Editing Morgan Shepherd (section)

====Early days====
Shepherd made his Winston Cup Series debut in [[1970 NASCAR Grand National Series|1970]] at [[Hickory Motor Speedway]], driving the No. 93 [[Chevrolet|Chevy]] for Bill Flowers. He started tenth but finished nineteenth out of twenty-two cars due to rear-end failure. Shepherd made two more starts for Flowers that year but failed to finish in both of them. His best finish that year was a fourteenth place at Hickory.<ref name="1970Cup">{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/shephmo01/1970/W|title=Morgan Shepherd – 1970 NASCAR Grand National Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 18, 2015}}</ref>

Shepherd would not return to the Cup Series until [[1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1977]], driving a [[Mercury (automobile)|Mercury]] for Jim Makar. He first attempted the Daytona 500 that year but he failed to make the race. Later that year Shepherd took his first top-ten finish at [[Dover International Speedway]]. He also ran two additional races at [[Charlotte Motor Speedway]] and [[Atlanta Motor Speedway]].<ref name="1977Cup">{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/shephmo01/1977/W|title=Morgan Shepherd – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 18, 2015}}</ref> Shepherd stayed with Makar for the [[1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1978]] season, qualifying for his first Daytona 500. Shepherd started the race in 37th place but only finished 40th when his engine failed after only eight laps. He only ran one additional race that season, finishing twelfth at [[1978 World 600|Charlotte]].<ref name="1978Cup">{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/shephmo01/1978/W|title=Morgan Shepherd – 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 18, 2015}}</ref> Shepherd only attempted the [[1979 Daytona 500|Daytona 500]] with Makar in [[1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1979]], but failed to make the race.<ref name="1979Cup">{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/shephmo01/1979/W|title=Morgan Shepherd – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 18, 2015}}</ref>