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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“A little Morgan had one forefoot on the wall,
The other curled at his breast. He dipped his head
And snorted at us. And then he had to bolt.
We heard the miniature thunder where he fled,”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“The metaphor of the king as the shepherd of his people goes back to ancient Egypt. Perhaps the use of this particular convention is due to the fact that, being stupid, affectionate, gregarious, and easily stampeded, the societies formed by sheep are most like human ones.”
—Northrop Frye (b. 1912)