Morgan Shepherd Not Giving Up On Returning Team to Track January 12, 2021 at 11:36 AM
By Dustin Albino
Over the past 50 years, countless things have changed in NASCAR while some have stayed the same. Morgan Shepherd has been there for it all.
Shepherd, 79, began his NASCAR Cup Series career in 1970 competing for Bill Flowers, placing 19th at Hickory Speedway, though he did not finish the race. In fact, the North Carolina native failed to finish all three of his starts that season, not getting another chance to race at the top level until 1977.
But when driving for Cliff Stewart in 1981, Shepherd got his first competitive opportunity, scoring his first Cup win at Martinsville Speedway. He would go on to win three additional Cup races over the next 12 years.