Peter Shepherd III (born August 13, 1986) is a Canadian professional

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driver. He last competed part-time in the

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for Dave Jacombs Racing and in the APC Series in the #22 APC/Total car.

Racing career

Shepherd started in

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and moved on to the Thunder Car division at

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. 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,

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, running a season and a half, winning races as well as Rookie of the year. His prowess drew the attention of NASCAR owner

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, who invited him to '' Roush Racing: Driver X'', the

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that was held in

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and televised on the

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. 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

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in the No. 39 car for the

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season opener, then in several races in the

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. Shepherd's series debut was at

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on July 22, 2006, where he finished 23rd. Shepherd made two more starts that year, finishing 31st at

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and 18th at

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. 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 due to a lack of sponsorship. He then returned to a part time schedule in the

. He picked up his first win at

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in September 2010. Shepherd would pick up his second win in 2011, and won three more between 2012 and 2013. He wouldn't return to the series until 2018, where he made six starts. He would run again in 2019 and 2021. In 2018, Shepherd finally made his

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debut at

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driving the No. 55 for

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. He finished 31st,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

Craftsman Truck Series

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.)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shepherd, Peter 1986 births Racing drivers from Ontario Living people NASCAR drivers Canadian racing drivers ARCA Menards Series drivers RFK Racing drivers USAC Silver Crown Series drivers Sportspeople from Brampton