Morgan Shepherd News

Earnhardt’s Mother Honored:

Earnhardt’s Mother Honored:

May 16, 2002
Earnhardt's Mother Honored: Martha Earnhardt, wife of the late Ralph Earnhardt, the mother of seven-time Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt, and the grandmother of Kerry, Dale Jr., Kelley and Taylor Earnhardt, is the grand marshal for the May 21 UAW-GM Teamwork Parade

Shepherd back in the #21 – for a movie UPDATE:

Shepherd back in the #21 – for a movie UPDATE:

May 15, 2002
Shepherd back in the #21 - for a movie UPDATE: Morgan Shepherd Driving #21 Wood Brothers Car For Daytona USA Movie In Daytona This Week: Morgan Shepherd is in Daytona this week driving the #21 Wood Brothers car for a new movie Daytona USA is producing. The first shoot

Shepherd still hopes to run Cup:

Shepherd still hopes to run Cup:

April 13, 2002
Shepherd still hopes to run Cup: Morgan Shepherd hasn't totally shelved his Winston Cup dream, either. He has 481 Cup starts and four Cup wins under his belt, and his last Cup foray came in 1999, when he drove one race for Junie Donlavey. His last full-time season

Shepherd at Martinsville:

Shepherd at Martinsville:

April 9, 2002
#21-Morgan Shepherd will attempt to make the Martinsville CTS race and has a full crew for the race. Shepherd is also testing at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in SC on Tuesday and Wednesday.(4-9-2002)

Shepherd Looking:

Shepherd Looking:

April 2, 2002
Morgan Shepherd is seeking a one race sponsorship for the April 6 Busch series race at Texas Motor Speedway. For more information, contact Darrin Dykes of Pit Pass publications, LLC, at 832-368-5070, or Shepherd Racing at 828-256-2194.(4-2-2002)

Leffler on the pole at Darlington:

Leffler on the pole at Darlington:

March 14, 2002
Dodge drivers swept the top three starting positions for Fridays Craftsman Anniversary 200 (TV-ESPN 6:00pm/et Saturday Mar 16th), with #2-Jason Leffler leading the way with a speed at 163.702 mph to claim his first series pole. Teammate #1-Ted Musgrave will start 2nd

One Thousand Starts for RCR:

One Thousand Starts for RCR:

March 2, 2002
One Thousand Starts for RCR: Robby Gordon's #31 Chevy will represent the 1,000th start for the Richard Childress Racing team when he takes the green flag Sunday at Las Vegas. Gordon qualified 12th on Friday, ahead of teammates Jeff Green (22nd) and Kevin Harvick (28th

Shepherd gets an assoc:

Shepherd gets an assoc:

February 8, 2002
Pit Pass Publications has finalized an agreement to be an Associate Sponsor for Shepherd Racing and Morgan Shepherd. This season long sponsorship will be for any race that Morgan runs in Winston Cup, BGN ot the CTS.(Pit Pass Publications)(2-8-2002)

Magazine helping Shepherd:

Magazine helping Shepherd:

February 2, 2002
pitpassmagazine.com has set up a page and email link for sponsors to help out Morgan Shepherd, from their site: "Thirty year NASCAR veteran Morgan Shepherd is entering the 2002 Nascar Craftsman Truck Series will virtually no financial support. Shepherd, owner the Craftsman

Shepherd Trip:

Shepherd Trip:

January 4, 2002
Shepherd Trip: Morgan Shepherd did his annual Christmas Trip in December. In the two weeks before the trip he raised enough money thru the race teams and some loyal supporters to put together 600 gift bags and $22,000.00 for the P.A.R.C. Workshop. The Workshop has

Shepherd buying PPI cars? UPDATE:

Shepherd buying PPI cars? UPDATE:

December 3, 2001
Shepherd buying PPI cars? UPDATE: hearing long time Cup driver, Morgan Shepherd, is in the process of buying some of the #96 Fords from PPI Motorsports and housing the cars in his shop(11-1-2001) UPDATE: hearing Shepherd had a buy in place for some of the #96 Fords

Shepherd trying to help:

Shepherd trying to help:

November 29, 2001
Shepherd trying to help: Morgan Shepherd is trying to put together his annual Christmas tour through the mountains of south central Virginia, but it's difficult after a season spent largely on the sidelines. He's planning to send a registered letter to those in racing

Shepherd buying PPI cars?

Shepherd buying PPI cars?

November 1, 2001
Shepherd buying PPI cars? hearing long time Cup driver, Morgan Shepherd, is in the process of buying some of the #96 Fords from PPI Motorsports and housing the cars in his shop(11-1-2001)

Sad News:

Sad News:

October 5, 2001
Sad News: Mickey Stavola, who with brother Billy owned the long-lived Stavola Brothers team which fielded cars for Bobby Allison and others, died over the weekend of a heart attack near his home in New Jersey.(SpeedVision), the Stavola Brothers last fielded the #8

Shepherd Announcement:

Shepherd Announcement:

October 4, 2001
Shepherd Announcement: Morgan Shepherd is hoping to make an announcement [soon] about his Cup team going to Martinsville(NASCAR.com)(10-4-2001)