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April 27, 2008
Morgan Shepherd Finishes 13th in Nationwide Race at Talladega
Morgan Shepherd gets a lot of criticism directed his way - including in this space - for starting and parking in virtually every race. But one thing about Shepherd that a lot of people seem to forget but I try to remember is that in his prime Shepherd was a decent driver who won four Cup races, finished in the top ten in Cup points three times and also won 15 Nationwide races. Apparently when he had a good car he still knows how to race even at 66-years old. Yesterday in a car prepared by Kevin Harvick, Inc. Shepherd finished 13th. It was the first time that he finished on the lead lap of any race on one of Nascar's three highest levels since 2001 and the first time in a Nationwide race since 1999. Of course Shepherd wouldn't have finished as well as he did if not for many of the leaders getting wrecked but he still would have finished and during the race he showed that he can race with anyone else with a solid car. Unless KHI continues providing assistance to Shepherd it's likely that he'll go back to starting and parking but it was good to see Shepherd show, even if for only one race, that he can still get the job done on the track.
Posted by silverdsl at April 27, 2008 01:53 PM