Dan Shaver

Daniel Shaver (June 6, 1950 – January 2, 2007) was an American professional stock car racing driver. He drove in two NASCAR Busch Series races in 2002, and was a frequent driver in both ARCA and the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA).

Dan Shaver
Nationality	American
Born	Daniel Shaver (1950-06-06)June 6, 1950 Charlotte, North Carolina
Died	January 2, 2007(2007-01-02) (aged 56) Charlotte, North Carolina
ARCA Re/Max Series career
Debut season	2002
Former teams	Shaver Motorsports
Starts	17
Wins	0
Poles	0
Best finish	51st in 2002
Finished last season	113th (2006)
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish	101st (2002)
First race	2002 Tropicana Twister 300 (Chicagoland)
Last race	2002 Cabela's 250 (Michigan)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Last updated on: May 26, 2020.

Racing career

Shaver began racing in 1992, and when he did so, he founded his own team, Shaver Motorsports. He competed in ARCA, SCCA, and the NASCAR Busch Series, usually driving the No. 49 car and owning the No. 2 ride in ARCA. In 2006, Shaver retired from driving but continued to be an owner in ARCA, where he partnered with Joe Gibbs Racing to field their developmental drivers Denny Hamlin and Aric Almirola. Todd Bodine and Justin Marks were other notable drivers who drove for Shaver's ARCA team.^[1]

Personal life and death

Shaver graduated from South Mecklenburg High School, attended Central Piedmont Community College, and served in the United States Army Reserve.^{[citation needed]}

In 1979, Shaver started a wholesale petroleum distribution company called Carolina Petroleum Distributors and also served as its CEO. The company grew from a statewide to a regional distributor. Shaver also owned a chain of convenience stores called Petro Express,^[2] which was his sponsor in nearly all of his NASCAR and ARCA starts.

He died of cancer on January 2, 2007, at the age of 56.^[3]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	NBSC	Pts	Ref
2002	Jay Robinson Racing	49	Chevy	DAY	CAR	LVS	DAR	BRI	TEX	NSH	TAL	CAL	RCH	NHA	NZH	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI 35	GTY	PPR	IRP	MCH 43	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	ATL	CAR	PHO	HOM	101st	92	[4]

ARCA Re/Max Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Re/Max Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	ARMC	Pts	Ref
2002	Shaver Motorsports	49	Pontiac	DAY 20	ATL DNQ	NSH	SLM	KEN	CLT 21	KAN 28	POC DNS	MCH 9	TOL	SBO	KEN	BLN	POC	NSH	ISF	WIN	DSF	CHI	SLM	TAL	CLT		51st	555	[5]
2003				DAY 30	ATL 41	NSH	SLM	TOL	KEN 18	CLT DNS	BLN	KAN	MCH 30	LER	POC	POC	NSH	ISF 29	WIN	DSF	CHI DNS	SLM	TAL 39	CLT 26	SBO		53rd	600	[6]
2004				DAY 34	NSH	SLM	KEN	TOL	CLT 17	KAN	POC	MCH DNQ	SBO	BLN	KEN	GTW	POC	LER	NSH	ISF	TOL	DSF	CHI	SLM			79th	320	[7]
		4	Chevy																						TAL 28
2005		49		DAY 19	NSH	SLM	KEN	TOL	LAN	MIL	POC	MCH	KAN	KEN	BLN	POC	GTW	LER	NSH	MCH							93rd	280	[8]
		2	Pontiac																		ISF 17	TOL	DSF	CHI	SLM	TAL
2006			Chevy	DAY 12	NSH	SLM	WIN	KEN	TOL	POC	MCH	KAN	KEN	BLN	POC	GTW	NSH	MCH	ISF	MIL	TOL	DSF	CHI	SLM	TAL	IOW	113th	170	[9]

References

1. Biography Archived 2006-05-29 at the Wayback Machine at ARCA's website, Retrieved January 8, 2007
2. "Team Owner, Driver Dan Shaver Passes". Archived from the original on 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2007-10-29.
3. Obituary January 4, 2007 The Charlotte Observer, Retrieved January 8, 2007
4. "Dan Shaver – 2002 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
5. "Dan Shaver – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
6. "Dan Shaver – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
7. "Dan Shaver – 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
8. "Dan Shaver – 2005 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
9. "Dan Shaver – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2020.

External links

• Dan Shaver driver statistics at Racing-Reference