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| Born: | October 21, 1941 | |
| Birthplace: | Conover, North Carolina | |
| Achievements: | — | |
| Awards: | 2005 NMPA Man of the Year Award | |
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Statistics | ||
| 2005 Sprint Cup Position: | 63rd | |
| Best Cup Position: | 5th - 1990 (Winston Cup) | |
| First Race: | 1970 Hickory 276 Hickory Motor Speedway | |
| Last Race: | 2006 Sylvania 300 (Loudon) | |
| First Win: | 1981 Virginia 500 (Martinsville) | |
| Last Win: | 1993 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 (Atlanta) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 4 | 168 | 7 |
| NASCAR Nationwide Series Statistics | ||
| Car #, Team | #89 - Faith Motorsports | |
| First Race: | 1982 Mountain Dew 300 (Hickory) | |
| First Win: | 1982 Sunkist 200 (Hickory) | |
| Last Win: | 1988 Kroger 200 (O'Reilly Raceway Park | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 15 | 67 | 5 |
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Statistics | ||
| First Race: | 1997 NAPA Autocare 200 (Nazareth) | |
| Last Race: | 2007 American Commercial Lines 200 (Atlanta) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Clay Morgan Shepherd (born October 21, 1941) has been a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver since 1977. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. The 1977 season in NASCAR racing He has also raced in the Busch, and Craftsman Truck Series. The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a Stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. He is a born again Baptist who serves as a lay minister to the racing community. Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination.
Shepherd became the second-oldest race winner (after Harry Gant) in 1993, when he won the spring race at Atlanta at the age of 51 years, 4 months, and 27 days. Harry Phil Gant (born January 10, 1940 in Taylorsville North Carolina) is a retired American racecar driver best known for driving the number 33 Skoal The 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season began on February 7 and ended on November 14. Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is an Intermediate track in Hampton Georgia, twenty miles (32 km south of
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Career prior to cup
Shepherd's racing career began when he used his souped-up moonshine car to earn extra money on the weekends. He won 21 of 29 races to win the North Carolina title. In 1973, Shepherd finished second in the championship to Jack Ingram in NASCAR's Late Model Sportsman division, driving in 17 different cars. Jack Owen Ingram (born November 15 1970 is an American Country music artist In 1980 he won the series title.
1970s and 1980s
Shepherd made his Winston Cup debut in 1970 at Hickory Motor Speedway, driving the #93 Chevrolet for Bill Flowers. Hickory Motor Speedway is a short track located in Hickory North Carolina. Chevrolet (ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ - French origin (also known as Chevy) is a Brand of Automobile, produced by General Motors (GM He started tenth but finished nineteenth out of twenty-two cars due to rear end failure. He made two more starts that year, his best finish a fourteenth at Hickory. He did not race in Cup again until 1977, when he finished tenth at Dover International Speedway in a Jim Makar-owned Mercury. The 1977 season in NASCAR racing Dover International Speedway is a NASCAR -sanctioned Race track located in Dover Delaware, owned by and serving as the corporate headquarters of Mercury is an Automobile Marque of the Ford Motor Company founded in 1939 by Edsel Ford, son of Henry Ford, to market entry-level-luxury He ran two additional races at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Atlanta Motor Speedway. Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a speedway in Concord North Carolina, north of Charlotte. Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is an Intermediate track in Hampton Georgia, twenty miles (32 km south of
After running two races in 1978, Shepherd moved to the Cup Series full-time in 1981, driving the #5 Performance Connection Pontiac for Cliff Stewart. Pontiac is a Brand of Automobiles produced by General Motors that has been sold in the United States, Canada and Mexico He won the pole in his first race at Richmond International Raceway, and also picked up his first career win at Martinsville Speedway. Richmond International Raceway (RIR is a 3/4-mile (12 km D-shaped asphalt race track located just outside Richmond Virginia in Henrico County. Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation -owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Ridgeway Virginia. Despite a thirteenth-place points finish in points, Shepherd was runner-up to Ron Bouchard for Winston Cup Rookie of the Year honors. Ron Bouchard (born November 23, 1948 in Fitchburg Massachusetts) is a former NASCAR driver who was the 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season in a NASCAR season The following season, he moved over to the #98 Levi Garrett Buick for Ron Benfield. Levi Garrett is a brand of Chewing tobacco popular in the United States. Buick (ˈbjuːɪk is a Marque of automobile sold in the United States, Canada, China, Taiwan, Qatar, and Although he did not win a race that season, he won the pole at Nashville Speedway USA and Atlanta, respectively, and had six top-fives, finishing tenth in the championship standings. Music City Motorplex is a NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racetrack located at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds near downtown Nashville Tennessee. That season, he also ran the Busch Series on a part-time basis for Ed Whitaker. The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a Stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. He won his second start at Hickory Motor Speedway, then again at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Hickory Motor Speedway is a short track located in Hickory North Carolina. O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, known as Indianapolis Raceway Park until the 2006 purchase of Naming rights by O'Reilly Auto Parts, is a multipurpose Shepherd finished twelfth in points that season.
Shepherd began 1983 without a full-time ride, running the Richmond 400 with Wayne Beahr and the Virginia National Bank 500 with Emanuel Zervakis, before driving the #2 ACM Equipment Sales Buick for the rest of the season for Jim Stacy, his best finish being a second-place run at the Firecracker 400. The 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 20 and ended on Sunday November 20. The Crown Royal Presents the Dan Lowry 400 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup stock car race held at the Richmond International Raceway in Richmond The Goody's Cool Orange 500 is a 500-lap NASCAR Sprint Cup stock car race held at the Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville Virginia. Emanuel Zervakis ( January 30 1930 -June 25 2003 was a NASCAR driver and team owner The Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona is a 160 lap NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on the first Saturday night of July His abbreviated season left him 20th in points. He continued to run for Whitaker in the Busch Series, winning at Bristol and Richmond International Raceway, but dropping to eighteenth in the final standings. Richmond International Raceway (RIR is a 3/4-mile (12 km D-shaped asphalt race track located just outside Richmond Virginia in Henrico County. Shepherd struggled in 1984, driving for multiple teams before closing out the year with Benfield, with whom he finished sixth at North Carolina Speedway. The 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 19 and ended on Sunday November 18. This article is about the Rockingham North Carolina Track for the track located in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom see Rockingham Motor In the Busch Series, he drove a majority of the races for Lindy White, winning at Bristol, Indianapolis Raceway Park, and Martinsville. O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, known as Indianapolis Raceway Park until the 2006 purchase of Naming rights by O'Reilly Auto Parts, is a multipurpose
For 1985, he drove for multiple Cup teams, the most of which for the #00 Helen Rae Special. The 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 10 and ended on Sunday November 17. After failing to finish all but two Busch races in 1985, Shepherd drove for Whitaker and himself the following season, winning a career high four Busch races during the season. In the Cup Series, he won his second career race driving the #47 Buick for Jack Beebe. He ended the season driving the #75 Pontiac Grand Prix, finishing 3rd at Richmond International Raceway. The Pontiac Grand Prix was an automobile that was produced by the Pontiac division of General Motors. Richmond International Raceway (RIR is a 3/4-mile (12 km D-shaped asphalt race track located just outside Richmond Virginia in Henrico County. The following season, he drove to the #26 Quaker State Buick for King Racing, winning the pole at Martinsville and finishing seventeenth in the standings. Buick (ˈbjuːɪk is a Marque of automobile sold in the United States, Canada, China, Taiwan, Qatar, and King Racing was the name of famed NHRA Champion Kenny Bernstein 's NASCAR Winston Cup team that operated in the late-1980's and early-1990's It was also the first time in his Cup career that he competed in every scheduled event. He won another three races in the Busch Series, including his only career road course win at Road Atlanta. Road Atlanta is a 254-mile (4088 km road course located in Braselton Georgia, USA, (Across the road from Lanier Raceway
In 1988, Shepherd continued to drive for a variety of teams, beginning the year with Tom Winkle in the #97 AC Spark Plug Buick, before driving a handful of races in his own car. The 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began February 7 and ended November 20. He then drove five races for Mach 1 Racing, finishing 2nd at Dover after leading 110 laps, then moved to the #75 Valvoline Pontiac for RahMoc Enterprises, winning the pole at Pocono Raceway. Mach 1 Racing is a former NASCAR Winston Cup Series team It was owned by Hollywood stuntman Hal Needham and actor Burt Reynolds. Ashland Inc (or simply Ashland) is a Fortune 500 company which operates in more than 100 countries throughout the world Rahmoc Enterprises is a former NASCAR Winston Cup team and a current engine building company known as RAHMOC Racing Engines Pocono Raceway (formerly Pocono International Raceway) is a Superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania at Long Pond After posting two top-tens in the #88 Red Baron Pizza Oldsmobile for Buddy Baker, Shepherd finished out the year in his own #57, before his team was purchased by RahMoc for the season finale. Oldsmobile was a brand of Automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. For the American composer see Buddy Baker (composer. For the DC Comics character see Animal Man. That year, he won the final Busch race at IRP. In 1989, he returned to RahMoc, winning his final pole at Watkins Glen International and finishing thirteenth in points. The 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began February 12 and ended November 19. Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen" is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen New York, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake.
1990s
In 1990, he scored a career high season-end ranking of fifth for Bud Moore Engineering in the #15 Motorcraft Ford Thunderbird. The 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup began on Sunday February 11 and ended on Sunday November 18. Bud Moore Engineering was a championship-winning NASCAR team It was owned and operated by mechanic Bud Moore and ran out of Spartanburg South Carolina Motorcraft is an auto parts Brand of Ford Motor Company. History The Ford Motor Company launched the auto parts division in 1972 to provide The Thunderbird is an automobile manufactured by Ford in the United States from 1955 through 2005 &mdash through thirteen generations and various In addition, he picked up his third career win at the season-closing Atlanta Journal 500. After failing to win and dropping to twelfth the following season, Shepherd moved to the Wood Brothers Racing #21 Citgo Ford. Wood Brothers Racing is a United States auto racing team that competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide, and Craftsman Truck Series. Citgo Petroleum Corporation (or Citgo) is a United States -incorporated Venezuela -owned refiner and marketer of Gasoline, lubricants Petrochemicals Despite dropping to fourteenth in points in 1992, Shepherd moved back up to seventh in points and won his final race to date at Atlanta. The 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season began on February 9 and ended on November 15. The following season, he had sixteen top-tens, finished sixth in points, his highest finish since 1990. After finishing in the top-five four times in 1995, Shepherd left the Wood Brothers team. The 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on February 12 and concluded November 12.
He returned to the #75, now a Ford wholly owned by Butch Mock and with sponsorship from Remington Arms. Remington Arms is a major American manufacturer of Rifles Shotguns other Firearms, Revolvers and Ammunition. He posted five top-tens and finished nineteenth in points. He left at the end of the season to drive the #1 Delco Remy America/Crusin' America Phone Card Pontiac for Precision Products Racing. He led ten laps early in the season at Atlanta, before fading back to third. Midway through the season, Shepherd moved over to the #77 Jasper Motorsports Ford. Jasper Motorsports is a former NASCAR Winston Cup /NEXTEL Cup team After just a handful of races with the 77, he departed and rejoined PPR, now with R&L Carriers sponsorship. His best finish for the rest of the season was a twelfth at Talladega Superspeedway. Talladega Superspeedway is a Motorsports complex located in Talladega Alabama United States
After beginning 1998 without a ride, Shepherd brought out his own team to attempt the spring races Atlanta and Darlington Raceway, but his #05 Pontiac failed to qualify in both races. 1998 in NASCAR can refer to any of the following NASCAR national series 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series - The top racing series in NASCAR Darlington Raceway is a Race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington South Carolina. In the following race at Bristol, Shepherd drove the #46 First Union Chevy for Team SABCO, finishing 24th, before substituting for Mike Skinner for two races, finishing eleventh at Martinsville. Wachovia Corporation ( based in Charlotte North Carolina, is a diversified Financial services holding company provided via its operating subsidiaries a broad Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in NASCAR, IRL, and Grand-Am racing Mike Skinner (born June 28, 1957 in Ontario California is a NASCAR driver from Susanville, California now living in Daytona After another race for SABCO and a one-off deal for Stavola Brothers Racing at Michigan International Speedway, where he finished 43rd, Shepherd spent most of the season with LJ Racing, his best finish 15th at the Brickyard 400. Stavola Brothers Racing was owned by Bill and Mickey Stavola and operated NASCAR Winston Cup and Busch Series teams from 1984 through 1998 Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile (322-km moderate-banked D-shaped Superspeedway located off U The Allstate 400 at The Brickyard, introduced as the Brickyard 400 in 1994, is an annual 400-mile (644 km NASCAR Sprint Cup points race He left the team late in the season, and closed the year in the Stavola's #8 Nokia/Kendall Chevy. Nokia Corporation (pronunciation /'nɔkiɑ/),,) is a Finnish multinational Communications Corporation, headquartered He ran near the top-ten during part of the race, but wrecked and finished 39th.
Shepherd attempted the 1999 Daytona 500 in a car purchased from FILMAR Racing, but did not qualify. The 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 7 and ended on Sunday November 21. FILMAR Racing is a former NASCAR Winston Cup and Busch Series team He made his only Cup start that season the following season the following week at North Carolina in the #90 Accu-turn/Pep Boys Ford Taurus for Donlavey Racing, where he started 39th and finished 32nd, five laps down. Pep Boys Manny Moe & Jack ( is a full-service automotive aftermarket chain The Ford Taurus is an Automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States. WC "Junie" Donlavey (born April 8, 1924 in Richmond Virginia) is a former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car owner with a In May 1999, Shepherd announced he was partnering with Rhea Fain to field the #05 Wendy's Pontiac. May 1999 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month Wendy's is an international chain of Fast food Restaurants founded by Dave Thomas in 1969 in Columbus Ohio. After the team failed to qualify for the Coca-Cola 600, the partnership dissolved, and Shepherd failed in each of his attempts to qualify for a Cup race that season. The Coca-Cola 600 (formerly the World 600) and also known as the "Coke 600" is a in length Stock car race held annually at Lowe's Motor Speedway He also had his most recent top-ten finish in NASCAR competition that season, finishing 10th in a Busch Series race at North Carolina for Xpress Motorsports. Xpress Motorsports is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team It fields the #16 Toyota Tundra owned by J
2000s
Shepherd began 2000 in the Craftsman Truck Series driving the #7 for Conely Racing, finishing seventeenth at Homestead-Miami Speedway, but a lack of sponorship caused the deal to fall through. Homestead-Miami Speedway is a race track in Homestead Florida southwest of Miami. Shepherd attempted a pair of Busch races as well the season-finale NAPA 500 in the Cup Series for Hover Motorsports, but failed to qualify for all those events. Hover Motorsports is an inactive NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series team
In 2001, Shepherd formed his own Truck team, Victory in Jesus Racing, and began campaigning the #21 Ford F-150 on a part-time basis. The 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season began February 16 and ended November 3 For the 1999-present F-250 and higher models see Ford Super Duty. During this time, he served as his own one man pit crew during a truck race as he often climbed out of his truck to change his own tires and fill his own gas tank during pit stops. His best finish was eleventh at Daytona, as well as leading fifteen laps at South Boston Speedway. South Boston Speedway or "SoBo" is a short track located in South Boston Virginia, U After making sixteen starts that season, Shepherd finished 26th in points. The following season, his best finish was a 17th at Richmond, the only race he finished that season. He also had the best points finish of his truck career, 24th. He also made his return to the Cup series in his #89 Red Line Oil Ford, beginning at New Hampshire International Speedway, where he finished 40th, his best finish that season. Red Line Oil is a company that produces Synthetic oils History It was founded in 1979 by Tim Kerrigan and Peter Filice in Benicia California New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a oval speedway located in Loudon New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s as He also attempted a handful of races with Ware Racing Enterprises, but did not make a race. Ware Racing Enterprises is former NASCAR Nextel Cup Series team owned by former driver Rick Ware.
The following season, he attempted six Cup races, but only made two, finishing last in both of them. In 2003, Shepherd failed to finish any of his truck races, his best finish coming at Darlington Raceway, where he placed 24th. The 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was held February 14 and ended November 14. Darlington Raceway is a Race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington South Carolina. He spent a majority of the season in the Busch Series driving the #0/70 Eagle Jet International Chevy for Davis Motorsports. JD Motorsports is a NASCAR Nationwide Series team It is owned and operated by Johnny Davis and Lori Morgan. His best finish was an eleventh at Talladega. Towards the end of the season, he switched over to his Victory in Jesus ride in the Busch Series, posting two top-40 finishes. In 2004, his Cup team switched to Dodge and attempted 32 races, qualifying for nineteen of them. The 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup season began on Saturday February 7 and ended on Sunday November 21. Dodge is a United States -based brand of Automobiles Sport utility vehicles and Trucks manufactured and marketed by Chrysler LLC His best finish was a 32nd at Martinsville, one of just two races he completed that season. In 2005, he only made four starts, and was unable to score higher than 40th. The 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series began on Saturday February 12.
In 2006, Shepherd brought on several Christian investors and sponsor Dutch Quality Stone, renaming the team Victory Motorsports. The 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season started at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday February 12 with the Bud Shootout and ended on Sunday November CJM Racing is a NASCAR Nationwide Series team It began in 2001 in the Craftsman Truck Series as #6 with But after failing to qualify in every race he attempted, he sold the team to his partners. He runs part-time in the #0 for Davis in the Busch Series, his best finish 40th at Nashville Superspeedway. Nashville Superspeedway is a Motor racing complex located in Gladeville Tennessee (though the track has a Lebanon address United States, about In July 2006, Shepherd and Christian businessman Dana Tomes of West Virginia formed Faith Motorsports with Shepherd driving. July 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month He made his first race of the year at the Chevy Rock & Roll 400, where he finished 43rd. The Chevy Rock and Roll 400 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup stock car race held at the Richmond International Raceway in Richmond Virginia The following week, he qualified for the Sylvania 300 and finished 42nd. The Sylvania 300 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire
Morgan is planning to run the full Nationwide Series schedule in 2008. The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a Stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. Morgan finished 13th in the Aaron's 312 at Talladega and was on the lead lap at the end. The Aaron's 312 is a NASCAR Nationwide Series race held at Talladega Superspeedway. This is his best finish since 2003, as well as being his best finish in the Faith Motorsports entry. Following that race he was a surprise phone-in guest on Tony Stewart's radio talk show. During that talk show Tony Stewart and announcer Matt Yocum offered to pay the tire bill for Morgan's next race.
Controversies
In 2001, he served as his own one man pit crew during a Craftsman Truck Series race: he climbed out of his truck to change his own tires and fill his own gas tank. He also was noticed by doing this and helped by a fan.
In 2002, during a race at New Hampshire, Shepherd was stopping every five laps in the early moments. He was scuffing tires for pay from the big teams. NASCAR quickly put an end to it.
Off-track charities
Shepherd also operates his own charity, "The Morgan Shepherd Charitable Fund", and makes an annual trip each December to various places in the northeast. For his efforts, he was awarded the "Spirit Award" by the NMPA and Pocono Raceway in December of 2005. Pocono Raceway (formerly Pocono International Raceway) is a Superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania at Long Pond
External links
- Official Website
- Morgan Shepherd driver's page at Racing-Reference.info
- Morgan Shepherd owner's page at Racing-Reference.info
- Veteran Shepherd runs tight ship as owner-driver
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