Editing Morgan Shepherd (section)

{{short description|American racing driver (born 1941)}}
{{About|the NASCAR driver|the British actor|W. Morgan Sheppard}}
{{Infobox NASCAR driver
|name               = Morgan Shepherd
|image              = Morgan shepherd (46857434374).jpg
|caption            = Shepherd at [[Bristol Motor Speedway]] in 2019
|birth_name         = Clay Morgan Shepherd
|birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1941|10|12}}
|birth_place        = [[Ferguson, North Carolina]], U.S.
|achievements       = 1980 [[NASCAR Late Model Sportsman Division]] Champion<br>Oldest driver to start a [[NASCAR Cup Series]] race (72 years, 9 months, and 1 day)
|awards             = 2005 [[National Motorsports Press Association|NMPA Man of the Year]]
|Total_Cup_Races    = 517
|Years_In_Cup       = 29
|Cup_Car_Team       = 
|Prev_Cup_Pos       = 72nd
|Previous_Year      = 2014
|Best_Cup_Pos       = 5th ([[1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1990]])
|First_Cup_Race     = [[1970 NASCAR Grand National Series|1970]] [[Hickory 276]] ([[Hickory Motor Speedway|Hickory]])
|Last_Cup_Race      = [[2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2014]] [[Camping World RV Sales 301]] ([[New Hampshire Motor Speedway|New Hampshire]])
|First_Cup_Win      = [[1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1981]] [[Virginia 500]] ([[Martinsville Speedway|Martinsville]])
|Last_Cup_Win       = [[1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1993]] [[Motorcraft Quality Parts 500]] ([[Atlanta Motor Speedway|Atlanta]])
|Cup_Wins           = 4
|Cup_Top_Tens       = 168
|Cup_Poles          = 7
|Total_Busch_Races  = 453
|Years_In_Busch     = 33
|Busch_Car_Team     = 
|Prev_Busch_Pos     = 61st
|Prev_Busch_Year    = 2019
|Best_Busch_Pos     = 11th ([[1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series|1982]])
|First_Busch_Race   = [[1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series|1982]] [[Mountain Dew 300]] ([[Hickory Motor Speedway|Hickory]])
|Last_Busch_Race    = [[2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series|2019]] [[2019 Indiana 250|Indiana 250]] ([[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indianapolis]])
|First_Busch_Win    = [[1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series|1982]] [[Sunkist 200]] ([[Hickory Motor Speedway|Hickory]])
|Last_Busch_Win     = [[1988 NASCAR Busch Series|1988]] [[Kroger 200 (Busch)|Kroger 200]] ([[Indianapolis Raceway Park|IRP]])
|Busch_Wins         = 15
|Busch_Top_Tens     = 67
|Busch_Poles        = 6
|Total_Truck_Races  = 57
|Years_In_Truck     = 8
|Truck_Car_Team     = 
|Prev_Truck_Pos     = 102nd
|Prev_Truck_Year    = 2015
|Best_Truck_Pos     = 24th ([[2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|2002]])
|First_Truck_Race   = [[1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|1997]] [[NAPA Autocare 200]] ([[Nazareth Speedway|Nazareth]])
|Last_Truck_Race    = [[2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series|2015]] [[Hyundai Construction Equipment 200]] ([[Atlanta Motor Speedway|Atlanta]])
|First_Truck_Win    = 
|Last_Truck_Win     = 
|Truck_Wins         = 0
|Truck_Top_Tens     = 0
|Truck_Poles        = 0
|updated            = November 18, 2019
}}
'''Clay Morgan Shepherd''' (born October 12, 1941) is an American former professional [[stock car racing]] driver and current team owner. He last competed part-time in the [[NASCAR Xfinity Series]], driving the No. 89 [[Chevrolet Camaro]] for [[Shepherd Racing Ventures]]. He is a [[Born again Christianity|born again]] [[Christians|Christian]] who serves as a lay minister to the racing community. He competed in NASCAR for over 50 years, having one of the longest careers in the sport.

Shepherd became the second-oldest race winner (after [[Harry Gant]]) in [[1993 in NASCAR|1993]], when he won the spring race at [[Atlanta Motor Speedway|Atlanta]] at the age of 51 years, 4 months, and 27 days. He holds the record for oldest driver to start a race in NASCAR's top three series at age 77, as well as oldest starter in the NASCAR Cup Series race at the [[2014 Camping World RV Sales 301]] at age 72.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/morgan-shepherd-to-break-record-in-sprint-cup-series-at-new-hampshire-motor-speedway-071213?ocid=twmsn|title=Morgan Shepherd oldest driver to start cup race|work=Fox Sports|access-date=March 5, 2015}}</ref>