Jonathan Shafer

Jonathan Shafer (born June 17, 2005) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed 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.^[1]

Jonathan Shafer
Born	(2005-06-17) June 17, 2005 (age 20) Ashland, Ohio, U.S.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
3 races run over 1 year
Best finish	44th (2023)
First race	2023 Long John Silver's 200 (Martinsville)
Last race	2023 Baptist Health Cancer Care 200 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish	75th (2022)
First race	2022 Calypso Lemonade 150 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish	20th (2022)
First race	2022 General Tire 125 (Dover)
Last race	2022 Calypso Lemonade 150 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 2 0
Statistics up to date as of April 10, 2023.

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.^[2]

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.^[3][4]

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.^[5] 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 would make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut at Martinsville Speedway, along with running seven more races for the team throughout the season.^[6] Shafer only ran two more races with the team, getting a best finish of 24th at Nashville Superspeedway.

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).

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	[7]

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	[8]

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	[9]

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour

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

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	CLMSCTC	Pts	Ref
2020	Nelson Motorsports	2S	Toyota	SNM 9	ACE 14	HCY 20	HCY 9	DOM 4*	FCS 8	LGY 11	CCS 16	FLO 16	GRE							9th	193	[10]
2021	Lee Pulliam Performance	91	Toyota	DIL 18	HCY 17	OCS 23	ACE 5	CRW 12	LGY 8	DOM 15		MMS 5	TCM 6	FLC 14	WKS 3	SBO 4				7th	288	[11]
		25									HCY 11
2022	R&S Race Cars	91	Toyota	CRW 22	HCY 26	GPS 18	AAS 11	FCS	LGY 7	DOM 4		ACE 1**	MMS	NWS 4	TCM 2	ACE 7	SBO 27	CRW		14th	245	[12]
		25									HCY 29
2023	N/A	91	Ford	SNM	FLC	HCY	ACE	NWS	LGY	DOM	CRW	HCY	ACE 13	TCM	WKS	AAS	SBO	TCM	CRW	57th	20	[13]
2025	Nelson Motorsports	12S	N/A	AAS	WCS	CDL	OCS	ACE	NWS 25	LGY	DOM	CRW	HCY	AND	FLC	SBO	TCM	NWS		-*	-*	[14]

CARS Pro Late Model Tour

(key)

CARS Pro Late Model Tour results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	CPLMTC	Pts	Ref
2024	Walker Motorsports	15	Chevy	SNM	HCY	OCS	ACE	TCM 6	CRW 9		NWS 16	ACE	FLC	SBO	TCM	NWS	20th	98	[15]
		46								HCY 3