Morgan Shepherd

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Morgan Shepherd
Shepherd at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2019
Born	Clay Morgan Shepherd (1941-10-12) October 12, 1941 Ferguson, North Carolina, U.S.
Achievements	1980 NASCAR Late Model Sportsman Division Champion Oldest driver to start a NASCAR Cup Series race (72 years, 9 months, and 1 day)
Awards	2005 NMPA Man of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
517 races run over 29 years
2014 position	72nd
Best finish	5th (1990)
First race	1970 Hickory 276 (Hickory)
Last race	2014 Camping World RV Sales 301 (New Hampshire)
First win	1981 Virginia 500 (Martinsville)
Last win	1993 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 (Atlanta)
Wins Top tens Poles 4 168 7
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
453 races run over 33 years
2019 position	61st
Best finish	11th (1982)
First race	1982 Mountain Dew 300 (Hickory)
Last race	2019 Indiana 250 (Indianapolis)
First win	1982 Sunkist 200 (Hickory)
Last win	1988 Kroger 200 (IRP)
Wins Top tens Poles 15 67 6
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
57 races run over 8 years
2015 position	102nd
Best finish	24th (2002)
First race	1997 NAPA Autocare 200 (Nazareth)
Last race	2015 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.

Racing career

Career before NASCAR

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. 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.

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.

Winston Cup Series

Early days

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.

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. 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. Shepherd only attempted the Daytona 500 with Makar in 1979, but failed to make the race.

Full-time Cup Series switch

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. 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.

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.

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.

Going from ride to ride

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.

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.

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. 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." 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.

Late 1980s and early 1990s

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Wood Brothers Racing

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. Even though Shepherd scored eleven top-ten finishes during the season he dropped to fourteenth in the final points standings. 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.

Shepherd improved to seventh in points in 1993. Shepherd scored a total of fifteen top-ten finishes during the season. 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. 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.

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. 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.

Late 1990s and career decline

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. His best finish for the rest of the season was a twelfth place at Talladega Superspeedway.

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.

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.

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. 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.

Cup return with his own team

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.

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. 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.

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.

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.

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. Shepherd shut down his cup team after the season and moved to the Busch Series for 2007.

Oldest driver to start Sprint Cup race

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. Shepherd started 41st and finished in the same spot in a start-and-park effort, completing 92 of 301 laps.

Shepherd attempted to make the 2014 Daytona 500 in the No. 93 for BK Racing in collaboration with MacDonald Motorsports, but failed to qualify. Had he made the race, he would have been the oldest driver in Daytona 500 history. 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.

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. 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?" 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. Shepherd had last finished a Cup race at the 2004 Pepsi 400.

Xfinity Series

Driving for Ed Whitaker and Lindy White

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

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. 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

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

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. 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. 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. 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

According to Shepherd, he had a spiritual awakening on February 23, 1975. 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."

Shepherd has been married to his sixth wife, Cindy since 1994. He has six children and ten grandchildren. 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.

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."

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

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.)

Grand National Series

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

Sprint Cup Series

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
1978				RSD	DAY 40	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	DOV																										76th	170
		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	-
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
	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
1983	Reeder Racing	02	Chevy	DAY DNQ																																				20th	2733
	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
	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
	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
			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
1988	Winkle Motorsports	97	Buick	DAY 42	RCH 16	CAR 7																																		28th	2193
	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
	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
	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
	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	-
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	-
	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
	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
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
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
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
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
2014	BK Racing	93	Toyota	DAY DNQ																																				72nd	01
	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

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

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
		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
		98			RCH 18
		52	Pontiac			CAR 26
		7					HCY 2			SBO 7*
1984			Olds	DAY	RCH	CAR 7	HCY																																22nd	1630
	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
	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
		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
		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
	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
	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
	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
1992				DAY 43	CAR	RCH	ATL 5	MAR	DAR 28	BRI	HCY	LAN	DUB	NZH																									37th	1103
		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
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
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
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
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
	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
	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
	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	-
	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	-
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
		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
	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
	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
	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
			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
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
	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
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
2013			Dodge	DAY DNQ	PHO	LVS					TAL 35	DAR	CLT						DAY 40																				52nd	64
			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
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
		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
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
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
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

Camping World Truck Series

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
2000	Conely Racing	7	Chevy	DAY 32	HOM 17	PHO	MMR	MAR	PIR																					47th	465
	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
	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
	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
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	-
2007	Key Motorsports	44	Chevy	DAY	CAL 34	ATL 33	MAR	KAN	CLT	MFD																				73rd	201
	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
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
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
† - Qualified for Dana White

^* Season still in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

Daytona Dash Series

Daytona Dash Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	NDDS	Pts	Ref
1985	N/A	44	Chevy	DAY	LAN	GRE	CLT	ODS	LAN	BIR	MMS	ROU 1	SBO	STH	ODS	HCY	CLT 4	49th	160

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series

(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	-
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

External links

• Official website
• Morgan Shepherd driver statistics at Racing-Reference
• Morgan Shepherd owner statistics at Racing-Reference