Phil "Red" Shafer was an American

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 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

Syracuse, New York

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. 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. He later built his own racing chassis.

Indy 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1925 1925 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1925 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 30, 1925.... 9 22 103.523 16 3 200 13 Running 1926 1926 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1926 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 31, 1926. "Twenty-eight cars, groomed to mirror brilliance, wheeled in behind Louis Chevrolet and his Chrysler pace car for the start." -Footnotes:... 4 5 106.647 5 10 146 16 Flagged 1929 1929 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1929 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, May 30, 1929.*Ray Keech reigned as champion for only 17 days; he was killed at Altoona Speedway June 15, 1929.... 17 18 111.628 17 12 150 0 Flagged 1930 1930 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1930 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Friday, May 30, 1930.Note: Cars not finishing were awarded positions in the order in which they left the track, regardless of lap count... 15 8 102.279 13 7 200 0 Running 1931 1931 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1931 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 30, 1931.... 12 23 105.103 28 12 200 0 Running 1932 1932 Indianapolis 500 -Race Summary:Fred Frame won the 1932 after several strong showings in previous Indy 500 events. Frame, with mechanic Jerry Houck riding beside him, won with an average speed of , a speed that broke the seven-year-old record set by Peter DePaolo.... 33 26 110.708 25 11 197 0 Flagged 1934 1934 Indianapolis 500 The 22nd running of the Indianapolis 500 took place on May 30, 1934. The winner was the number seven car driven by Bill Cummings, an Indianapolis native, at an average speed of 104.863 miles per hour. Cummings led for 57 laps total, including the last 26. Of the 33 cars that began the race, only 12... 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