Jonathan Shafer
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Ashland, Ohio, U.S.
| Jonathan Shafer | |||||||
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| Born | June 17, 2005 Ashland, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Truck no., team | No. 69 (MBM Motorsports) | ||||||
| Best finish | 44th (2023) | ||||||
| First race | 2023 Long John Silver's 200 (Martinsville) | ||||||
| Last race | 2023 Baptist Health Cancer Care 200 (Homestead) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 75th (2022) | ||||||
| First race | 2022 Calypso Lemonade 150 (Iowa) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 22nd (2022) | ||||||
| First race | 2022 General Tire 125 (Dover) | ||||||
| Last race | 2022 Calypso Lemonade 150 (Iowa) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of March 26, 2026. | |||||||
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.[1]
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
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.[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 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.[6] 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).