Morgan Shepherd | |||||||
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![]() Shepherd at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2019 | |||||||
Born | Clay Morgan Shepherd 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) | ||||||
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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) | ||||||
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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) | ||||||
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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]