Phil Earl Shafer (November 13, 1891 – January 29, 1971) was an American

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and constructor.

Racing career

Shafer made 30

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starts from 1923 to 1952. He captured one win in 1924 at the New York State Fairgrounds Raceway in

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. That year he finished a career best 9th in the National Championship. Shafer won the 1933

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, considered to be the first officially organized stock car race in the United States. His last oval or road course Championship Car start came in 1936 - afterwards the only Championship starts he made were in the

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. He later built his own racing chassis.

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shafer, Phil 1891 births 1971 deaths Indianapolis 500 drivers Racing drivers from Des Moines, Iowa AAA Championship Car drivers 20th-century American sportsmen