Shepherd Racing Ventures
Owner(s) | Morgan Shepherd |
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Base | Conover, North Carolina |
Series | Xfinity Series |
Car numbers | 05, 07, 17, 21, 38, 47, 55, 57, 75, 77, 89, 97 |
Race drivers | 89. Morgan Shepherd |
Sponsors |
89. Visone RV Courtney Construction King's Tire Malamphy Electric |
Manufacturer | Chevrolet |
Career | |
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
Race victories | 4 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Shepherd Racing Ventures is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team currently fields the No. 89 Chevrolet Camaro for Morgan Shepherd.
Beginnings
It began in 2001 in the Craftsman Truck Series as No. 6 with Morgan Shepherd as the owner/driver and Red Line Oil sponsoring, running under the moniker Victory in Jesus Racing.
Sprint Cup Series
It moved up to Nextel Cup the next year, fielding the No. 89 Ford Taurus. It debuted at New Hampshire International Speedway and ran four more races that year, each ending in a DNF and Victory in Jesus taking over sponsorship. After 2002, the team ran a part-time schedule for Shepherd.
Xfinity Series
In 2007, they stopped fielding cars in the Sprint Cup Series and moved back to the Nationwide Series and ran some races.
For 2008 the team attempted the full schedule, and Shepherd finished 13th at Talladega Superspeedway. Other good runs were scattered throughout the year.
In 2009, the team switched to Chevrolet. After a slew of DNQs, the team was forced to start and park several races. It was an up and down year for the team.
In 2010, Faith Motorsports started off the year with high hopes, and came back to finish 22nd in the season opener in Daytona after an early race issue with the car. A special "Fans For Faith" donation fund was formed, and any fan could donate $100.00 to have their name put on the car. About mid-season, Faith Motorsports formed an alliance with Richard Childress Racing (RCR). Shepherd split his time between the 89 car and RCR's 21. Johnny Chapman and Brett Rowe took the reins of the 89, and mostly start and parked while Shepherd was in the 21. The alliance with RCR allowed Shepherd to use the 21 car's owner points to guarantee that the 89 would make the first five races of 2011.
For 2011, the team returned full-time with the 89 driven by Shepherd. A second car was formed, the 55 driven by Brett Rowe. This car is mainly used to start and park, which helps fund the primary 89. After DNQs in Daytona and Texas, the 55 decided to skip Talladega. In 2013 the team ran Dodges at the restrictor plate tracks (Daytona and Talladega). The team also ran as many races as possible, using Chevrolet. In 2014, Shepherd qualified for the Nationwide race at Dover, but failed to qualify for the races at Kentucky Speedway and New Hampshire Motor Speedway. 2015 saw Shepherd enter Daytona, but withdrew midweek. Shepherd qualified for Atlanta and Las Vegas, but DNQ'd for Phoenix. Shepherd later qualified for Bristol, finishing 38th. Shepherd's team attempted 20 races, and did not finish one race. In 2016, SRV partnered with CM2, a company which helps teams find funding, so that Shepherd can run races to the finish. The number of races Shepherd plans to attempt is unknown, but they are working to put a deal together for Daytona in February. Shepherd and team attempted 30/33 races. Shepherd will be celebrating his 50th year in racing in 2017.
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Nextel Cup Series
Xfinity Series (primary entry)
Xfinity Series (secondary entry)
NASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | Owners | Pts | |
1987 | Morgan Shepherd | 77 | Buick | DAY 5 |
HCY | MAR | DAR | BRI | LGY | SBO | CLT | DOV | IRP | ROU | JFC | OXF | SBO | HCY | RAL | LGY | ROU | BRI | JFC | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | CAR | MAR | [N 1] | ||||||||||
2010 | Johnny Chapman | 75 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | BRI | NSH | PHO | TEX | TAL | RCH | DAR | DOV | CLT | NSH | KEN | ROA | NHA 40 |
DAY | 79th | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Shepherd | 21 | CHI 25 |
GTY 21 |
IRP 23 |
IOW 35 |
GLN 32 |
MCH 37 |
BRI | CGV 35 |
ATL | RCH | DOV 30 |
KAN 37 |
CAL 28 |
CLT | GTY 18 |
TEX | PHO 31 |
HOM 26 |
22nd | 34061 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Brett Rowe | 55 | DAY DNQ |
PHO 39 |
LVS 36 |
BRI 40 |
CAL 42 |
TEX DNQ |
TAL | NSH | RCH | DAR | DOV 40 |
IOW 43 |
CLT | CHI 42 |
MCH DNQ |
ROA 42 |
DAY | KEN | NHA | NSH | IRP | IOW | GLN | CGV DNQ |
BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | 65th | 28 |
1 Includes points scored by Richard Childress Racing
Craftsman Truck Series
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | Owners | Pts |
2001 | Morgan Shepherd | 21 | Ford | DAY | HOM | MMR | MAR 36 |
GTY | DAR 21 |
PPR | DOV 24 |
TEX 21 |
MEM 29 |
MLW | KAN 32 |
KEN 31 |
NHA 17 |
IRP 33 |
NSH 26 |
CIC 33 |
NZH 28 |
RCH 21 |
SBO 27 |
TEX | LVS | PHO 30 |
CAL | [N 1] | ||
2002 | DAY DNQ |
DAR 34 |
MAR 33 |
GTY 36 |
PPR 34 |
DOV 32 |
TEX 31 |
MEM 35 |
MLW | KAN | KEN DNQ |
NHA | MCH | IRP | NSH 35 |
RCH 17 |
TEX | SBO | LVS 29 |
CAL 28 |
PHO 33 |
HOM 32 |
[N 1] | |||||||
2003 | DAY 26 |
DAR 24 |
MMR | MAR 35 |
CLT 29 |
DOV 26 |
TEX | MEM 33 |
MLW 33 |
KAN 34 |
KEN 28 |
GTW | MCH | IRP 34 |
NSH 25 |
BRI 29 |
RCH | NHA 33 |
CAL | LVS | SBO | TEX | MAR 29 |
PHO 36 |
HOM 36 |
[N 1] |
- Footnotes
External links
- Shepherd Racing Ventures Ministry
- Shepherd Racing Ventures owner statistics at Racing-Reference