves 150. (Photo: ARCAracing.com)
Patrick Sheltra scored a victory for the second consecutive race in the ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards, winning the Ansell Protective Gloves 150 by 1.669 seconds over Steve Arpin. With his win at Chicagoland Speedway - his first on a speedway and the third of his 82-race career - Sheltra became the second driver with multiple and back-to-back victories this season, joining Arpin.

The 24-year-old Sheltra (No. 60 Recycling Services/Ferguson Pipe Toyota) led 85 of 100 laps to back up his winning performance from just five days earlier, when he won the Allen Crowe 100 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. Sheltra maintained his position as the only driver in the series with top-10 finishes in each of the seven speedway races to date.

"I cannot thank everyone at Sheltra Motorsports enough," said Sheltra, who used the services of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver David Gilliland as a driver coach. "We had a great car. We opted not to come out and test here (last week) and obviously, it did not hold us back. I can't thank everyone enough. We're on fire right now and we don't plan to let the flame die anytime soon."

Craig Goess (No. 81 Greenville Toyota of N.C. Toyota) started first after winning the Menards Pole Award presented by Ansell for the second time this season, but had to face a challenge from Sheltra right away. Sheltra, whose win Sunday came after a daring move to the outside on a late restart, used the outside line at first to drive next to Goess, but eventually passed the ARCA Racing Series points leader on the inside in the first turn of the fifth lap.

Casey Roderick (No. 51 Phoenix Racing/Bill Elliott Racing Chevrolet), the third starter, hit the wall and caused a reaction that led to Mikey Kile (No. 25 Texas Corral Toyota) turning into Chad McCumbee (No. 1 ModSpace/Red Cross Disaster Relief Ford) on Lap 7. McCumbee, who had started seventh after his best qualifying effort of 2010, suffered heavy front end damage and was forced to retire. Among the notable drivers to narrowly avoid the wreck was Kile's teammate, Arpin (No. 55 Mike's Hard Lemonade Toyota).

Goess began to drip oil, and had to drive to pit road. He originally fell to seventh and later to 24th, but returned to contention later in the race. Goess eventually finished fifth, and exited Chicagoland Speedway with a five-point lead in the series standings over Frank Kimmel (No. 44 Ansell/Menards Ford), who ended the race in fourth.

Sheltra opened a lead of more than one second after the Lap 15 restart, and immediately found himself under hot pursuit from Justin Marks, Arpin, and Grant Enfinger. Enfinger battled Arpin along the low line for third place and passed him in the fourth turn on Lap 23 for the position. With only Marks between Enfinger and Sheltra's lead, the second and third positions were occupied by drivers who had changed their engines before qualifying. Enfinger then moved around Marks on Lap 25 and found himself 1.921 seconds behind Sheltra.
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Chad Finley (No. 29 Bumper to Bumper Certified Service Centers Chevrolet), who had started third on Lap 15 and fallen back to sixth, moved along the top of the track and back into third place. Meanwhile, Enfinger was closing the gap on Sheltra, closing within 0.139 second on Lap 29.

Chad Hackenbracht (No. 58 Tastee Apples Chevrolet) hit the wall on Lap 33, and Robb Brent (No. 36 Orchard Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Dodge) temporarily assumed the lead within the ensuing caution, the race's second, on Lap 35. Brent eventually had to pit, and Finley took the point on Lap 42.

After falling back several positions through the pit cycle, Sheltra found himself back in second on the restart. He moved inside of Finley on Lap 44, but Finley maintained a short lead. The next lap, however, Sheltra edged past Finley by a narrow margin of 0.009 second. The two battled door-to-door with Finley taking the advantage on the backstretch, but Sheltra led at the line to close Lap 46.


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