Phil "Red" Shafer (November 13, 1891

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– January 29, 1971

) was an American

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. He made 30 AAA

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starts from 1923 to 1952. He captured one win in 1924 at the New York State Fairgrounds Raceway in

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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.Phil Shafer
''Champ Car Stats'', Retrieved 2010-06-16 He later built his own racing chassis.

Indianapolis 500 results

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