Steve Shelton

{{Short description|American racing driver}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2026}} '''Steve Shelton''' (born May 16, 1949) is an American former racing driver from [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]]. He raced in the [[SCCA]]/ECAR [[Formula Atlantic]] Championship from 1985 to 1990.<ref name=shelton>{{cite web|url=http://www.sheltonracinggroup.com/bio_steve.php|title=Steve Shelton|publisher=Shelton Racing Group|accessdate=January 20, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080918060103/http://sheltonracinggroup.com/bio_steve.php|archivedate=September 18, 2008}}</ref> He won in his first start which was that particular incarnation of the Atlantic series' first race. He captured five race wins and won the 1988 championship.<ref>{{cite news|title=ROEHRL PROVES YOU OUGHT TO RIDE AUDI IN ST. PETE|work=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|first=Beth|last=Rhodes|date=October 24, 1988|page=D1}}</ref> Shelton still holds the record for most pole positions in Formula Atlantic history with 14.<ref name=shelton/><ref name="Brown">{{cite web|last1=Brown|first1=Allen|title=ECAR Formula Atlantic 1988|url=http://www.oldracingcars.com/atlantic/ecar/1988/|website=oldracingcars.com|accessdate=22 September 2017}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

{{s-start}} {{s-sports}} {{succession box|title=[[Champ Car Atlantic|North American Formula Atlantic]]<br>Atlantic Division Champion|before=[[Calvin Fish]]|after=[[Jocko Cunningham]]|years=1988}} {{s-end}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shelton, Steve}} [[Category:1949 births]] [[Category:Atlantic Championship drivers]] [[Category:Indy Lights drivers]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Racing drivers from Fort Lauderdale, Florida]] [[Category:12 Hours of Sebring drivers]] [[Category:24 Hours of Daytona drivers]]