Jonathan Shafer | |||||||
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Born | (2005-06-17)June 17, 2005 (age 19) Ashland, Ohio | ||||||
NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
Truck no., team | No. 30 (On Point Motorsports) | ||||||
First race | 2023Long John Silver's 200 (Martinsville) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 75th (2022) | ||||||
First race | 2022Calypso Lemonade 150 (Iowa) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 20th (2022) | ||||||
First race | 2022General Tire 125 (Dover) | ||||||
Last race | 2022Calypso Lemonade 150 (Iowa) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of April 10, 2023. |
Jonathan Shafer (born June 17, 2005) is an American professionalstock car racing driver. He competes part-time in theNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 30Toyota Tundra forOn Point Motorsports. He is the son of former driverTodd Shafer.
Shafer would start driving at five years old, racing inquarter midgets. He would race in them for several years, getting wins and championships. In 2017, at the age of twelve, he would drive in theChampion Racing Association for two years. When he turned fourteen, he would drivemicro sprints in thePOWRi Midget Racing for Keith Kunz Motorsports, and continue to runlate model races.[1]
He joined theCARS 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]
On January 4, 2022, Shafer would sign withVenturini Motorsports to drive a part-time schedule in the2022 ARCA Menards Series season.[4] He made his first start in theEast Series race atDover Motor Speedway, starting 8th and finishing 7th. He made his second and final start of the season atIowa Speedway, for the combination race with the main and East Series. He started 7th and finished 4th.
On April 10, 2023,On Point Motorsports announced that Shafer will make hisNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut atMartinsville Speedway, along with running seven more races for the team throughout the season.[5]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
NASCAR Craftsman 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 | 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] |
(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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 results | ||||||||||||||||||
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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] |
Jonathan is the son of formerNASCAR andARCA driver,Todd Shafer, who primarily raced in theNASCAR Camping World Truck Series andNASCAR Busch Series (nowNASCAR Xfinity Series). He is currently a senior in high school.[9]