Johnny Shackleford

{{Short description|American racing driver (1913–1948)}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Johnny Shackleford

| image =

| caption =

| birth_name = John Henry Shackleford Jr.

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1913|11|24}}

| birth_place = Dayton, Ohio, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1948|06|14|1913|11|24}}

| death_place = Dayton, Ohio, U.S.

| module1 =

{{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes

| Total_Champ_Races = 14+

| Years_In_Champ = 3

| Best_Champ_Pos = 17th (1946)

| First_Champ_Race = 1946 Williams Grove Race #3
(Mechanicsburg)

| Last_Champ_Race = 1948 Milwaukee 100 (Milwaukee)

| First_Champ_Win = 1946 Trenton Race #2 (Trenton)

| Last_Champ_Win = 1946 Williams Grove Race #5
(Mechanicsburg)

| Champ_Wins = 2

| Champ_Podiums = 2

| Champ_Poles = 0

}}}}

John Henry Shackleford Jr. (November 24, 1913 – June 14, 1948) was an American racing driver.{{Cite web |title=Johnny Shackleford |url=http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/ShacklefordJohnny.htm |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=www.champcarstats.com}}{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Allen |title=Johnny Shackleford |url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Johnny_Shackleford |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=OldRacingCars.com |language=en}} He competed in big car races that populated the anomalous American Automobile Association (AAA) sanctioned National Championship in 1946. He also drove relief for Joie Chitwood during the 1948 Indianapolis 500. He died in an accident during a race at Dayton Speedway.{{Cite web |title=Motorsport Memorial - |url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=4922 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=motorsportmemorial.org}}