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Shafer made 30 [[AAA Contest Board|AAA]] [[Championship Car]] starts from 1923 to 1952. He captured one win in 1924 at the New York State Fairgrounds Raceway in [[Syracuse, New York]]. That year he finished a career best 9th in the National Championship. His last oval or road course Championship Car start came in 1936 - afterwards the only Championship starts he made were in the [[Pikes Peak Auto Hillclimb]].<ref> |
Shafer made 30 [[AAA Contest Board|AAA]] [[Championship Car]] starts from 1923 to 1952. He captured one win in 1924 at the New York State Fairgrounds Raceway in [[Syracuse, New York]]. That year he finished a career best 9th in the National Championship. Shafer won the 1933 [[Elgin National Road Races|Elgin Trophy]], considered to be the first officially organized [[Stock car racing|stock car race]] in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kalracing.com/Autoracing/Elgin_National_Road_Races_History.htm |title=Elgin National Road Races History |publisher=kalracing.com |access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://silodrome.com/1933-ford-roadster-elgin-national-road-race-car/ |title=The 1933 Ford V-8 Roadster Elgin Race Car |publisher=silodrome.com |access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref> His last oval or road course Championship Car start came in 1936 - afterwards the only Championship starts he made were in the [[Pikes Peak Auto Hillclimb]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Allen |title=Phil 'Red' Shafer |url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Red_Shafer |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=OldRacingCars.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Phil Shafer |url=http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/ShaferPhil.htm |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=www.champcarstats.com}}</ref> He later built his own racing chassis. |
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== Motorsports career results == |
== Motorsports career results == |
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[[Category:Racing drivers from Des Moines, Iowa]] |
[[Category:Racing drivers from Des Moines, Iowa]] |
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[[Category:AAA Championship Car drivers]] |
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Born | Phil Earl Shafer November 13, 1891 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||
Died | January 29, 1971 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. | (aged 79)||||||
Champ Car career | |||||||
30 races run over 18 years | |||||||
Best finish | 9th (1924) | ||||||
First race | 1923 Beverly Hills 250 #2 (Beverly Hills) | ||||||
Last race | 1952 Pikes Peak Hill Climb (Pikes Peak) | ||||||
First win | 1924 Syracuse 150 (Syracuse) | ||||||
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Phil Earl Shafer (November 13, 1891 – January 29, 1971) was an American racing driver and constructor.
Racing career[edit]
Shafer made 30 AAA Championship Car starts from 1923 to 1952. He captured one win in 1924 at the New York State Fairgrounds Raceway in Syracuse, New York. That year he finished a career best 9th in the National Championship. Shafer won the 1933 Elgin Trophy, considered to be the first officially organized stock car race in the United States.[1][2] His last oval or road course Championship Car start came in 1936 - afterwards the only Championship starts he made were in the Pikes Peak Auto Hillclimb.[3][4] He later built his own racing chassis.
Motorsports career results[edit]
Indianapolis 500 results[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Elgin National Road Races History". kalracing.com. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "The 1933 Ford V-8 Roadster Elgin Race Car". silodrome.com. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ Brown, Allen. "Phil 'Red' Shafer". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Phil Shafer". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2024-01-16.