Jonathan Shafer (born June 17, 2005) is an American professional

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driver. He last competed part-time in the

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, driving the No. 30

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for On Point Motorsports. He is the son of former driver

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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

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for two years. When he turned fourteen, he would drive micro sprints in the

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for Keith Kunz Motorsports, and continue to run

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races.

CARS Late Model Stock Tour

He joined the

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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.

ARCA Menards Series

On January 4, 2022, Shafer would sign with

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to drive a part-time schedule in the

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season. He made his first start in the East Series race at

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, starting 8th and finishing 7th. He made his second and final start of the season at

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, 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

debut at

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, along with running seven more races for the team throughout the season.

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

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 East

Personal life

Jonathan is the son of former

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and ARCA driver,

, who primarily raced in the

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and

NASCAR Busch Series The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level NASCAR Cup Series, Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a Undercard, support ...

(now

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). He is currently a senior in high school.

References

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