Morgan Shepherd

Who is Morgan Shepherd?

Morgan Shepherd is an American retired stock car racing driver and team owner. He last competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 89 Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet. He is a born again Christian who serves as a lay minister to the racing community. Shepherd competed in NASCAR for over 44 years.

He became the second-oldest race winner in 1993, when he won the spring race at Atlanta at the age of 51 years, 4 months, and 27 days.

Shepherd became the oldest driver to lead an Xfinity Series race at the age of 70 when he led 3 laps in the 2012 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway. He was also the oldest to start a Cup Cup race at the 2014 Camping World RV Sales 301 at age 72.

Though his race team has not competed since the covid pandemic in 2020, he hopes to return to the track one day.