Dan Shaver
American racing driver
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Daniel Shaver (June 6, 1950 – January 2, 2007) was an American professional stock car racing driver. He drove in two NASCAR Busch Series races in 2002, and was a frequent driver in both ARCA and the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA).
June 6, 1950
| Dan Shaver | |||||||
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| Born | Daniel Shaver June 6, 1950 | ||||||
| Died | January 2, 2007 (aged 56) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| ARCA Re/Max Series career | |||||||
| Debut season | 2002 | ||||||
| Former teams | Shaver Motorsports | ||||||
| Starts | 17 | ||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||
| Poles | 0 | ||||||
| Best finish | 51st in 2002 | ||||||
| Finished last season | 113th (2006) | ||||||
| NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 101st (2002) | ||||||
| First race | 2002 Tropicana Twister 300 (Chicagoland) | ||||||
| Last race | 2002 Cabela's 250 (Michigan) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of May 26, 2020. | |||||||
Racing career
Shaver began racing in 1992, and when he did so, he founded his own team, Shaver Motorsports. He competed in ARCA, SCCA, and the NASCAR Busch Series, usually driving the No. 49 car and owning the No. 2 ride in ARCA. In 2006, Shaver retired from driving but continued to be an owner in ARCA, where he partnered with Joe Gibbs Racing to field their developmental drivers Denny Hamlin and Aric Almirola. Todd Bodine and Justin Marks were other notable drivers who drove for Shaver's ARCA team.[1]
Personal life and death
Shaver graduated from South Mecklenburg High School, attended Central Piedmont Community College, and served in the United States Army Reserve.[2]
In 1979, Shaver started a wholesale petroleum distribution company called Carolina Petroleum Distributors and also served as its CEO. The company grew from a statewide to a regional distributor. Shaver also owned a chain of convenience stores called Petro Express,[2] which was his sponsor in nearly all of his NASCAR and ARCA starts.
Shaver died of cancer on January 2, 2007, at the age of 56.[3]
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.)
Busch Series
| NASCAR Busch Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | NBSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2002 | Jay Robinson Racing | 49 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | RCH | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI 35 |
GTY | PPR | IRP | MCH 43 |
BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | ATL | CAR | PHO | HOM | 101st | 92 | [4] |
Goody's Dash Series
| NASCAR Goody's Dash Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | NGDS | Pts | Ref | |||||||
| 2000 | N/A | 49 | Pontiac | DAY 41 |
MON | STA | JAC | CAR | CLT 26 |
SBO | ROU | LOU | SUM | GRE | SNM | MYB | BRI | HCY | JAC | USA | LAN | 64th | 125 | [5] | |||||||
| 2001 | DAY DNQ |
ROU | DAR | CLT 31 |
LOU | JAC | KEN | SBO | DAY 14 |
GRE | SNM | NRV | MYB | BRI | ACE | JAC | USA | NSH | 56th | 222 | [6] | ||||||||||
| 2002 | DAY 41 |
HAR | ROU | LON | CLT 30 |
KEN | MEM | GRE | SNM | SBO | MYB | BRI | MOT | ATL | 65th | 113 | [7] | ||||||||||||||
ARCA Re/Max Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Re/Max Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ARMC | Pts | Ref |
| 2002 | Shaver Motorsports | 49 | Pontiac | DAY 20 |
ATL DNQ |
NSH | SLM | KEN | CLT 21 |
KAN 28 |
POC DNS |
MCH 9 |
TOL | SBO | KEN | BLN | POC | NSH | ISF | WIN | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | CLT | 51st | 555 | [8] | |
| 2003 | DAY 30 |
ATL 41 |
NSH | SLM | TOL | KEN 18 |
CLT DNS |
BLN | KAN | MCH 30 |
LER | POC | POC | NSH | ISF 29 |
WIN | DSF | CHI DNS |
SLM | TAL 39 |
CLT 26 |
SBO | 53rd | 600 | [9] | ||||
| 2004 | DAY 34 |
NSH | SLM | KEN | TOL | CLT 17 |
KAN | POC | MCH DNQ |
SBO | BLN | KEN | GTW | POC | LER | NSH | ISF | TOL | DSF | CHI | SLM | 79th | 320 | [10] | |||||
| 4 | Chevy | TAL 28 |
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| 2005 | 49 | DAY 19 |
NSH | SLM | KEN | TOL | LAN | MIL | POC | MCH | KAN | KEN | BLN | POC | GTW | LER | NSH | MCH | 93rd | 280 | [11] | ||||||||
| 2 | Pontiac | ISF 17 |
TOL | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Chevy | DAY 12 |
NSH | SLM | WIN | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH | KAN | KEN | BLN | POC | GTW | NSH | MCH | ISF | MIL | TOL | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | IOW | 113th | 170 | [12] | ||