Looking Back, Looking Forward
Clint Bowyer wins NASCAR Nationwide Championship
At the recently held awards banquet, NASCAR officially awarded the championship title to Clint Bowyer.
Bowyer held off the ever-present and hard-charging Carl Edwards to claim his first Nationwide championship in a close points race that literally came down to the final race. Read more
Double Trouble In Memphis
Seeing Double?
Seeing Double?
In the practice leading up to the Memphis race, some surely thought they were seeing double.
For this race, a second entry was made by Faith Motorsports in the form of car #75, to be driven by Tim Weaver. Unfortunately, the car experienced a broken valve in the first practice session and was unable to attempt qualifying for the race.
It would have been great to watch as two entries sped around the track with the Racing With Jesus logo emblazoned on their hoods.
Back To The Monster Mile
As the race season heads into the final remaining races of the year, the Nationwide series once again returned to Dover, home of the Monster Mile.
True to its name, the track once again managed to collect a number of competitors through a variety of crashes and mechanical failures. Read more
Racing With Jesus – Richmond
For the fans of Morgan Shepherd who tuned in to watch qualifying for the Richmond race there was an unexpected treat.
Rain had begun to sprinkle on the track and qualifying was postponed to see if the weather would clear. During the lull, those tuned in were treated to a short version of “The Morgan Shepherd Show” as the TV cameras focussed on Morgan rollerskating down pit road. Read more
Racing With Jesus – California
Limited Effort Still Nets a 34th Place at California
This week’s race at California saw Kyle Busch win yet another Nationwide event in dominating fashion. Starting from the pole position, Busch dominated the race in laps led and easily took the checkered flag.
A failure to qualify for the Bristol race last week had placed the Racing With Jesus team in severe financial straits. Read more
Determination Nets 26th Spot at Michigan
Fans of the #89 Racing With Jesus Dodge Charger held their breath as qualifying unfolded for the Nationwide race at Michigan International Speedway. Read more
Experience Gets Top 25 At Watkins Glen
Experience and strategy paid off as Morgan Shepherd drove the #89 Racing With Jesus car to a 24th place finish in the Nationwide race at Watkins Glen. Read more
Racing With Jesus – Montreal
New Road Car Debuts at Montreal
This past week, the Racing With Jesus team announced the purchase of a road course car from Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) and the acquisition of a Richard Childress Racing (RCR) engine to power the latest addition to the team’s lineup.
With unbelievably tight scheduling, the team was forced to miss the first practice session for the Montreal race as they were still installing the engine in hopes of having a competitive entry for the race.
During the final practice session, Morgan Shepherd was able to turn in a total of only 2 laps practice before qualifying time. The practice times were not encouraging as the car was running towards the bottom of the speed charts. Read more
Highs and Lows at Indy
Action at ORP
Returning to O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, the Racing With Jesus team experienced both highs and lows with this week’s effort.
This is the track where Morgan Shepherd holds the record for most wins with 3 career victories. Read more
Racing With Jesus – Gateway
Taking the lessons from the Chicago race to heart, Morgan Shepherd and the Racing With Jesus team used the short time between races to test the team’s 2 intermediate track cars at the Shelor Motor Mile in Virginia hoping to improve its performance over the coming weeks.
From the testing, it was apparent that the car donated by Kevin and DeLana Harvick was the better of the two while the older car also demonstrated that it was better than anticipated. Read more