Jonathan Shafer is a racing driver from United States who last raced in NASCAR Truck. Shafer has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 6 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,834 ranks Shafer 4289th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2023-10-21 | NASCAR Truck Series at Miami | P26 | −34 |
| 2023-06-24 | NASCAR Truck Series at Nashville | P24 | −9 |
| 2023-04-14 | NASCAR Truck Series at Martinsville | P29 | −48 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +128 | Iowa Speedway 2022 | ARCA Menards East | P4 |
| +116 | Iowa Speedway 2022 | ARCA Menards Series | P4 |
| +36 | Dover Motor Speedway 2022 | ARCA Menards East | P7 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ▸NASCAR Truck | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | ↑559−91 | 3,834 | |
| 2022 | ▸ARCA Menards East | Champion (Billy Venturini) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +2,016 | 3,366 |
| ▸ARCA Menards Series | Champion (Billy Venturini) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | ↑36+116 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Rajah Caruth | 5,102 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Taylor Gray | 5,070 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Daniel Dye | 5,320 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇺🇸 Nick Sanchez | 4,895 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Conner Jones | 3,888 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Corey HeimFIA Silver | 6,417 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Carson Hocevar | 6,011 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Zane Smith | 5,753 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Sammy SmithFIA Silver | 5,583 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Christian Eckes | 5,399 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Layne RiggsHigher-rated | 5,880 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,279 | 🇦🇺 Jake Kostecki | Supercars Championship | 3,836 |
| 4,280 | 🇸🇪 Robin Knutsson | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,836 |
| 4,281 | 🇿🇦 Sebastian Lanzetti | GB3 | 3,836 |
| 4,282 | 🇲🇽 Antonio Pérez | Stock Car Pro Series | 3,835 |
| 4,283 | 🇳🇴 Marius Nakken | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,835 |
| 4,284 | 🇺🇸 Red Amick | Formula 1 | 3,835 |
| 4,285 | 🏳️ Zaid Ashkanani | 24H Series | 3,835 |
| 4,286 | 🇺🇸 Bobby Grim | Formula 1 | 3,834 |
| 4,287 | 🇧🇪 Christophe Kerkhove | FIA GT Championship | 3,834 |
| 4,288 | 🇺🇸 Jeffrey Earnhardt | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,834 |
| 4,289 | 🇺🇸 Jonathan Shafer | NASCAR Truck | 3,834 |
| 4,290 | 🇺🇸 A.J. Alsup | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,833 |
| 4,291 | 🇨🇱 Benjamin Hites | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,833 |
| 4,292 | 🇳🇱 Jules Szymkowiak | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 3,833 |
| 4,293 | 🇩🇪 Pierre Kaffer | 24H Series | 3,833 |
| 4,294 | 🇬🇧 Dexter Patterson | BTCC | 3,832 |
| 4,295 | 🇪🇸 Juan Antonio del Pino | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,832 |
| 4,296 | 🇬🇧 Sam Osborne | BTCC | 3,832 |
| 4,297 | 🇺🇸 Josh Green | GT4 America | 3,831 |
| 4,298 | 🇸🇦 Karim Ojjeh | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 3,831 |
| 4,299 | 🇪🇸 Lucas Fluxá | Asian Le Mans Series | 3,831 |
Jonathan Shafer is a semi-professional stock car driver with a Racer Rating of 3,294, placing him in the semi-professional band; this means he competes at the level of drivers winning in pro-am and one-make classes, typically running mid-pack among full professionals. His record consists of three starts in the NASCAR Truck Series in 2023, yielding no wins or podiums. He finished an average of P26.3 across classified starts, with a best result of P48 overall.[1]
Shafer's 2023 campaign placed him alongside established professionals and national-level competitors. His three-race sample saw him outrun Carson Hocevar, Zane Smith (2022 NASCAR Truck Series champion), Daniel Dye, and Layne Riggs in isolated instances, though he finished behind Silver-graded Corey Heim in all three shared races and behind Christian Eckes consistently as well. This record suggests a driver early in a learning curve against significantly stronger opposition; his head-to-head performances were mixed and did not establish a pattern of competitiveness at that level.[2]
Shafer retired after 2023 and has not raced in the top-tier Truck Series since. Subsequent activity included Virginia Late Model racing in 2025, indicating a move to lower-level competition. The most recent headline from April 2026 references a practice incident at Rockingham, though details of his current status remain unclear from the available record.