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Phil Shafer

Phil Shafer

American racing driver (1891–1971)


Phil Earl Shafer (November 13, 1891 – January 29, 1971) was an American racing driver and constructor.

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Racing career

1932 Buick Shafer 8
Dashbord of 1932 Buick Shafer 8

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

Indianapolis 500 results

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References

  1. "Elgin National Road Races History". kalracing.com. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  2. "The 1933 Ford V-8 Roadster Elgin Race Car". silodrome.com. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. Brown, Allen. "Phil 'Red' Shafer". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  4. "Phil Shafer". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2024-01-16.

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