Phil Shafer

1932 Buick Shafer 8
Dashbord of 1932 Buick Shafer 8

Phil "Red" Shafer (November 13, 1891 Des Moines, Iowa – January 29, 1971 Des Moines, Iowa) was an American racecar driver. He 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. 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.[1] He later built his own racing chassis.

Indianapolis 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired
1925 9 22 103.523 16 3 200 13 Running
1926 4 5 106.647 5 10 146 16 Flagged
1929 17 18 111.628 17 12 150 0 Flagged
1930 15 8 102.279 13 7 200 0 Running
1931 12 23 105.103 28 12 200 0 Running
1932 33 26 110.708 25 11 197 0 Flagged
1934 26 6 113.816 12 16 130 0 Camshaft drive
Totals 1223 29

Starts 7
Poles 0
Front Row 0
Wins 0
Top 5 1
Top 10 3
Retired 1

References

  1. ↑ Phil Shafer, Champ Car Stats, Retrieved 2010-06-16


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