Peter Shepherd (racing driver)

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Peter Shepherd
Born (1986-08-13) August 13, 1986 (age 36)
Brampton, Ontario
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2018 position75th
Best finish75th (2018)
First race 2018 U.S. Cellular 250 (Iowa)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
7 races run over 2 years
2007 position55th
Best finish54th (2006)
First race 2006 O'Reilly 300 (Memphis)
Last race 2007 Power Stroke Diesel 200 (IRP)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Pinty's Series career
30 races run over 6 years
2018 position15th
Best finish14th (2011)
First race 2008 Coke Zero 200 (Cayuga)
Last race 2018 Pinty’s Fall Brawl 200 (Jukasa)
WinsTop tens Poles
5242
Statistics current as of November 17, 2018.

Peter Shepherd III (born August 13, 1986) is a Canadian professional stock car racing driver. He is currently racing in the NASCAR Pinty's Series for Dave Jacombs Racing and in the APC Series in the #22 APC/Total Race Car].

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Racing career

Shepherd started in go-karts and moved on to the Thunder Car division at Flamboro Speedway. He progressed from there to Late Model running in the ALSTAR Series and then into Super Late Models with OSCAAR. Shepherd eventually worked his way into Canada's top series CASCAR running a season and a half winning races along the way as well as Rookie of the year. His prowess drew the attention of NASCAR owner Jack Roush, who invited him to Roush Racing: Driver X , the audition that was held in 2005 and televised on the Discovery Channel.

Shepherd turned heads with a surprising performance, ending up as one of six finalists in the competition.

Roush then signed Shepherd to further development, first in the ARCA RE/MAX Series in the No. 39 car for the Daytona season opener, then in several races in the Craftsman Truck Series. Shepherd's series debut was at Memphis Motorsports Park on July 22, 2006; he finished 23rd. Shepherd made two more starts that year, 31st at Nashville Superspeedway and 18th at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

In the 2007 season, Shepherd shared the No. 50 ride in the Craftsman Truck Series with T. J. Bell. Shepherd was later released from his development contract for lack of sponsorship. He currently runs in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series part-time for his own team. He picked up his first win at Kawartha Speedway in September 2010. [1] Shepherd continues to run part-time in 2011, and he picked up his first win of the season on July 27 in Saskatoon. [2]

In 2018, Shepherd finally made his Xfinity Series debut at Iowa Speedway driving the No. 55 for JP Motorsports. He finished 31st with 15 laps down.

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.)

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NXSCPtsRef
2006 Roush Racing 60 Ford DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA MAR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM
QL†		 TEX PHO HOM NA- [3]
2018 JP Motorsports 55 Toyota DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW
31		 GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR IND LVS RCH CLT DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM 75th6 [4]
† - Qualified for Carl Edwards

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425NCTCPtsRef
2006 Roush Racing 50 Ford DAY CAL ATL MAR GTY CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW KAN KEN MEM
23		 IRP NSH
31		 BRI NHA 54th273 [5]
6 LVS
18		 TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM
2007 Roush Fenway Racing 50 DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW
32		 MEM
15		 KEN
32		 IRP
21		 NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 55th352 [6]

ARCA Re/Max Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Re/Max Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223ARMCPtsRef
2006 Roulo Brothers Racing39 Ford DAY NSH SLM WIN KEN TOL POC MCH KAN KEN BLN POC GTW
4		 NSH
DNQ		 MCH
10		 ISF MIL
36		 TOL DSF CHI
10		 SLM TAL
24		 IOW 51st755 [7]
2007 DAY USA NSH SLM KAN WIN KEN TOL IOW POC MCH
22		 BLN GTW
21		 DSF CHI
22		 SLM TAL TOL 67th390 [8]
Roush Fenway Racing 99 Ford KEN
DNQ		 POC NSH ISF MIL
2008 Roulo Brothers Racing39 Ford DAY SLM IOW KAN CAR KEN TOL POC MCH CAY
5		 KEN BLN POC NSH ISF DSF CHI SLM NJE TAL TOL 93rd205 [9]
2009 Venturini Motorsports 25 Chevy DAY SLM CAR TAL KEN TOL POC MCH MFD IOW KEN BLN
4		 POC ISF CHI TOL DSF NJE SLM KAN CAR 90th250 [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Shepherd wins Kawartha 250; Kennington Clinches Title" . Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  2. ↑ "Shepherd Takes Win With Last-Lap Pass" . Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  3. ↑ "Peter Shepherd III – 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Peter Shepherd III – 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Peter Shepherd III – 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Peter Shepherd III – 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Peter Shepherd III – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Peter Shepherd III – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Peter Shepherd III – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Peter Shepherd III – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
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