Morgan Shepherd News

Hamlin wins pole at Phoenix:

Hamlin wins pole at Phoenix:

November 12, 2005
#11-Denny Hamlin won the pole for the Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, for his first career pole in his 6th race. The pole puts Hamilin in the Budweiser Shjootout and he is the 17th pole winner of 2005. 2nd in points, #48-Jimmie Johnson will

Stewart wins pole with new track record at Martinsville:

Stewart wins pole with new track record at Martinsville:

October 21, 2005
#20-Tony Stewart, the points leader, won the Budweiser Pole for the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway with a Track Record lap of 98.083mph for his 3rd pole of 2005 and 10th of his career. The rest of the top five are: #21-Ricky Rudd, #2-Rusty Wallace, #12-Ryan Newman

Shepherd gets new crew chief and some DEI chassis:

Shepherd gets new crew chief and some DEI chassis:

October 7, 2005
#89-Morgan Shepherd has a new crew chief, Teddy Brown. Shepherd will not run at Kansas. The team is in the process of building two new cars and recently bought two new chasis from DEI, but will still run Joey Arrington engines. Shepherd plan to test Monday in preparation

Other Fines from Talladega:

Other Fines from Talladega:

October 4, 2005
Tony Gibson, crew chief of the #15 Chevrolet driven by Michael Waltrip, was fined $10,000. During pre-qualifying inspection last Friday, the #15 was found to have an unapproved air directional device and unapproved wheel spacers – violations of Sections 12-4-A and

Jarrett wins big at Talladega:

Jarrett wins big at Talladega:

October 2, 2005
#88-Dale Jarrett, with help from #20-Tony Stewart, moved from 6th to 1st and won the UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega Superspeedway with a last lap pass on a green-white-checkered finish. It is Jarrett's 32 career win, first since Feb 2003 at Rockingham, 98 races ago. Jarrett

Parts confiscated by NASCAR at Talladega:

Parts confiscated by NASCAR at Talladega:

October 1, 2005
NASCAR officials confiscated unapproved fuel cell foam from the #8 Budweiser Chevy of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and #89 Dodge of Morgan Shepherd during pre-qualifying inspections. Shepherd failed to make the field. An unapproved window net was also taken from the #25 GMAC

Ramblings – Talladega:

Ramblings – Talladega:

September 30, 2005
It was Elliott Sadler's day at Talladega Superspeedway on Friday as he took the Bud Pole for Sunday's UAW-Ford 500 with a time of 50.597 sec. (189.260 mph). This is the third pole of the season for Sadler, and the fifth of his NEXTEL Cup career. Joining his teammate

Front Row Joe wins Pole at MIS:

Front Row Joe wins Pole at MIS:

August 20, 2005
"Front Row" #01-Joe Nemechek won the pole for the GFS Marketplace 400 at the Michigan International Speedway with a speed of 191.530mph for his first pole of 2005 and 8th of his career, putting him into the 2006 Budweiser Shootout. #24-Jeff Gordon starts on the out

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: IRP

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: IRP

August 2, 2005
Indianapolis Raceway Park sits some fifteen minutes west of Indianapolis Motor Speedway. But IRP is a storied track in its own right, one with NASCAR history tied directly to it. The NASCAR Busch Series has raced at IRP since the series inception in 1982. The exciting

McMurray wins pole at Pocono:

McMurray wins pole at Pocono:

July 23, 2005
#42-Jamie McMurray celebrated his option pickup by owner Chip Ganassi by winning the pole for the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway. The pole is McMurray's first of 2005 and 2nd of his career and puts him in the 2006 Budweiser Shootout [in either the #42 or the #6

Ramblings – New Hampshire:

Ramblings – New Hampshire:

July 16, 2005
Brian Vickers captured the Bud Pole today for Sunday's New England 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway for his first top-spot of the season. His time of 29.225 sec (130.327 mph) was good enough to knock Kasey Kahne from the pole and give Vickers his 3rd career

Penalties announced from Daytona:

Penalties announced from Daytona:

July 11, 2005
NASCAR announced Monday that fines have been issued to five NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series crew chiefs resulting from rule violations leading up to the July 2 Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Joel Shear, crew chief of the #09 Dodge driven by Johnny Sauter and

Stewart wins pole at Daytona:

Stewart wins pole at Daytona:

July 1, 2005
#20-Tony Stewart won the Budweiser Pole for the Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway with a speed of 185.582mph for his first pole since Chicago in July 2003 and his 8th of his career. The rest of the top-five were #10-Scott Riggs, #48-Jimmie Johnson, #36-Boris

Shepherd gets a sponsor for Daytona UPDATE:

Shepherd gets a sponsor for Daytona UPDATE:

June 29, 2005
#89-Morgan Shepherd will be attempting to make the Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway, which will run Saturday, July 2nd. Shepherd has sponsorship from Cornerstone Bancard of Alpharetta, GA and hopes to debut a new paint scheme at Daytona on the #89 Dodge.(

Michigan Qualifying Notes:

Michigan Qualifying Notes:

June 18, 2005
• Ryan Newman won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Batman Begins 400, lapping Michigan International Speedway in 37.069 seconds at 194.232 mph. He broke Dale Earnhardt Jr’s, track-qualifying record of 37.667 seconds, 191.149 mph, set Aug. 18, 2000. • This