Morgan Shepherd

Morgan Shepherd
Shepherd at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2019
Born	Clay Morgan Shepherd (1941-10-12) October 12, 1941 (age 83) 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.^[1]