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Morgan Shepherd
Shepherd at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2019
BornClay Morgan Shepherd
(1941-10-12) October 12, 1941 (age 83)
Ferguson, North Carolina, U.S.
Achievements1980 NASCAR Late Model Sportsman Division Champion
Oldest driver to start a NASCAR Cup Series race (72 years, 9 months, and 1 day)
Awards2005 NMPA Man of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
517 races run over 29 years
2014 position72nd
Best finish5th (1990)
First race1970 Hickory 276 (Hickory)
Last race2014 Camping World RV Sales 301 (New Hampshire)
First win1981 Virginia 500 (Martinsville)
Last win1993 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 (Atlanta)
Wins Top tens Poles
4 168 7
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
453 races run over 33 years
2019 position61st
Best finish11th (1982)
First race1982 Mountain Dew 300 (Hickory)
Last race2019 Indiana 250 (Indianapolis)
First win1982 Sunkist 200 (Hickory)
Last win1988 Kroger 200 (IRP)
Wins Top tens Poles
15 67 6
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
57 races run over 8 years
2015 position102nd
Best finish24th (2002)
First race1997 NAPA Autocare 200 (Nazareth)
Last race2015 Hyundai Construction Equipment 200 (Atlanta)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of November 18, 2019.

Clay Morgan Shepherd (born October 12, 1941) is an American retired professional stock car racing driver and current team owner. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 89 Chevrolet Camaro for Shepherd Racing Ventures. He is a born again Christian who serves as a lay minister to the racing community. He competed in NASCAR for over 50 years, having one of the longest careers in the sport.

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. He holds the record for oldest driver to start a race in NASCAR's top three series at age 77, as well as oldest starter in the NASCAR Cup Series race at the 2014 Camping World RV Sales 301 at age 72.[1]

Racing career

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Career before NASCAR

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Shepherd's racing career began in 1967 when he started racing Late models at Hickory Motor Speedway nearby his home. Shepherd proved to be fast but he crashed out quite often in his early days. In 1968, Shepherd started racing full-time at a Hobby division in Hickory, driving a 1955 Chevy.[2] That year Shepherd won 21 out of 29 races. The next year Shepherd drove the same car this time with a 1957 Chevy body on the car. After winning seven races early in the year he wrecked, which almost destroyed his car. Shepherd did not win another race that year after putting a 1966 Chevy body on the car. Shepherd later sold this car to Harry Gant.[2]

Shepherd's career was on its way in 1970. He built his own cars and raced at several different racetracks in the Southeast. Personal problems during the seventies slowed down Shepherd's career. In a religious experience, Shepherd accepted Christ as his personal savior. He was looking to get control of his life, and his career got back on track in 1975. Shepherd took every racing opportunity he was offered and drove for 17 different car owners during 1975. He finished second in the NASCAR Sportsman national championship to L. D. Ottinger. At last, Shepherd got his big break in 1978 after he met Cliff Stewart, who owned a western North Carolina furniture factory. With Stewart as his owner, Shepherd won the 1980 NASCAR Sportsman Series (now known as the Xfinity Series). During this year, Shepherd won 9 races and finished second 21 times. The Shepherd-Stewart combo moved to what was then the Winston Cup Series for the 1981 season.[2]

Winston Cup Series

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Early days

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Shepherd made his Winston Cup Series debut in 1970 at Hickory Motor Speedway, driving the No. 93 Chevy for Bill Flowers. He started tenth but finished nineteenth out of twenty-two cars due to rear-end failure. Shepherd made two more starts for Flowers that year but failed to finish in both of them. His best finish that year was a fourteenth place at Hickory.[3]

Shepherd would not return to the Cup Series until 1977, driving a Mercury for Jim Makar. He first attempted the Daytona 500 that year but he failed to make the race. Later that year Shepherd took his first top-ten finish at Dover International Speedway. He also ran two additional races at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Atlanta Motor Speedway.[4] Shepherd stayed with Makar for the 1978 season, qualifying for his first Daytona 500. Shepherd started the race in 37th place but only finished 40th when his engine failed after only eight laps. He only ran one additional race that season, finishing twelfth at Charlotte.[5] Shepherd only attempted the Daytona 500 with Makar in 1979, but failed to make the race.[6]

Full-time Cup Series switch

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Shepherd moved to the Winston Cup Series full-time in 1981, driving the No. 5 Pontiac for Cliff Stewart. They missed the first two races of the season, Riverside and the Daytona 500. Shepherd took pole position in his first race for Stewart at Richmond, finishing the race in fourth position. A few races later Shepherd won his first Winston Cup race at Martinsville. The win marked the first win for Pontiac in 18 years.[7] Shepherd dominated the race and led a total of 203 laps. Shepherd left Stewart's team after the Talladega 500 after he had a falling out with his team. For the next race at Michigan Shepherd drove for Bud Reeder his team. Shepherd qualified in the fourteenth position but retired from the race after he crashed on lap twenty. For the next couple of races Shepherd drove for Cecil Gordon and his team, finishing in the top ten at North Wilkesboro and Charlotte. During the last part of the season, Shepherd also drove some races for Ron Benfield. Shepherd finished thirteenth in points with ten top-ten finishes.[8]

Driving for Jim Stacy in 1983.

Shepherd moved to Benfield's team full-time in 1982, driving the No. 98 Buick. Although Shepherd did not win a race that season, he scored six top-five finishes with a best finish of third at Bristol early in the season. Shepherd also won the pole at Nashville and Atlanta, respectively, but retired from both those races with engine troubles. Shepherd finished tenth in points that season with a total of thirteen top-ten finishes.[9]

Shepherd started the 1983 season without a full-time ride. He tried to qualify for the Daytona 500 driving for Bud Reeder; however, he failed to make the race. Shepherd then drove the Richmond 400 for Wayne Beahr but did not finish the race. Shepherd returned to Cecil Gordon for the TranSouth 500 and later drove the Virginia National Bank 500 for Emanuel Zervakis. After that race, Shepherd drove for Jim Stacy's team for the rest of the season. Shepherd scored thirteen top-ten finishes during the rest of the season, with a best finish of second at Firecracker 400. His abbreviated season dropped Shepherd to twentieth in the final points standings.[10]

Going from ride to ride

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For the next couple of years, Shepherd did not have a full-time ride and practically picked up whatever he could find. Shepherd started off his 1984 season at Richmond driving the No. 2 Buick for Robert Harrington. Shepherd drove two races for Charlie Henderson early in the season. He also drove four races for Dick Bahre his team, with a best finish of seventeenth at the 1984 World 600. Shepherd made one start for Phil Barkdoll at Michigan finishing the race in the 22nd position. After driving the No. 6 Buick for D. K. Ulrich and the No. 52 Chevy for Jimmy Means, Shepherd drove six races for Roger Hamby. Shepherd had two top twenty finished for Hamby, with a best finish of twelfth at Richmond. Shepherd made another start for Ulrich at Charlotte, before rounding off the season driving the No. 98 Chevy for Ron Benfield. Shepherd scored his only top ten finish that season at Rockingham, finishing in sixth position.[11]

Shepherd finished his first Daytona 500 in 1985, driving the No. 67 Chrysler for Buddy Arrington. Shepherd spent the rest of the season going from ride to ride. He returned to the team of Dick Bahre, driving the No. 23 Chevy at Rockingham. He also made a start for Petty Enterprises at the TranSouth 500. Shepherd fielded his own car at Talladega, finishing the race in thirteenth place. Shepherd made four races for Bobby Hawkins, with a best finish of fifth at Atlanta. He made most of his starts that season for Helen Rae Smith, but failed to finish all of those seven races.[12]

Shepherd moved to the team of Jack Beebe in 1986, driving on a part-time basis. He had a good start to the season, finishing fourth at the 1986 Goodwrench 500. At the next race in Atlanta, Shepherd led 97 laps and held off Dale Earnhardt to win his second career Winston Cup race.[13] Shepherd got very emotional at the final laps of the race. "I was trying not to cry. I knew I had to keep my self-control because we were so close to finally winning a big one, a major race. My racing career was nearly gone just a year before, and I was getting ready to win a big one."[2] Shepherd made ten more starts for Beebe that season, scoring four top-ten finishes. After making several starts for RahMoc Enterprises mid-season, he moved to the team full-time after the Southern 500. Shepherd scored two additional top-ten finishes for RahMoc Enterprises and finished the season eighteenth in points.[14]

Late 1980s and early 1990s

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Shepherd joined King Racing for the 1987 season, driving the No. 26 Quaker State Buick Lesabre owned by drag racing legend Kenny Bernstein. It was the first time in Shepherd's Cup career that he competed in every scheduled event. Shepherd scored eleven top-ten finishes; seven of those were in the top five. He also scored his fourth career pole st Martinsville. He led the early part of that race but retired after engine problems. His best finish of the season was at the Coca-Cola 600, where Shepherd finished second to Kyle Petty.[15]

Shepherd switched to Tom Winkle's team for the 1988 season. Shepherd had a good start to the season, with a pole at Richmond and a top-ten at Rockingham. However, after that race Shepherd started racing for his own team, driving a Buick. After failing to finish a race with his own team he moved to Mach 1 Racing, replacing the injured Harry Gant. Shepherd led 110 laps at Dover, eventually finishing second to Bill Elliott. After Gant returned Shepherd again replaced an injured driver, this time Neil Bonnett at RahMoc Enterprises. In his first race for this team, at Pocono, Shepherd took his second pole of the year. After posting two top-tens in the No. 88 Oldsmobile for Buddy Baker, Shepherd finished out the year in his own No. 57, before his team was purchased by RahMoc for the season finale.[16]

Shepherd driving for RahMoc Enterprises during the 1989 season.

He returned to RahMoc for the 1989 season. Shepherd scored thirteen top-ten finishes during the season. He led the most laps at the Talladega DieHard 500 but eventually finished the race in sixth place. Shepherd took his final career pole at Watkins Glen. He led the early parts of that race but lost his chance of winning the race after contact with Geoff Bodine. Shepherd's best finish of the season was two second-place finishes at the Pepsi 400 and the Champion Spark Plug 400. It was only the second time in his career Shepherd competed in every scheduled event. He finished thirteenth in the final points standings.[17]

Shepherd moved to Bud Moore Engineering for the 1990 season, driving the No. 15 Ford. He had a great start to the season finishing in the top ten in each of the first eleven races. Shepherd took the championship lead for the first (and only) time in his career after the Budweiser 500. He had a difficult midseason, losing the points lead and dropping to tenth in the standings after the Tyson Holly Farms 400. Shepherd ended his season on a high after winning his third career race at the season finale at Atlanta. He finished fifth in the final points standings, which would turn out to be a career-high.[18]

He stayed with Bud Moore for the 1991 season, but had a more up and down season than the year before. Although Shepherd scored fourteen top-ten finishes he could not compete for regular top-five finishes during the season. His best finish of the season was two third-place finishes late in the season. He had his best run of the season at North Wilkesboro, where Shepherd led a total of 41 laps and just missed out on the win. Shepherd dropped to twelfth in the final points standings. After the season Shepherd left Bud Moore Engineering and moved to the Wood Brothers for the 1992 season.[19]

Wood Brothers Racing

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Shepherd joined Wood Brothers Racing in 1992, driving the No. 21 Citgo Ford. He came short of winning the Daytona 500, finishing second to Davey Allison.[20] Even though Shepherd scored eleven top-ten finishes during the season he dropped to fourteenth in the final points standings.[21] Shepherd had a good run at Dover early in the season, where he led 52 laps, but he dropped back at the end of the race.

"Morgan's a much better driver than he gets credit for," says famed car owner Leonard Wood. "I thought he did a great job for us. The thing about him was the longer the race went green the better he looked. He was tough. And he was a great chassis (setup) guy."

Leonard Wood, speaking about Shepherd.[22]

Shepherd improved to seventh in points in 1993. Shepherd scored a total of fifteen top-ten finishes during the season.[23] He became the second-oldest race winner when he won the spring race at Atlanta at the age of 51 years, 4 months, and 27 days. Shepherd took the race lead with 12 laps to go and cruised across the finish line.[24] It turned out to be Shepherd's final Winston Cup Series win. The Wood Brothers would not return to Victory Lane until Elliott Sadler won the Food City 500 in 2001.

Shepherd continued his good run for the Wood Brothers in 1994. He equaled his career-best top-tens in one season with sixteen, nine of those were top-five finishes. Shepherd came close to winning his fourth race at Atlanta, but just came short and finished second to Ernie Irvan. Shepherd also came close to winning the Mello Yello 500 at the end of the season but was passed by Dale Jarrett during the last four laps of the race. Shepherd finished sixth in the final points standings with a career-best 4029 points in a season.[25]

Shepherd stayed with the Wood Brothers for the 1995 season. He had a decent season but dropped to eleventh in the points standings. Shepherd scored ten top-ten finishes during the season.[26] He had his best run at Loudon, where Shepherd finished second to Jeff Gordon. After the 1995 season, Shepherd was replaced by Michael Waltrip, as Citgo wanted a younger driver. At that time Shepherd was 53 years old.[2]

Late 1990s and career decline

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1997 R+L Carriers car.

Shepherd signed for Butch Mock Motorsports to drive for them in the 1996 season, driving their No. 75 Ford with sponsorship from Remington Arms.[27] Shepherd scored five top-tens during the season, with a best finish of fifth at the Brickyard 400. He also had a good run going at the Miller 400, where Shepherd led 44 laps in the early part of the race. Shepherd finished nineteenth in the final points standings.[28] Despite a solid season, Shepherd decided to leave the No. 75 team at the end of the season. 1996 would also turn out to be Shepherd's last season where he competed in every scheduled event.

Shepherd moved to Precision Products Racing for the 1997 season, driving the No. 1 Pontiac.[29] Shepherd finished tenth at the Goodwrench Service 400, scoring his first top-ten of the year. He had his best run of the season in Atlanta. Shepherd looked strong all race and was a contender for the win, but eventually he finished the race in third place. This was Shepherd's last top-five finish in Winston Cup competition.[30] Shepherd finished ninth at the Coca-Cola 600. This would turn out to be Shepherd's last top ten finish in Cup racing. After the Pocono 500, Shepherd left Precision Products Racing and switched to Jasper Motorsports, driving their No. 77 Ford.[31] Shepherd struggled at Jasper Motorsports and only managed to qualify for five of the eleven races he entered with the team. After failing to qualify for the Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400, he departed and rejoined PPR, now with R+L Carriers sponsorship.[32] His best finish for the rest of the season was a twelfth place at Talladega Superspeedway.[33]

After beginning 1998 without a ride, Shepherd brought out his own team to attempt the races at Rockingham, Atlanta and Darlington, but his No. 05 Pontiac failed to qualify in all three races. In the following race at Bristol, Shepherd drove the No. 46 First Union Chevy for Team SABCO, finishing 24th, before substituting for Mike Skinner for two races, finishing eleventh at Martinsville. Shepherd also had a good run at Talladega, where he qualified in fifth place. 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. He left the team late in the season and closed the year in the No. 8 Chevy for the Stavola Brothers. Shepherd had a good run and was running in the top ten, until he made contact with Jeff Gordon and wrecked, finishing 39th.[34]

Shepherd attempted the 1999 Daytona 500 for Pinnacle Motorsports, but he failed to make the race. He made his only Cup start that season the following week at North Carolina in the No. 90 Ford Taurus for Donlavey Racing, where he started 39th and finished 32nd, five laps down. In May 1999, Shepherd announced he was partnering with Rhea Fain to field the No. 05 Wendy's Pontiac. 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.[35]

Shepherd only attempted one race in 2000, driving the No. 80 Ford for Hover Motorsports in the season finale at Atlanta. He failed to make the race as Shepherd set the 49th-fastest time in qualifying.[36] Shepherd returned to Hover Motorsports for the 2001 Daytona 500, but failed to qualify. Shepherd also attempted the season finale at Loudon driving for his own team, but he failed to make the race.[37][38]

Cup return with his own team

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Shepherd at Pocono in 2003.
Shepherd in 2004.

Shepherd started racing for his own team on a part-time basis in 2002, driving the No. 89 Ford. He attempted his first race at Loudon, qualifying in 43rd position. Shepherd finished the race in 40th position. As his team practically received no sponsorship money, Shepherd was unable to compete for full races and he often had to park early to save money and resources. At the next race in Pocono, Shepherd qualified 43rd and finished 42nd, after leading during a rain delay. He made six more attempts in the No. 89 and qualified for three of them, with his best finish of 40th at Kansas. Shepherd also made two additional starts for Ware Racing Enterprises, but he failed to make the race at Dover and Talladega.[39]

Shepherd had to cut back on his Cup schedule in 2003 and only attempted seven races that year. He started his season at the Pocono 500, but was the slowest car in qualifying and did not make the race. Shepherd did make the race at the New England 300 where he parked after 43 laps and finished in last position.[40] He qualified in 42nd-place at the next race in Pocono, but only run for 44 laps and finished in 43rd. Shepherd attempted four additional races that season but failed to make any of those races.[41]

Shepherd at Watkins Glen in 2004.

For the 2004 season Shepherd Racing Ventures switched to Dodge. The team increased their schedule, attempting 32 of the 36 races. Shepherd had a good start to the season, qualifying for the first race he attempted at Las Vegas. The No. 89 team did not have sufficient sponsorship money to complete the races, so Shepherd sometimes had to park his car early to save money. Shepherd had his best run at the spring race of Martinsville, finishing in 32nd position. Shepherd last finished a Cup race in 1999. Shepherd also ran the full race at the summer Daytona race, finishing in 33rd place. Shepherd qualified for 19 races that year. Shepherd started his 500th Cup start at the Siemens 300 at the New Hampshire International Speedway. He qualified in 41st position and finished in 40th place after running 192 of the 300 laps. He finished 42nd in the final points standings.[42]

As Shepherd and his team received almost no money from sponsors whatsoever, they had to cut back on their 2005 schedule. Shepherd attempted to qualify for the 2005 Daytona 500 but missed the race after he was caught up in a wreck during the Gatorade Duels. This was a big blow to Shepherd's season as he needed the prize money to compete in all the races. Shepherd qualified for the next race he entered at Las Vegas. This was a much-needed break as his team needed the prize money to keep racing. Shepherd eventually managed to qualify for four of the 21 races he entered that season. He finished 63rd in the 2005 points standings.[43]

Shepherd's struggles continued in 2006. His team had to cut on their schedule and only entered 15 races that year. Shepherd failed to qualify for the first 9 races he entered in 2006. He made his first race of the year at the Chevy Rock & Roll 400, where he finished 43rd. The following week, he qualified for the Sylvania 300 and finished 42nd. Shepherd failed to make any additional races for the rest of the year. He finished 66th in the final points standings.[44] Shepherd shut down his cup team after the season and moved to the Busch Series for 2007.

Oldest driver to start Sprint Cup race

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Shepherd at the 2014 Budweiser Duels.

Shepherd ran the Camping World RV Sales 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for Brian Keselowski Motorsports, his first Sprint Cup race since 2006, becoming the oldest driver to race in the Sprint Cup at an age of 71 years, nine months and two days, and breaking the previous record held by Jim Fitzgerald, who ran at Riverside International Raceway in 1987 at age 65.[45] Shepherd started 41st[46] and finished in the same spot in a start-and-park effort,[47] completing 92 of 301 laps.[48]

Shepherd attempted to make the 2014 Daytona 500 in the No. 93 for BK Racing in collaboration with MacDonald Motorsports, but failed to qualify.[49] Had he made the race, he would have been the oldest driver in Daytona 500 history.[50] At the following race at Phoenix, Shepherd drove Joe Nemechek's No. 87 Toyota, extending his record as the oldest driver to compete in a Cup Series race.[51]

Shepherd also ran the 2014 Camping World RV Sales 301 for Circle Sport Racing. He was the subject of a Joey Logano complaint when the 24-year old Logano was involved in an accident with Shepherd.[52] Logano argued, "I feel like there should be a driving test before you get out in a Cup car to make sure you know how to drive before you drive one ... If you're 10 laps down, what are you even doing?"[52] NASCAR defended Shepherd, saying his speed was monitored and he ran at a reasonable pace. Logano was credited with a 40th-place finish while Shepherd, who was the last car running, albeit 27 laps behind the leaders, finished 39th.[53] Shepherd had last finished a Cup race at the 2004 Pepsi 400.

Xfinity Series

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Driving for Ed Whitaker and Lindy White

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Shepherd's No. 89 pushed off after failing to qualify at Milwaukee in 2009
2010 Nationwide car at Road America.
Shepherd at Road America in 2012
Shepherd at Road America in 2015
Shepherd on pit road at the Xfinity Series race at Dover International Speedway in 2018

Shepherd made his Busch Series debut at Hickory Motor Speedway in 1982, the series' inaugural season. That year, he drove twelve races for Ed Whitaker. At Hickory, Shepherd won his first race in only his second start in the series. Later that season, he won at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Shepherd scored a total of eight top-five finishes that season, also earning the pole position twice. Despite only starting twelve of the twenty-nine races in the schedule, Shepherd finished eleventh in the final points standings for that year.

In 1983 Shepherd drove 18 races for Whitaker, winning at Bristol and Richmond International Raceway, but dropping to eighteenth in the final standings. Additionally, Shepherd started from the pole at Charlotte. For 1984 Shepherd moved to Lindy White Racing. Shepherd finished in the top-ten six times that season, winning a total of three races at Bristol, Indianapolis Raceway Park, and Martinsville. He stayed with Lindy White for 1985 but had a difficult season. Due to mechanical problems Shepherd only finished three of the eleven races he started that season.

Shepherd had his best Busch series season in 1986, winning four races, all of them for Whitaker. He won at Martinsville, Bristol, Dover and Rockingham. Shepherd also made his first start for his own team at Martinsville, but retired at lap 133 due to steering problems.

Driving for his own team

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Shepherd continued to enter his own car for the 1987 season, driving the No. 97 Buick. He started the year with a fifth-place finish at Daytona. A few races later at Bristol, Shepherd won his first race of the season. At Oxford he drove the No. 68 Pontiac for Dale Shaw. Shepherd dominated the early part of the race but retired from the race on 101 after an axle broke on the car. At Road Atlanta Shepherd scored his second win of the season. It was the only time in his career that he won on a road course. At Darlington Shepherd led 42 laps but finished second to Harry Gant. Shepherd won final race of the season at Rockingham after a photo finish with Geoff Bodine.[54] Shepherd struggled in the 1988 season as his team was afflicted by mechanical issues and crashes throughout the year; An engine failure at Daytona after Shepherd led the early laps, retiring from the lead at Darlington after transmission problems, a crash at Nazareth after leading 31 laps and another engine failure at Dover after Shepherd had led the early part of that race. The highlight of the season was a lone win at Indianapolis Raceway Park after Shepherd took the lead with 7 laps to go. It was the final Busch win of Shepherd's career.

Shepherd cut back on his Busch schedule in 1989, only running two races in his No. 97. He also made two starts for David Pearson, winning the pole at Bristol. Shepherd dominated the early part of that race but retired halfway through the race after having handling issues. In 1990 Shepherd made three starts in his No. 97 Ford with a best finish of third at Rockingham. He also made nine starts for Mike Swaim finishing fourth at Nazareth and Loudon. For 1991 Shepherd increased his schedule to sixteen races with sponsorship from Texas Pete Sauces. His season, however, was plagued by mechanical problems and Shepherd only finished four races, with a best of fifth at Richmond.

After he ran three races in his No. 97 Ford in 1992, Shepherd renumbered his car to match the No. 21 he drove for the Wood Brothers in the Cup series. Shepherd had a good run going at Loudon but retired after 203 laps. His best finish of the season was a third-place at Charlotte. Shepherd continued to race his No. 21 Ford till the 1995 season. He struggled to get results and could only score three top-ten finishes in sixteen races.

Substitute driver

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Shepherd made two starts for Bobby Jones Racing in the 1996 season, but he failed to finish any of those races. Shepherd returned to Jones for two races in 1997 with a best finish of sixteenth at Bristol. Shepherd also entered his own car for two races but only managed to qualify for the race at Michigan. In 1998 Shepherd made one start for Mac Martin at Fort Worth. Shepherd also entered his own car for two races but failed to qualify for both of those races.

For 1999 partnered with Bruce Hanusosky to form High Tech Performance. The team planned to run at least fifteen races but after Shepherd failed to qualify for the first two attempts the partnership dissolved. Later that season Shepherd made two attempts for Ed Whitaker but he failed to qualify for those races as well. Shepherd joined Xpress Motorsports for the race at Rockingham and qualified in the eleventh position. In the race, Shepherd scored his most recent top-ten finish with a 10th-place finish. For the next two seasons, Shepherd attempted occasional races with different owners but he failed to make any of those races.

Shepherd joined Davis Motorsports for the 2003 season, driving their No. 0 and No. 70 Chevy. Shepherd qualified for 10 of 12 races he entered with the team. His best finish was an 11th-place finish at Talladega. Later in the season, Shepherd partnered with Dayne Miller. Shepherd only qualified for 4 of the 10 races he entered with Miller. In 2004 Shepherd made 9 attempts with a bunch of different teams. Shepherd only qualified for two races and he failed to finish any of those. In 2006 Shepherd returned to Davis Motorsports and made five starts in a start and park effort.

Forming his own team

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After several years of competing part-time for several teams, Shepherd began fielding his No. 89 in 2007. Shepherd would start and park the majority of the schedule but did qualify for 16 of the 20 races he attempted in his self owned Dodge. He also ran 5 races for JD Motorsports. For 2008, Shepherd announced intentions to run the full Nationwide Series schedule for the first time in his career. While he would miss the opening race at Daytona, Shepherd would rebound, making the next 7 races before missing the race at Mexico City. The following week at Talladega, Shepherd would finish 13th, his best finish in the series since 2003. It would also elevate the 89 team to the top 30 in points, locking them into the races. Unfortunately, 2007 would end on a sour note, with Shepherd and team missing 4 of the final 5 races of the season. 2009 would see a big change come to the team, with Shepherd leaving Dodge, who he had been with primarily since 2004, and joining Chevrolet. At Daytona, Shepherd would secure a starting spot in the race, his first Daytona February start in the series since 1994. The first half of 2009 would see Shepherd only miss races, and score a best finish of 13th at Las Vegas. The second half of the season would once again prove difficult, missing 11 races. 2010 would start with mixed results, a strong showing at Daytona was followed by two straight DNQs. Shepherd and his team would receive a big break. Following the release of John Wes Townley from Richard Childress Racing, Zaxby's, which is owned by Townley's father, cut back sponsorship of the 21 team. Childress would make a deal with Shepherd and his team, Faith Motorsports. The alliance would run as Shepherd Racing Ventures and would allow Shepherd to drive the 21 car to keep it up in owner points, as well as run full-time with limited sponsorship from Zaxby's. The 89 Faith Motorsports Chevy would run as a start and park effort when Shepherd was behind the 21.

For 2011, the 89 would return full-time under the Shepherd Racing Ventures moniker, with the RCR/SVR 21 becoming the 89. This would guarantee the 89 into the first 5 races of the season. 2011 would be one of his strongest seasons, running all 33 races, as well as having sponsorship for the majority of the season. However, Shepherd and team's success would turn sour late in the season, as mechanical failures and accidents would plague Shepherd. During the 2011 Wypall 200 at Phoenix, Shepherd was en route to his best finish of the season. However, he was caught up in a late incident.

The 2012 season turned out to be a real struggle for Shepherd. The team lacked owner points and Shepherd had to qualify on time for the races. Because of that, they missed ten races. The team also lacked sponsorship and in most races the team only had one set of tires and could only run the race for as long as that set of tires lasted. Shepherd only finished 2 races that season. He did become the oldest driver to lead a Nationwide Series race when he led 3 laps at Richmond. Shepherd dropped to 29th in the final point standings.

Shepherd's struggles continued in 2013. Before the start of the season NASCAR cut the Nationwide field to 40 cars.[55] This was a big blow to Shepherd and his team as it was now even harder to qualify for the races. After failing to qualify for the first two races he attempted that season, Shepherd announced that the lack of sponsorship forced him to scale back on his schedule. He stated that he did not know if or when he would be attending another race event in 2013 due to non-funding.[56] Shepherd returned at Richmond, but again failed to make the race. Shepherd did qualify for the next race at Talladega, but retired on lap 72 because of a fuel pressure problem. He would qualify for seven additional races that season, finishing only once at the fall race at Dover.

Shepherd became the oldest driver to lead a Nationwide Series race at the age of 70 when he led 3 laps in the 2012 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway. Shepherd extended this record when he led one lap in the 2016 Sparks Energy 300 at Talladega Superspeedway. Shepherd was 74 during this race, he again extended the record when he led during the 2016 Subway Firecracker 250 at Daytona.[57] The record was extended once more during the 2017 VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 at the Darlington Raceway at age 75.

Personal life

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According to Shepherd, he had a spiritual awakening on February 23, 1975.[58] After years of extramarital affairs and excessive drinking, he was returning from Speedweeks when he discovered that his third wife had left him. Following a week of partying, Shepherd awoke that Sunday and vowed to change his life for the better, explaining in a 2005 interview, "When I got done praying, I'm not kidding you, I felt like I could jump straight through the roof. It was like a load was taken off of me and life has not been the same since."[59]

Shepherd has been married to his sixth wife, Cindy since 1994.[59] He has six children and ten grandchildren.[60] When not at the race track, Shepherd is involved in several religious causes, and also hosts a charity event for disabled Americans during the offseason.[61]

In 2008, one of his sons, Clay Morgan Shepherd Jr., was arrested and charged for indecent behavior toward children and showing child pornography to young children. According to the prosecution, Clay had sexually exposed himself to four girls between the ages of seven and 11, along with fondling an eight-year-old girl. Two of the victims were related to Clay. He would take a plea deal, serving six months in jail and having to be labeled a sex offender for the next 10 years. In response, Morgan would say that the punishment was deserved and that he advocated for more prison time for Clay, saying that "He needs to face God's vengeance and justice, too. I feel like some justice has been done here, but I feel like he should have been given more jail time."[62]

In November 2020, Shepherd revealed that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.[63]

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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

Grand National Series

[edit]
NASCAR Grand National 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 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 NGNC Pts Ref
1970 Bill Flowers Racing 93 Chevy RSD DAY DAY DAY RCH CAR SVH ATL BRI TAL NWS CLB DAR BLV LGY CLT SMR MAR MCH RSD HCY
19
KPT GPS DAY AST TPN TRN BRI SMR NSV ATL CLB ONA MCH TAL BGS SBO DAR HCY
14
RCH DOV NCF NWS CLT MAR MGR
20
CAR LGY 90th 69 [64]

Sprint Cup Series

[edit]
NASCAR Sprint Cup 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 35 36 NSCC Pts Ref
1977 Makar Racing 84 Mercury RSD DAY
DNQ
RCH CAR ATL NWS DAR BRI MAR TAL NSV DOV
10
CLT
13
RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL
33
ONT 54th 322 [4]
1978 RSD DAY
40
RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV 76th 170 [5]
33 CLT
12
NSV RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT
1979 84 RSD DAY
DNQ
CAR RCH ATL NWS BRI DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR ATL ONT NA - [6]
1981 Cliff Stewart Racing 5 Pontiac RSD DAY RCH
4
CAR
28
ATL
8
BRI
4
NWS
9
DAR
34
MAR
1
TAL
23
NSV
8
DOV
6
CLT
6
TWS
31
RSD
21
MCH
15
DAY
20
NSV
13
POC
29
TAL
36
13th 3261 [8]
Martin-Reeder Racing 02 Buick MCH
34
Gordon Racing 24 Buick BRI
19
DAR
16
RCH
29
DOV
12
NWS
6
CLT
8
RSD
13
Benfield Racing 98 Pontiac MAR
28
96 Buick CAR
27
ATL
31
1982 98 DAY
19
RCH
10
BRI
3
ATL
6
CAR
5
DAR
30
NWS
7
MAR
26
TAL
5
NSV
15
DOV
7
CLT
19
POC
35
RSD MCH
8
DAY
4
NSV
26
POC
28
TAL
8
MCH
32
BRI
5
DAR
36
RCH
12
DOV
24
NWS
13
CLT
30
MAR
18
CAR
5
ATL
25
RSD
8
10th 3451 [9]
1983 Reeder Racing 02 Chevy DAY
DNQ
20th 2733 [10]
Beahr Racing 35 Ford RCH
31
CAR ATL
Gordon Racing 24 Chrysler DAR
26
NWS
Zervakis Racing Team 01 Buick MAR
32
Jim Stacy Racing 2 Buick TAL
17
NSV
4
DOV
6
BRI
3
CLT
9
RSD
8
POC
15
MCH
10
DAY
2
NSV
10
POC
19
TAL
27
MCH
37
BRI
8
DAR
9
RCH
16
DOV
6
MAR
29
NWS
8
CLT
25
CAR
27
ATL
7
RSD
33
1984 Harrington Racing DAY RCH
13
CAR ATL 29th 1811 [11]
Henderson Motorsports 26 Buick BRI
27
NWS MAR
26
TAL NSV
Bahre Racing 23 Chevy DAR
26
DOV
36
CLT
17
RSD POC DAY
40
Barkdoll Racing 38 Chevy MCH
22
U.S. Racing 6 Buick NSV
26
POC
Jimmy Means Racing 52 Chevy TAL
30
Hamby Motorsports 17 Chevy MCH
28
BRI
19
DAR
35
DOV
22
Pontiac RCH
12
MAR
24
U.S. Racing 6 Chevy CLT
23
NWS
Benfield Racing 98 Chevy CAR
6
ATL
14
RSD
22
1985 Arrington Racing 67 Chrysler DAY
15
RCH 31st 1406 [12]
Bahre Racing 23 Chevy CAR
38
ATL BRI
Petty Enterprises 1 Ford DAR
18
NWS
Bobby Hawkins Racing 16 Chevy MAR
27
DAR
37
CLT
7
ATL
5
RSD
Shepherd Racing 38 Chevy TAL
13
DOV
Helen Rae Motorsports 00 Chevy CLT
25
RSD POC MCH DAY
39
POC TAL MCH
35
BRI RCH
30
DOV
22
MAR
29
NWS
27
Beahr Racing 35 Ford CAR
39
1986 Race Hill Farm Team 47 Chevy DAY
22
RCH 18th 2896 [14]
Buick CAR
4
ATL
1
DAR
23
TAL
6
DOV CLT
9
POC
18
MCH
29
DAY
37
POC
32
TAL
6
MCH
36
DAR
4
Langley Racing 64 Ford BRI
31
Hylton Motorsports 48 Chevy NWS
19
C & M Motorsports 94 Pontiac MAR
19
RahMoc Enterprises 75 Pontiac RSD
27
GLN
11
BRI
22
RCH
3
DOV
10
MAR
29
NWS
25
CLT
32
CAR
24*
ATL
27
RSD
38
1987 King Racing 26 Buick DAY
16
CAR
5
RCH
31
ATL
10
DAR
22
NWS
27
BRI
8
MAR
17
TAL
10
CLT
2
DOV
32
POC
31
RSD
35
MCH
25
DAY
5
POC
36
TAL
39
GLN
22
MCH
3
BRI
24
DAR
9
RCH
30
DOV
40
MAR
5
NWS
4
CLT
20
CAR
5
RSD
25
ATL
39
17th 3099 [15]
1988 Winkle Motorsports 97 Buick DAY
42
RCH
16
CAR
7
28th 2193 [16]
Shepherd Racing 47 Buick ATL
30
DAR
39
BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT
26
Mach 1 Racing 33 Chevy DOV
2
RSD
42
POC
16
MCH
34
DAY
7
RahMoc Enterprises 75 Pontiac POC
6
TAL
40
Baker-Schiff Racing 88 Olds GLN
7
MCH
4
DOV
29
Shepherd Racing 57 Buick BRI
DNQ
DAR
39
RCH
31
MAR
31
CLT
16
NWS
22
CAR
14
PHO
RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac ATL
40
1989 75 DAY
15
CAR
27
ATL
10
RCH
33
DAR
16
BRI
26
NWS
17
MAR
18
TAL
4
CLT
32
DOV
33
SON
7
POC
5
MCH
35
DAY
2
POC
8
TAL
6*
GLN
6*
MCH
2
BRI
26
DAR
9
RCH
27
DOV
16
MAR
28
CLT
10
NWS
5
CAR
36
PHO
12
ATL
8
13th 3403 [17]
1990 Bud Moore Engineering 15 Ford DAY
10
RCH
7
CAR
7
ATL
2
DAR
5
BRI
8
NWS
5
MAR
3
TAL
8
CLT
8
DOV
6
SON
29
POC
11
MCH
13
DAY
34
POC
36
TAL
26
GLN
6
MCH
9
BRI
31
DAR
21
RCH
30
DOV
25
MAR
25
NWS
12
CLT
2
CAR
12
PHO
3
ATL
1
5th 3689 [18]
1991 DAY
34
RCH
8
CAR
10
ATL
4
DAR
8
BRI
10
NWS
4
MAR
30
TAL
14
CLT
14
DOV
8
SON
42
POC
9
MCH
9
DAY
20
POC
34
TAL
14
GLN
36
MCH
26
BRI
6
DAR
19
RCH
23
DOV
3
MAR
11
NWS
3
CLT
28
CAR
17
PHO
10
ATL
6
12th 3438 [19]
1992 Wood Brothers Racing 21 Ford DAY
2
CAR
13
RCH
10
ATL
10
DAR
13
BRI
7
NWS
12
MAR
6
TAL
9
CLT
29
DOV
10
SON
29
POC
25
MCH
12
DAY
19
POC
15
TAL
13
GLN
2
MCH
10
BRI
13
DAR
31
RCH
7
DOV
5
MAR
21
NWS
17
CLT
13
CAR
13
PHO
38
ATL
11
14th 3549 [21]
1993 DAY
7
CAR
35
RCH
14
ATL
1
DAR
10
BRI
7
NWS
8
MAR
19
TAL
15
SON
14
CLT
9
DOV
9
POC
7
MCH
7
DAY
14
NHA
14
POC
4
TAL
7
GLN
28
MCH
2
BRI
13
DAR
8
RCH
30
DOV
9
MAR
9
NWS
32
CLT
14
CAR
11
PHO
11
ATL
32
7th 3807 [23]
1994 DAY
5
CAR
16
RCH
15
ATL
2
DAR
32
BRI
18
NWS
22
MAR
5
TAL
9
SON
7
CLT
28
DOV
25
POC
4
MCH
5
DAY
9
NHA
6
POC
5
TAL
15
IND
10
GLN
16
MCH
26
BRI
18
DAR
3
RCH
14
DOV
10
MAR
15
NWS
30
CLT
2
CAR
3
PHO
12
ATL
6
6th 4029 [25]
1995 DAY
10
CAR
34
RCH
15
ATL
6
DAR
8
BRI
20
NWS
19
MAR
31
TAL
3
SON
15
CLT
11
DOV
26
POC
7
MCH
5
DAY
24
NHA
2
POC
24
TAL
4
IND
10
GLN
30
MCH
16
BRI
17
DAR
11
RCH
27
DOV
33
MAR
19
NWS
23
CLT
14
CAR
18
PHO
7
ATL
22
11th 3618 [26]
1996 Butch Mock Motorsports 75 Ford DAY
31
CAR
37
RCH
32
ATL
30
DAR
8
BRI
30
NWS
27
MAR
20
TAL
43
SON
24
CLT
29
DOV
32
POC
6
MCH
11
DAY
15
NHA
22
POC
17
TAL
14
IND
5
GLN
9
MCH
11
BRI
19
DAR
24
RCH
23
DOV
18
MAR
6
NWS
14
CLT
23
CAR
29
PHO
17
ATL
28
19th 3133 [28]
1997 Precision Products Racing 1 Pontiac DAY
29
CAR
10
RCH
43
ATL
3
DAR
12
TEX
24
BRI
28
MAR
35
SON
23
TAL
28
CLT
9
DOV
38
POC
12
DOV
31
MAR
DNQ
CLT
22
TAL
12
CAR
34
PHO
DNQ
ATL
27
38th 2033 [33]
Jasper Motorsports 77 Ford MCH
DNQ
CAL
24
DAY
32
NHA
37
POC
27
IND
DNQ
GLN
DNQ
MCH
40
BRI
DNQ
DAR
DNQ
RCH
DNQ
NHA
1998 Shepherd Racing 05 Pontiac DAY CAR
DNQ
LVS ATL
DNQ
DAR
DNQ
47th 843 [34]
Team SABCO 46 Chevy BRI
24
TEX CAL
24
CLT
DNQ
DOV
DNQ
RCH
Richard Childress Racing 31 Chevy MAR
11
TAL
35
Stavola Brothers Racing 8 Chevy MCH
43
POC SON NHA ATL
39
LJ Racing 91 Chevy POC
40
IND
15
GLN
43
MCH
42
BRI
29
NHA
26
DAR
DNQ
RCH
Am. Equipment Racing 96 Chevy DOV
DNQ
MAR CLT TAL DAY PHO CAR
1999 Pinnacle Motorsports 81 Ford DAY
DNQ
65th 67 [35]
Donlavey Racing 90 Ford CAR
32
ATL
DNQ
DAR TEX BRI MAR
DNQ
TAL CAL RCH
Zali Racing 92 Ford LVS
DNQ
Shepherd Racing 05 Pontiac CLT
DNQ
DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA IND
DNQ
GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR
DNQ
CLT TAL CAR PHO HOM ATL
DNQ
LJ Racing 91 Chevy POC
DNQ
2000 Hover Motorsports 80 Ford DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO HOM ATL
DNQ
NA - [36]
2001 DAY
DNQ
CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MAR TAL PHO CAR HOM ATL NA - [37]
Shepherd Racing Ventures 89 Ford NHA
DNQ
2002 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA
40
POC
42
IND GLN MCH BRI
DNQ
DAR
43
RCH NHA
41
KAN
40
MAR
DNQ
ATL CAR PHO
DNQ
HOM 55th 202 [39]
Ware Racing Enterprises 51 Dodge DOV
DNQ
TAL
DNQ
CLT
2003 Shepherd Racing Ventures 89 Ford DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX TAL MAR CAL RCH CLT DOV POC
DNQ
MCH SON DAY CHI NHA
43
POC
43
IND GLN MCH BRI
DNQ
DAR RCH NHA
DNQ
DOV
DNQ
TAL KAN CLT MAR
DNQ
ATL PHO CAR HOM 69th 68 [41]
2004 Dodge DAY CAR LVS
42
ATL
DNQ
DAR
38
BRI
DNQ
TEX
DNQ
MAR
32
TAL
41
CAL
36
RCH
39
CLT
DNQ
DOV
42
POC
38
MCH
40
SON
DNQ
DAY
33
CHI NHA
40
POC
37
IND
DNQ
GLN
38
MCH
34
BRI
41
CAL
DNQ
RCH
DNQ
NHA
40
DOV
34
TAL KAN
DNQ
CLT
DNQ
MAR
DNQ
ATL
DNQ
PHO
41
DAR
43
HOM
DNQ
42nd 925 [42]
2005 DAY
DNQ
CAL LVS
40
ATL
DNQ
BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL DAR
DNQ
RCH
42
CLT DOV POC
42
MCH
DNQ
SON DAY CHI NHA
41
POC
DNQ
IND
DNQ
GLN MCH
DNQ
BRI
DNQ
CAL RCH
DNQ
NHA
DNQ
DOV
DNQ
TAL
DNQ
KAN CLT MAR
DNQ
ATL
DNQ
TEX PHO
DNQ
HOM
DNQ
63rd 162 [43]
2006 DAY
DNQ
CAL
DNQ
LVS
DNQ
ATL BRI
DNQ
MAR
DNQ
TEX PHO
DNQ
TAL
DNQ
RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA
DNQ
POC IND GLN MCH BRI
DNQ
CAL RCH
43
NHA
42
DOV
DNQ
KAN TAL CLT
DNQ
MAR
DNQ
ATL TEX PHO
DNQ
HOM 66th 71 [44]
2013 Brian Keselowski Motorsports 52 Toyota DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX KAN RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN DAY NHA
41
IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 76th 01 [65]
2014 BK Racing 93 Toyota DAY
DNQ
72nd 01 [66]
Identity Ventures Racing 87 Toyota PHO
43
LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX DAR RCH TAL KAN CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN DAY
Circle Sport 33 Chevy NHA
39
IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM
Daytona 500
[edit]
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1977 Makar Racing Mercury DNQ
1978 37 40
1979 DNQ
1982 Benfield Racing Buick 24 19
1983 Reeder Racing Chevrolet DNQ
1985 Arrington Racing Chrysler 36 15
1986 Race Hill Farm Team Chevrolet 39 22
1987 King Racing Buick 35 16
1988 Winkle Motorsports Buick 11 42
1989 RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 3 15
1990 Bud Moore Engineering Ford 30 10
1991 34 34
1992 Wood Brothers Racing Ford 4 2
1993 32 7
1994 12 5
1995 30 10
1996 Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 12 31
1997 Precision Products Racing Pontiac 42 29
1999 Pinnacle Motorsports Ford DNQ
2001 Hover Motorsports Ford DNQ
2005 Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge DNQ
2006 DNQ
2014 BK Racing Toyota DNQ

Xfinity Series

[edit]
NASCAR Xfinity 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 35 NXSC Pts Ref
1982 Whitaker Racing 7 Olds DAY RCH BRI MAR DAR HCY
16
SBO CRW RCH LGY DOV HCY
1
CLT
3
ASH
5
HCY SBO CAR
30
CRW
3
SBO HCY LGY IRP
1
HCY
4
RCH
2
11th 1692 [67]
98 BRI
3*
MAR
21
7 Pontiac CLT
33
HCY MAR
1983 Olds DAY
5*
MAR
2
NWS
3
GPS
6
LGY DOV
25
BRI
1*
CLT
39
SBO HCY ROU SBO
4
ROU CRW ROU SBO HCY LGY IRP
8*
GPS BRI
4
HCY DAR RCH
1
NWS SBO MAR
2
ROU CLT
23*
HCY
8*
MAR 18th 2512 [68]
98 RCH
18
52 Pontiac CAR
26
7 HCY
2
SBO
7*
1984 Olds DAY RCH CAR
7
HCY 22nd 1630 [69]
Lindy White Racing 1 Pontiac MAR
27
ROU
23
NSV LGY MLW SBO
22
HCY ROU SBO
22
ROU HCY IRP
1*
LGY SBO BRI
1*
DAR RCH
21
NWS HCY
19
MAR
1*
Olds DAR
34
DOV
16
CLT
5
CLT
7
CAR
32
1985 84 Pontiac DAY
5
27th 1068 [70]
Beauregard Racing 39 Pontiac CAR
24
Lindy White Racing 1 Pontiac HCY
22
MAR
5
Buick BRI
26
CLT
42
SBO HCY ROU IRP
9
SBO
23
LGY HCY MLW BRI DAR RCH NWS ROU
06 Pontiac DAR
31
SBO LGY DOV
Whitaker Racing 7 Olds CLT
29
HCY CAR
31
MAR
1986 Pontiac DAY
8
CAR
34
HCY MAR
1
BRI
1*
24th 1640 [71]
77 Buick DAR
34
SBO LGY JFC DOV CLT
35
SBO HCY ROU IRP
27
SBO RAL OXF
39
SBO HCY LGY ROU BRI
16
DAR
2
RCH DOV
1*
CLT
31
CAR
1*
MAR
Shepherd Racing 17 Buick MAR
16
ROU
1987 77 DAY
5
HCY MAR 24th 1689 [72]
97 DAR
10
BRI
1
LGY SBO CLT
9
DOV
4
IRP ROU JFC RAL
1
LGY ROU BRI
28
JFC DAR
2
RCH
23
DOV
20
CLT
38
CAR
1
MAR
Shaw Racing 68 Pontiac OXF
39
SBO HCY
Burnette Racing 09 Olds MAR
32
1988 Shepherd Racing 97 Buick DAY
44
HCY
24
CAR
8
MAR DAR
32
NZH
28
SBO NSV CLT
8
DOV
29
ROU LAN LVL MYB
30
IRP
1
ROU BRI DAR
5
RCH
32
DOV
3
MAR CLT
42
28th 2193 [73]
Sweeney Racing 05 Chevy BRI
29
LNG
Shaw Racing 68 Pontiac OXF
17
SBO HCY LNG
Shepherd Racing 97 Chevy CAR
16
Hensley Racing 63 Chevy MAR
6
1989 Shepherd Racing 97 Chevy DAY
15
CAR MAR HCY DAR BRI NZH SBO LAN NSV CLT DOV ROU LVL VOL MYB SBO HCY DUB 52nd 478 [74]
Pearson Racing 90 Buick IRP
10
ROU BRI
27
Shepherd Racing 97 Pontiac DAR
38
RCH DOV MAR
Edwards Racing 09 Ford CLT
37
CAR
40
Huffman Racing 77 Buick MAR
6
1990 Shepherd Racing 97 Ford DAY
44
RCH CAR MAR CLT
36
NHA CAR
3
34th 1171 [75]
Huffman Racing 77 Olds HCY
24
DAR BRI LAN SBO
Falcon Racing 9 Chevy NZH
4
HCY CLT
39
DOV
35
ROU VOL MYB
29
NHA
4
SBO DUB IRP
26
ROU BRI DAR
6
RCH DOV MAR MAR
31
18 OXF
36
1991 Shepherd Racing 97 Ford DAY
7
RCH
6
CAR
29
MAR VOL HCY DAR
35
BRI
31
LAN SBO NZH
35
CLT
30
DOV
28
ROU HCY MYB GLN
26
OXF NHA
39
SBO DUB IRP
32
ROU BRI
27
DAR
35
RCH
5
DOV CLT
41
NHA CAR
36
MAR 32nd 1298 [76]
1992 DAY
43
CAR RCH ATL
5
MAR DAR
28
BRI HCY LAN DUB NZH 37th 1103 [77]
21 CLT
3
DOV ROU MYB GLN VOL NHA
28
TAL IRP
6
ROU MCH
33
NHA
43
BRI
14
DAR
7
RCH DOV
Wth
CLT
29
MAR CAR HCY
1993 DAY CAR RCH DAR BRI HCY ROU MAR NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW TAL IRP MCH
25
NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV ROU CLT MAR CAR HCY ATL 96th 88 [78]
1994 DAY
7
CAR
13
RCH ATL
DNQ
MAR DAR
19
HCY BRI
25
ROU NHA NZH CLT
39
DOV MYB GLN MLW SBO TAL
17
HCY IRP MCH BRI DAR
19
RCH
37
DOV CLT
DNQ
MAR CAR 45th 780 [79]
1995 DAY CAR
5
RCH
37
ATL
15
NSV DAR
36
BRI HCY NHA NZH CLT
36
DOV MYB GLN MLW TAL SBO IRP MCH
11
BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT
6
CAR
DNQ
HOM 45th 715 [80]
1996 Bobby Jones Racing 50 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY NZH CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN
MLW NHA TAL IRP MCH
41
BRI
36
DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR HOM 83rd 95 [81]
1997 Pontiac DAY CAR RCH ATL LVS
DAR HCY TEX BRI
16
NSV TAL NHA NZH CLT
40
DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB GTY IRP 115th 43 [82]
Shepherd Racing 07 Pontiac MCH
32
BRI DAR RCH DOV
Chevy CLT
DNQ
CAL CAR HOM
1998 Martin Motorsports 92 Chevy DAY CAR LVS NSV DAR BRI TEX
32
HCY TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV RCH PPR GLN MLW MYB CAL SBO IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT GTY CAR 111th 67 [83]
Shepherd Racing 07 Pontiac ATL
DNQ
HOM
DNQ
1999 High Tech Performance Chevy DAY
DNQ
CAR LVS
DNQ
ATL DAR TEX NSV BRI TAL CAL NHA RCH NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV 94th 134 [84]
Whitaker Racing 7 Chevy CLT
DNQ
Xpress Motorsports 61 Pontiac CAR
10
MEM PHO
Whitaker Racing 76 Chevy HOM
DNQ
2000 Emerald Performance Group 19 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR
DNQ
BRI TEX NSV TAL CAL RCH NHA CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NZH PPR GTY IRP NA - [85]
Jarrett/Favre Motorsports 11 Chevy MCH
DNQ
BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM
2001 Kimberlee Smith 89 Ford DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV KEN MLW GLN CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM PHO CAR HOM
DNQ
NA - [86]
2003 Davis Motorsports 0 Chevy DAY CAR
40
LVS
DNQ
DAR
27
BRI
39
TEX
33
TAL
11
NSH CAL
41
RCH
35
GTY NZH CLT
DNQ
53rd 727 [87]
70 DOV
38
NSH KEN
42
MLW
DNQ
DAY CHI NHA
37
PPR IRP MCH BRI
Victory in Jesus Racing 89 Ford DAR
42
RCH
DNQ
DOV
DNQ
CLT
40
MEM CAR
DNQ
9 KAN
DNQ
ATL
41
PHO
40
HOM
DNQ
2004 Ware Racing Enterprises 57 Dodge DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI
40
TEX 117th 104 [88]
Shepherd Racing Ventures 89 Ford NSH
DNQ
TAL CAL GTY
Ware Racing Enterprises 51 Ford RCH
34
NZH
PF2 Motorsports 94 Chevy CLT
DNQ
DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH
Ware Racing Enterprises 51 Dodge BRI
DNQ
57 Chevy CAL
DNQ
RCH
MacDonald Motorsports 71 Chevy DOV
DNQ
Davis Motorsports 0 Chevy KAN
DNQ
Shepherd Racing Ventures 89 Dodge CLT
DNQ
MEM ATL PHO DAR HOM
2006 Davis Motorsports 0 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR
DNQ
CLT
41
DOV
43
NSH
40
KEN
42
MLW DAY CHI IRP
41
GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO 95th 194 [89]
Day Enterprise Racing 05 Chevy NHA
42
MAR GTY
Jay Robinson Racing 49 Ford HOM
DNQ
2007 D.D.L. Motorsports 01 Chevy DAY CAL
41
MXC LVS ATL BRI NSH
42
TEX PHO
40
TAL
42
RCH DAR
43
CLT 51st 829 [90]
Faith Motorsports 89 Dodge DOV
38
NSH
41
KEN
42
MLW NHA
42
DAY CHI
42
GTY
39
IRP
40
CGV
38
GLN
39
MCH
41
BRI
43
CAL
39
RCH
DNQ
DOV
38
KAN
DNQ
CLT
43
MEM
DNQ
TEX
39
PHO
DNQ
HOM
41
2008 DAY
DNQ
CAL
37
LVS
40
ATL
41
BRI
37
NSH
38
TEX
42
PHO
34
MXC
DNQ
TAL
13
RCH
28
DAR
16
CLT
37
DOV
22
NSH
24
KEN
43
MLW
37
NHA
25
DAY
31
CHI
DNQ
GTY
37
IRP
37
MCH
26
BRI
DNQ
CAL
34
RCH
36
DOV
22
KAN
24
CLT
DNQ
MEM
37
TEX
DNQ
PHO
DNQ
HOM
DNQ
29th 1844 [91]
Chevy CGV
37
GLN
24
2009 DAY
39
CAL
19
LVS
13
BRI
34
TEX
28
NSH
31
PHO
35
TAL
23
RCH
36
DAR
31
CLT
DNQ
DOV
22
NSH
17
KEN
25
MLW
DNQ
NHA
DNQ
DAY
32
CHI
DNQ
GTY
DNQ
IRP
17
IOW
19
GLN
21
MCH
DNQ
BRI
DNQ
CGV
DNQ
ATL
DNQ
RCH
DNQ
DOV
21
KAN
DNQ
CAL
33
CLT
DNQ
MEM
34
TEX
32
PHO
DNQ
HOM
DNQ
30th 1742 [92]
2010 DAY
22
CAL
DNQ
LVS
DNQ
BRI
35
NSH
40
PHO
39
TEX
DNQ
TAL
30
RCH
36
DAR
DNQ
DOV
37
CLT
36
NSH
35
KEN
37
ROA
19
NHA
22
DAY
40
BRI
DNQ
RCH
41
CLT
DNQ
TEX
DNQ
28th 1865 [93]
Shepherd Racing Ventures 21 CHI
25
GTY
21
IRP
23
IOW
35
GLN
32
MCH
37
CGV
35
ATL DOV
30
KAN
37
CAL
28
GTY
18
PHO
31
HOM
26
2011 Faith Motorsports 89 DAY
26
PHO
33
LVS
18
BRI
31
CAL
23
TEX
37
TAL
30
NSH
28
RCH
28
DAR
22
DOV
26
IOW
20
CLT
24
CHI
25
MCH
34
ROA
35
DAY
38
KEN
34
NHA
21
NSH
32
IRP
32
IOW
32
GLN
34
CGV
42
BRI
34
ATL
25
RCH
24
CHI
28
DOV
25
KAN
27
CLT
25
TEX
28
PHO
28
HOM
43
21st 504 [94]
2012 Shepherd Racing Ventures DAY
DNQ
PHO
38
LVS
22
BRI
DNQ
CAL
34
TEX
DNQ
RCH
36
TAL
35
DAR
22
IOW
31
CLT
37
DOV
29
MCH
33
ROA
36
KEN
35
DAY NHA
32
CHI
34
IND
DNQ
IOW
35
GLN
33
CGV BRI
DNQ
ATL
34
RCH
DNQ
CHI
32
KEN
31
DOV
DNQ
CLT
DNQ
KAN
32
TEX
DNQ
PHO
35
HOM
DNQ
29th 239 [95]
2013 Dodge DAY
DNQ
PHO LVS TAL
35
DAR CLT DAY
40
52nd 64 [96]
Chevy BRI
DNQ
CAL TEX RCH
DNQ
DOV
36
IOW
DNQ
MCH ROA KEN
35
NHA
DNQ
CHI IND
DNQ
IOW
35
GLN
35
MOH BRI
DNQ
ATL
36
RCH
DNQ
CHI
DNQ
KEN DOV
27
KAN CLT TEX
DNQ
PHO
DNQ
HOM
2014 DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX DAR RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV
37
MCH
DNQ
ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW
36
GLN MOH BRI
39
ATL
35
RCH
36
CHI
DNQ
KEN
36
DOV
35
KAN
DNQ
CLT
DNQ
TEX
DNQ
PHO
37
HOM 47th 54 [97]
2015 DAY ATL
40
LVS
37
PHO
DNQ
CAL TEX BRI
38
RCH
DNQ
TAL IOW CLT DOV
39
MCH CHI
37
DAY
39
KEN
38
NHA
36
IND
38
IOW
37
GLN
DNQ
MOH
37
BRI
38
ROA
39
DAR
35
RCH
DNQ
CHI
DNQ
KEN
33
DOV
33
CLT
37
KAN
35
TEX
35
PHO
DNQ
HOM
DNQ
34th 134 [98]
40 GLN
38
2016 89 DAY
36
ATL
37
LVS
39
PHO
39
CAL
DNQ
TEX BRI
DNQ
RCH
39
TAL
39
DOV
36
CLT
DNQ
POC
35
MCH
36
IOW
37
DAY
35
KEN
37
NHA
39
IND
37
IOW
36
GLN MOH BRI
39
ROA
37
DAR
34
RCH
DNQ
CHI
34
KEN
38
DOV
34
CLT
39
KAN
DNQ
TEX
39
PHO
DNQ
HOM
DNQ
36th 94 [99]
2017 DAY
DNQ
ATL
DNQ
LVS
DNQ
PHO
36
CAL TEX BRI
39
RCH
DNQ
TAL
35
CLT DOV
38
POC
38
MCH
40
IOW
39
DAY KEN
DNQ
NHA
37
IND
39
IOW
38
GLN MOH
40
BRI
DNQ
ROA DAR
37
RCH
DNQ
CHI
38
KEN
37
DOV
32
CLT
38
KAN
37
TEX
39
PHO
34
HOM
DNQ
56th 26 [100]
2018 DAY
DNQ
ATL
38
LVS
37
PHO
37
CAL
38
TEX
38
BRI
DNQ
RCH
39
TAL
DNQ
DOV
38
CLT
DNQ
POC
DNQ
MCH
38
IOW
39
CHI
DNQ
DAY KEN
38
NHA
39
IOW
38
GLN MOH
38
BRI
39
ROA DAR
38
IND
32
LVS RCH
40
CLT DOV
38
KAN
DNQ
TEX
39
PHO
39
HOM 60th 24 [101]
2019 DAY ATL
35
LVS
33
PHO
34
CAL
31
TEX
DNQ
BRI
35
RCH
Wth
TAL DOV
35
CLT POC
35
MCH IOW
35
CHI
DNQ
DAY KEN
34
NHA IOW
36
GLN MOH BRI
DNQ
ROA DAR
37
IND
36
LVS RCH CLT DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM 61st 29 [102]

Camping World Truck Series

[edit]
NASCAR Camping World Truck 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 NCWTC Pts Ref
1997 Mike Colabucci 13 Chevy WDW TUS HOM PHO POR EVG I70 NHA TEX BRI NZH
28
MLW LVL CNS HPT IRP FLM NSV GLN RCH MAR SON MMR CAL PHO LVS 118th 79 [103]
2000 Conely Racing 7 Chevy DAY
32
HOM
17
PHO MMR MAR PIR 47th 465 [104]
Team 23 Racing 23 Chevy GTY
DNQ
MEM PPR EVG TEX KEN GLN MLW NHA NZH MCH IRP
DNQ
Black Tip Racing 69 Chevy NSV
32
CIC
Hover Motorsports 80 Ford RCH
DNQ
DOV
DNQ
TEX
DNQ
CAL
2001 Genzman Racing 21 Ford DAY
11
HOM MMR 26th 1146 [105]
Shepherd Racing MAR
36
GTY DAR
21
PPR DOV
24
TEX
21
MEM
29
MLW KAN
32
KEN
31
NHA
17
IRP
33
NSH
26
CIC
33
NZH
28
RCH
21
SBO
27
TEX LVS PHO
30
CAL
2002 DAY
DNQ
DAR
34
MAR
33
GTY
36
PPR
34
DOV
32
TEX
31
MEM
35
MLW KEN
DNQ
MCH IRP NSH
35
RCH
17
TEX SBO LVS
29
CAL
28
PHO
33
HOM
32
24th 974 [106]
Ware Racing Enterprises 81 Dodge KAN
32
51 NHA
30
2003 Shepherd Racing 21 Ford DAY
26
DAR
24
MMR MAR
35
CLT
29
DOV
26
TEX MEM
33
MLW
33
KAN
34
KEN
28
GTY MCH IRP
34
NSH
25
BRI
29
RCH NHA
33
CAL LVS SBO TEX MAR
29
PHO
36
HOM
36
28th 991 [107]
2004 RAW Racing 72 Chevy DAY ATL MAR
QL
MFD CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS CAL TEX MAR PHO DAR HOM NA - [108]
2007 Key Motorsports 44 Chevy DAY CAL
34
ATL
33
MAR KAN CLT MFD 73rd 201 [109]
Green Light Racing 06 Chevy DOV
29
TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTY NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM
2008 Key Motorsports 44 Chevy DAY CAL
34
ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTY NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 118th 0 [110]
2013 Norm Benning Racing 75 Chevy DAY MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP IOW CHI LVS TAL MAR TEX
34
PHO HOM 114th 01 [111]
2015 MAKE Motorsports 1 Chevy DAY ATL
27
MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 102nd 01 [112]
- Qualified for Dana White

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series

[edit]

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

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde 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 ABSC Pts Ref
1985 Lindy White Racing 1 Buick ATL DAY ATL TAL ATL SSP IRP
9
CSP FRS IRP OEF ISF DSF TOL 122nd - [113]
2000 Hover Motorsports 80 Ford DAY SLM AND CLT
39
KIL FRS MCH
36
POC
7
TOL KEN BLN POC
6
WIN ISF KEN DSF SLM CLT
DNQ
TAL ATL
28
47th 595 [114]

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Sporting positions
Preceded by NASCAR Late Model Sportsman Division Champion
1980
Succeeded by