Jonathan Shafer
Born (2005-06-17) June 17, 2005
Ashland, Ohio
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Truck no., teamNo. 30 (On Point Motorsports)
First race2023 Long John Silver's 200 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish75th (2022)
First race2022 Calypso Lemonade 150 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish20th (2022)
First race2022 General Tire 125 (Dover)
Last race2022 Calypso Lemonade 150 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
Statistics current as of April 10, 2023.

Jonathan Shafer (born June 17, 2005) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 30 Toyota Tundra for On Point Motorsports. He is the son of former driver Todd Shafer.

Racing career

Early career

Shafer would start driving at five years old, racing in quarter midgets. He would race in them for several years, getting wins and championships. In 2017, at the age of twelve, he would drive in the Champion Racing Association for two years. When he turned fourteen, he would drive micro sprints in the POWRi Midget Racing for Keith Kunz Motorsports, and continue to run late model races.[1]

CARS Late Model Stock Tour

He joined the CARS Late Model Stock Tour in 2020 for Nelson Motorsports, running all but one race that season, earning four top tens and one top-five, ranking ninth in the final standings. He would sign with Lee Pulliam Motorsports to run a full-time schedule in 2021, getting six top tens and four top fives, finishing seventh in points.[2][3]

ARCA Menards Series

On January 4, 2022, Shafer would sign with Venturini Motorsports to drive a part-time schedule in the 2022 ARCA Menards Series season.[4] He made his first start in the East Series race at Dover Motor Speedway, starting 8th and finishing 7th. He made his second and final start of the season at Iowa Speedway, for the combination race with the main and East Series. He started 7th and finished 4th.

Craftsman Truck Series

On April 10, 2023, On Point Motorsports announced that Shafer will make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut at Martinsville Speedway, along with running seven more races for the team throughout the season.[5]

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.)

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman 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 NCTC Pts Ref
2023 On Point Motorsports 30 Toyota DAY LVS ATL COA TEX BRI MAR
29		 KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH
24		 MOH POC RCH IRP MLW KAN BRI TAL HOM
26		 PHO 44th 32 [6]

ARCA Menards Series

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

ARCA Menards 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 AMSC Pts Ref
2022 Venturini Motorsports 55 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT IOW
4		 BLN ELK MOH POC IRP MCH GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 75th 40 [7]

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AMSEC Pts Ref
2022 Venturini Motorsports 55 Toyota NSM FIF DOV
7		 NSV IOW
4		 MLW BRI 20th 77 [8]

Personal life

Jonathan is the son of former NASCAR and ARCA driver, Todd Shafer, who primarily raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR Busch Series (now NASCAR Xfinity Series). He is currently a senior in high school.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Shafer, Jonathan (July 2, 2020). "Driver Diary: Getting To Know Jonathan Shafer". sprintcarandmidget.com. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Jonathan Shafer - 2020 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Results". Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Jonathan Shafer - 2021 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Results". Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Venturini Motorsports signs Jonathan Shafer for part-time ARCA Menards Series schedule in 2022". ARCA. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  5. ↑ Srigley, Joseph (April 10, 2023). "Jonathan Shafer Making Truck Debut with On Point Motorsports at Martinsville; Eyeing Eight-Race Campaign in 2023". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Jonathan Shafer – 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Jonathan Shafer – 2022 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Jonathan Shafer – 2022 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  9. ↑ Shafer, Jonathan (July 2, 2020). "Driver Diary: Getting To Know Jonathan Shafer". sprintcarandmidget.com. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
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