Morgan Shepherd News

#23 News:

#23 News:

May 4, 2000
Morgan Shepherd will be driving the #23 CTS entry for Phil Bonifield at St.Louis. An agreement will have Shepherd in the Red Line Oil Chevy for other selected races this season(Team PR)(5-4-2000)

Morgan Shepherd truck news:

Morgan Shepherd truck news:

May 4, 2000
Morgan Shepherd will be driving the #23 CTS entry for Phil Bonifield at St.Louis. An agreement will have Shepherd in the Red Line Oil Chevy for other selected races this season(Team PR)(5-4-2000)

Race Tidbits

Race Tidbits

May 1, 2000
from California. If #17-Matt Kenseth had won, he and fellow rookie, #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. would had been the first two rookies to win a CUP race in the same since since 1981, when Morgan Shepherd won at Martinsville, VA and Ron Bouchard at Talladega. #6-Mark Martin

Rookie Win UPDATE:

Rookie Win UPDATE:

April 7, 2000
Dale Earnhardt Jr. won in only his 12th Winston Cup start. Ron Bouchard won a Cup race in his 11th start in 1981 at Talladega, Mark Donohue won in his 5th Winston Cup start in 1973 at Riverside, the earliest in the 'modern era' of Winston Cup, he would only make one

Morgan Back:

Morgan Back:

March 14, 2000
Morgan Back: Morgan Shepherd will drive the #19 Kobalt Tools Chevy in the BGN race at Darlington for Team Yellow. Why no Skinners? Mike Skinner hadminor corrective eye surgery Monday and will drive in the CUP race(NOL)(3-14-2000)

Morgan Back:

Morgan Back:

March 14, 2000
Morgan Shepherd will drive the #19 Kobalt Tools Chevy in the BGN race at Darlington for Team Yellow. Why no Skinners? Mike Skinner had "minor corrective eye surgery" Monday and will drive in the CUP race(NOL)(3-14-2000)

#21 Paint:

#21 Paint:

March 8, 2000
In recognition of the Wood Brothers accomplishments in racing over the past 50 years, five different historical paint schemes, representing five different decades, will appear throughout the season. The first will debut this weekend on the CITGO Ford at Atlanta Motor

Shepherd in CTS:

Shepherd in CTS:

January 11, 2000
Morgan Shepherd will drive the #7 Chevy truck owned by John Conely at Daytona and Homestead. The team is looking for sponsors to help run entire 2000 schedule(1-11-2000)

Morgan Shepherd returns:

Morgan Shepherd returns:

November 17, 1999
to Cup as he will attempt to make the NAPA 500 at Atlanta in the #05 Delco Remy Pontiac with engines from Richard Jackson(former Cup owner). Shepherd will be crew chiefed by Bruce Saunders. Shepherd is looking for additional sponsorship help. Atlanta has been a good

Shepherd/BGN:

Shepherd/BGN:

October 1, 1999
Ed Whitaker Racing, a long-time NASCAR Busch Series team, has entered a Chevrolet for Morgan Shepherd at the All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300, with a sponsor to be announced(NOL)(10-1-1999)

Notes from watching qualifying:

Notes from watching qualifying:

October 1, 1999
#10-Ricky Rudd's Ford looked very tie-dyed; #05-Morgan Shepherd's Pontiac was totally white no sponsor on it; the #26 Cheerios Ford is gold; #33-Ken Schrader has the blue Skoal scheme; the #91-LJ Racing/Larry's Homes car is red and yellow. Practice Accidents: #18-Bobby

Shepherd News:

Shepherd News:

September 29, 1999
Morgan Shepherd will have Delco-Remy as the sponsor and former Cup team owner, Richard Jackson will be helping Shepherd out( Morgan Shepherd Site ) -- CORRECTION: I am now told that Shepherd will have Delco Remy sponsorship at Charlotte next week, and possibly at Martinsville

Shepherd Returns:

Shepherd Returns:

September 27, 1999
I hear Morgan Shepherd will run his own #05 Pontiac at Martinsville, he is looking for sponsors and the Official Morgan Shepherd site is back online

Rookie Wins:

Rookie Wins:

September 13, 1999
Stewart's first career win came in the 25th start of his rookie season. Other modern-era drivers who won in their rookie season and the number of races it took to post their first victory: Davey Allison, 1987, 14 starts; Ron Bouchard, 1981, 11; Morgan Shepherd, 1981

Here Come the Marines:

Here Come the Marines:

August 10, 1999
Kerry Earnhardt will drive the #76 BGN Marines Chevy, fielded by Ed Whitaker and Team Marines Racing. Businessman Rick Rathbun, 45, has announced his intention to sponsor the Kerry Earnhardt/Ed Whitaker Racing tandem under his own Team Marines Racing banner in the