Jonathan Shafer

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. 69 Ford F150 for MBM 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.

CARS Late Model Stock Tour

Shafer 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.

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. He made his first start in the East Series race at Dover Motor Speedway, starting eighth and finishing seventh. 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 seventh and finished fourth.

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. Shafer only ran two more races with the team, getting a best finish of 24th at Nashville Superspeedway.

In 2026, it was announced that Shafer will drive the No. 69 Ford for MBM Motorsports at Rockingham Speedway.[citation needed]

Personal life

Shafer 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 O'Reilly Auto Parts 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

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

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 Pro Late Model Tour

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External links

• driver statistics at Racing-Reference