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====Late 1980s and early 1990s==== Shepherd joined [[King Racing]] for the [[1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1987]] season, driving the No. 26 [[Pennzoil|Quaker State]] [[Buick Lesabre]] owned by drag racing legend [[Kenny Bernstein]]. It was the first time in Shepherd's Cup career that he competed in every scheduled event. Shepherd scored eleven top-ten finishes; seven of those were in the top five. He also scored his fourth career pole st [[Sovran Bank 500|Martinsville]]. He led the early part of that race but retired after engine problems. His best finish of the season was at the [[Coca-Cola 600]], where Shepherd finished second to [[Kyle Petty]].<ref name="1987Cup">{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/shephmo01/1987/W|title=Morgan Shepherd β 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 18, 2015}}</ref> Shepherd switched to Tom Winkle's team for the [[1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1988]] season. Shepherd had a good start to the season, with a pole at [[Pontiac Excitement 400|Richmond]] and a top-ten at [[Goodwrench 500|Rockingham]]. However, after that race Shepherd started racing for his own team, driving a Buick. After failing to finish a race with his own team he moved to [[Mach 1 Racing]], replacing the injured [[Harry Gant]]. Shepherd led 110 laps at [[Budweiser 500 (Spring Dover)|Dover]], eventually finishing second to [[Bill Elliott]]. After Gant returned Shepherd again replaced an injured driver, this time [[Neil Bonnett]] at [[RahMoc Enterprises]]. In his first race for this team, at [[AC Spark Plug 500|Pocono]], Shepherd took his second pole of the year. After posting two top-tens in the No. 88 [[Oldsmobile]] for [[Buddy Baker]], Shepherd finished out the year in his own No. 57, before his team was purchased by RahMoc for the season finale.<ref name="1988Cup">{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/shephmo01/1988/W|title=Morgan Shepherd β 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 18, 2015}}</ref> [[File:MorganShepherd75car1989.jpg|thumb|left|Shepherd driving for [[RahMoc Enterprises]] during the [[1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1989]] season.]] He returned to RahMoc for the [[1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1989]] season. Shepherd scored thirteen top-ten finishes during the season. He led the most laps at the [[Talladega DieHard 500]] but eventually finished the race in sixth place. Shepherd took his final career pole at [[The Budweiser At The Glen|Watkins Glen]]. He led the early parts of that race but lost his chance of winning the race after contact with [[Geoff Bodine]]. Shepherd's best finish of the season was two second-place finishes at the [[Pepsi 400]] and the [[Champion Spark Plug 400]]. It was only the second time in his career Shepherd competed in every scheduled event. He finished thirteenth in the final points standings.<ref name="1989Cup">{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/shephmo01/1989/W|title=Morgan Shepherd β 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 18, 2015}}</ref> Shepherd moved to [[Bud Moore Engineering]] for the [[1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1990]] season, driving the No. 15 [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]. He had a great start to the season finishing in the top ten in each of the first eleven races. Shepherd took the championship lead for the first (and only) time in his career after the [[Budweiser 500 (Spring Dover)|Budweiser 500]]. He had a difficult midseason, losing the points lead and dropping to tenth in the standings after the [[Tyson Holly Farms 400]]. Shepherd ended his season on a high after winning his third career race at the season finale at [[Atlanta Journal 500|Atlanta]]. He finished fifth in the final points standings, which would turn out to be a career-high.<ref name="1990Cup">{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/shephmo01/1990/W|title=Morgan Shepherd β 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 18, 2015}}</ref> He stayed with [[Bud Moore (NASCAR owner)|Bud Moore]] for the [[1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1991]] season, but had a more up and down season than the year before. Although Shepherd scored fourteen top-ten finishes he could not compete for regular top-five finishes during the season. His best finish of the season was two third-place finishes late in the season. He had his best run of the season at [[Tyson Holly Farms 400|North Wilkesboro]], where Shepherd led a total of 41 laps and just missed out on the win. Shepherd dropped to twelfth in the final points standings. After the season Shepherd left Bud Moore Engineering and moved to the [[Wood Brothers Racing|Wood Brothers]] for the [[1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1992]] season.<ref name="1991Cup">{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/shephmo01/1991/W|title=Morgan Shepherd β 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 18, 2015}}</ref>
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