Morgan Shepherd (born October 12, 1941) has been a NASCAR driver since 1977. He had raced in the Sprint Cup series from 1977-2006 and the Camping World Truck Series off and on from 1997-2008 . He is a born again Christian who serves as a lay minister to the racing community. At age 70, he runs a full-time schedule in the Nationwide Series, driving the #89 Racing With Jesus Chevrolet for Shepherd Racing Ventures.
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.
Shepherd became the oldest driver to lead a Nationwide Series race at the age of 70 when he led four laps at the 2012 Richmond Nationwide Series event.
Read more about Morgan Shepherd: Career Prior To Cup, 1970s and 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Off-track Charities, Images
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