Peter Shepherd (racing driver)

Peter Shepherd III (born August 13, 1986) is a Canadian professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 55 Toyota Camry for JP Motorsports. He is not related to fellow NASCAR driver Morgan Shepherd.

Peter Shepherd
Born	August 13, 1986 Brampton, Ontario
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2018 position	75th
Best finish	75th (2018)
First race	2018 U.S. Cellular 250 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
7 races run over 2 years
2007 position	55th
Best finish	54th (2006)
First race	2006 O'Reilly 300 (Memphis)
Last race	2007 Power Stroke Diesel 200 (IRP)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Pinty's Series career
30 races run over 6 years
2018 position	15th
Best finish	14th (2011)
First race	2008 Coke Zero 200 (Cayuga)
Last race	2018 Pinty’s Fall Brawl 200 (Jukasa)
Wins Top tens Poles 5 24 2
Statistics current as of November 17, 2018.

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
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	NXSC	Pts	Ref
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			75th	6	[4]
^† - Qualified for Carl Edwards

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	NCTC	Pts	Ref
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								54th	273	[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	55th	352	[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
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	ARMC	Pts	Ref
2006	Roulo Brothers Racing	39	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	51st	755	[7]
2007				DAY	USA	NSH	SLM	KAN	WIN	KEN	TOL	IOW	POC	MCH 22	BLN						GTW 21	DSF	CHI 22	SLM	TAL	TOL	67th	390	[8]
	Roush Fenway Racing	99	Ford													KEN DNQ	POC	NSH	ISF	MIL
2008	Roulo Brothers Racing	39	Ford	DAY	SLM	IOW	KAN	CAR	KEN	TOL	POC	MCH	CAY 5	KEN	BLN	POC	NSH	ISF	DSF	CHI	SLM	NJE	TAL	TOL			93rd	205	[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			90th	250	[10]

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.

External links

• Peter Shepherd driver statistics at Racing-Reference