Shawn Szep
Shawn Szep is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He competed in the ARCA Racing Series and ARCA Truck Series. He won the 2016 ARCA Truck Series championship.
Szep began racing at age 11, racing go-karts and motocross from 1982 to 2001. Szep raced legends cars starting in 2001, scoring multiple class and heat race wins. He began racing in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Modified Series in 2008. Szep started racing in the ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series in 2009, debuting at Toledo Speedway. He scored a top five at Iowa Speedway in his third start. He returned in 2011, running full time and finishing 6th in the final points standings. He would improve to 5th in the standings in 2012, then finished 4th in points in 2013. He competed part-time in 2014, but returned full-time in 2015, scoring his first career win at Painesville Speedway and winning two more by season's end. He would also make his ARCA Racing Series debut at Toledo Speedway for Finney Racing Enterprises, finishing 27th after falling out with suspension problems after 5 laps. He competed in the final season of the ARCA Truck Series, winning 7 of 10 races and the championship. He ran in the Coyote Racing Series in 2017, winning three races. Szep competed in the CRA JEGS All-Stars Tour in 2018 and 2019, also competing in the CRA Vore's Welding Late Model Sportsman Series Powered by JEGS in 2019. He ran all four races in the 2021 Ohio 300 Series.