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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.
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Learn about Morgan Shepherd, a NASCAR veteran and car owner who supports the PARC Workshop for handicapped adults. See his racing photos, videos, news and charity events.
Nov 23, 2020 · The veteran driver and team owner, who has four Cup Series wins and 15 Xfinity Series victories, revealed his condition on his team’s website. He plans to continue racing in 2021 despite the health challenges.
Nov 23, 2020 · The 79-year-old NASCAR driver and team owner was diagnosed with the early stages of Parkinson's disease, a progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement. He last competed in a NASCAR race in 2019 and won four Cup races in his career.
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A North Carolina native, Morgan Shepherd, started his racing career in 1967 at the Hickory Motor Speedway located not far from his home. He made his Cup Series debut in 1970 at the same speedway. For the next six years, Shepherd toiled in the regional series. In 1977, he returned to the Cup Series and earned his first top-ten finish at Dover Intern...
After the 1997 season, Morghan Shepherd’s racing schedule dramatically slowed down because he served mainly as a substitute driver for other teams. In 2007, at 66 years old, he formed his own Xfinity Series team and then proceeded to qualify for 16 of 20 races. A year later, he raced the Series full time for the first time in his career. Shepherd h...
In 2020, due to the pandemic and ongoing health issues, Morgan Shepherd did not race any events and snapped his streak of 52 consecutive years competing in a NASCAR series race. Unfortunately, that was only part of the bad news for Shepherd and his family this year. Shepherd announced on his website in late November that he was diagnosed with the e...
Morgan Shepherd is a racing legend who has competed in over 1,000 NASCAR races and won four times in the Cup Series. He announced in November 2020 that he has early stages of Parkinson's disease, but he plans to return to the track in 2021 as a car owner.
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Oct 27, 2016 · Learn about Morgan Shepherd's life story, from his moonshining days to his 50 years in racing. He shares his passion, purpose and faith as he competes in the Xfinity Series at 75.
Morgan Shepherd - Morgan Shepherd. MORGAN SHEPHERD BIO. Pre-Cup. Morgan's racing career began when he used his souped-up moonshine car to earn extra money on the weekends. He won 21 of 29 races to win the North Carolina title. Morgan finished in second in NASCAR's Late Model Sportsman division in 1975, driving in 17 different cars.
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