Hyland’s Inc.

“I’m really honored to be a face and representative for Hyland’s,” says Shepherd. “Racing in a stock-car for two or three consecutive hours can accelerate the onset of extremely painful cramps and Hyland’s Leg Cramps offers immediate relief of my symptoms. This is a product I regularly recommend to my racing colleagues.”

“It is very exciting to be kicking off our support of Masters Athletes everywhere with the sponsorship of Morgan Shepherd,” says Hyland’s VP of Marketing, Thao Le. “Shepherd has made it his goal in life to stay healthy so that he can perform at his best on and off the track. At 70 years old, Shepherd is a model of health and we are proud to know that he depends on Hyland’s Leg Cramps to be at his best.”

Since 1903, the Los Angeles-based homeopathic medicine company has been a leader in innovations that answer the changing health needs of our modern world. Hyland’s provides more than 3,500 different products, including Leg Cramps medicine that Morgan Shepherd has recommended for years. Hyland’s products are widely distributed throughout the U.S. To learn more about the promotion, Hyland’s, and stock-car fan favorite, Morgan Shepherd, please visit www.hylands.com/morganshepherd

About Morgan Shepherd Racing Ventures

Morgan Shepherd Racing Ventures LLC is primarily owned and operated by current stock car driver Morgan Shepherd. With career earnings over 20 million, Morgan Shepherd has compiled 19 wins, 107 Top 5′s, 235 Top 10 finishes and a 1980 championship in stock-car racing’s highest levels. Shepherd was voted 2005 NMPA “Man of the Year”, and was inducted into The Daytona Hall Of Fame in 2011. Morgan Shepherd Racing Ventures competed in all thirty-four events with Morgan at the wheel in 2011 and is currently preparing for their next race at Daytona’s Superspeedway slated for February 25, 2012. A popular fan favorite, Morgan’s website, www.morganshepherd.com drew over seven million views from 116 countries in 2011.

About Hyland’s Inc.

Hyland’s, a division of Standard Homeopathic Company, develops homeopathic medicines with the highest-quality natural ingredients following the strictest standards of preparation. With over 100 years of experience in providing access to safe, natural, effective medicines, Hyland’s tradition of excellence consistently provides quality and integrity in every product. Consumers can look to Hyland’s for ideal options in tending to the demands of an active lifestyle. For more information on their line of products, visit hylands.com

- Darby Communications Press Release

Morgan Shepherd - Photo Credit: John Harrelson / Getty Images for NASCAR

With a recent burst of interest in the 70-year-old Shepherd, exciting new announcements will be forthcoming in the next few days. Sponsorship negotiations are ongoing but opportunities are still available with the inspirational owner and driver of the #89 team.

- Faith Motorsports Press Release

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Because of the new pavement and reconfiguration of the one-mile oval, NASCAR gave Nationwide Series teams one extra practice session to adjust to their new surroundings. Richardson and the Greg Conner-led team utilized those three practice sessions to qualify 30th for Saturday’s 200-lap event.

In the early going, he vaulted up to 23rd and avoided a wreck on the first lap. From there, he would begin to fluctuate in the 20s on the scoring pylon. A lap 37 caution allowed him to hit pit road for tires, fuel and adjustments to the No. 23 Chevrolet.

By the halfway point, he was running 28th and looking to avoid right front tire problems like others were experiencing as the race continued. Another caution stop after the green flag flew on lap 130 allowed another trip to pit road for tires fuel and adjustments.

This would allow him, and the others, to go the distance until the checkered flag – if needed. However, the fate of the race changed for Richardson and team while they were running 23rd on lap 160 when the No. 89 of Morgan Shepherd was inside of him going through the Turns 3 and 4.

The two made contact with Richardson’s No. 23 Chevrolet getting pushed up into the outside causing damage to the right front and rear of the car. He immediately dove to pit road for repairs and tires once the caution waved.

A bit worse for wear – but still good to go – Richardson was able to return to action for the lap 165 restart, giving up only four positions from where he was running before getting spun. From there, the battle up front by the leaders waged on for the final 30 laps.

A red flag with 25 to go slowed the pace of the race after a multi-car crash on the frontstretch as some of the leaders got into each other. Luckily, Richardson was able to avoid the mayhem and not attain any more damage to his car.

Give credit to crew chief Greg Conner and team as they were able to make enough repairs – and to Richardson for his committed driving – to finish the race in 22nd place. The NNS heads to the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway next weekend.

Robert Richardson Jr.

“I have to give credit to the folks of Phoenix because they did a real good job in all they did to this track. We really worked hard in each of the practices to get better and better and figure out what was best for our Chevrolet.

“We did okay in qualifying, I wish we could have done better. But, it worked out okay because we were able to pick up a bunch of spots in the first few laps. It was kind of crazy out there in some parts of the race today.

“Me and Morgan (Shepherd) got together there towards the end and it messed our car up a bit. Give credit to Greg (Conner, crew chief) and the crew for making the repairs so fast and making it so we could finish the race.

“Finishing 22nd after all that took place today – we’ll take it.”

- R3 Motorsports Press Release

Morgan Shepherd - Photo Credit: John Harrelson / Getty Images for NASCAR

He is currently 21st in driver points having competed in all 30 events this year. A popular fan favorite, Shepherd’s website, www.racewithfaith.com has drawn over 7 million views from 116 countries around the world in 2011.

Shepherd Racing Ventures will celebrate Morgan’s 70th birthday at Charlotte Motor Speedway this Friday night with a special logo on his #89 Chevrolet.

- Shepherd Racing Ventures Press Release

Morgan Shepherd - Photo Credit: John Harrelson / Getty Images for NASCAR

The Shepherd team will host a special guest at Friday’s Food City 250 Nationwide Series race event and pre-race festivities.

Kyle Keaton, 23, of Portsmouth, Ohio was born with Cystic Fibrosis and is in dire need of a double lung transplant. In the past two weeks Kyle was put on the list for the operation once compatiple lungs are available.

Kyle is a huge NASCAR fan and his favorite driver is Dale Earnhardt Jr. Kyle is an avid collector of Dale Earnhardt Jr. memorabilia and never misses a televised race, rooting for his favorite driver on television.

A close friend of Shepherd who is from Kyle’s hometown of Portsmouth, informed Shepherd of the possibility of bringing Kyle to his first race as guest and possibly helping him to meet his favorite driver. Shepherd agreed. Kyle will be accompanied by his mother Jo Ellen, and lifelong friend Jarred Kotcamp. Kyle will be transported with medical assistance by ABLE EMS Medical Transport Company of nearby Wheelersburg, Ohio, whose logos will also appear on Shepherd’s #89 Chevrolet.

“I’m on the list and they could call me any day so I have to be ready at a moment’s notice,” says Keaton. “But this is one day that I hope they do not call me. I’m so thankful there are people out there like a Morgan Shepherd who take the time out of their busy schedule to make this possible. I just can’t believe it!”

- Faith Motorsports Press Release

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With the task of switching the No. 23 North Texas Pipe race cars back to Chevrolets recently almost completed, Richardson and team are ready to get back to doing what they like most – racing. The native of McKinney, Texas and team head to the Midwestern track loaded with optimism and readiness for the weekend’s events.

For this race, the team has Best Western Plus Marquis Des Moines Airport Hotel on board as an associate sponsor. Fans are invited to the Bennigan’s located on the lower level of the hotel for an autograph session on Friday night at 8:30 p.m. Richardson will be joined by fellow drivers. Jennifer Jo Cobb and Morgan Shepherd to meet and greet fans.

Fast Facts: Richardson, 29, will be making his 85th career NNS start and 16th of the 2011 season. To date in 2011, his best finish of 20th took place at Richmond International Speedway. The No. 23 is locked in via the Owner’s Points, so there’s no pressure to qualify in on time leaving driver and team plenty of time to dial in their Chevrolet through the practice sessions.

Track Facts: This will be his third start at the short track of Iowa where he’s had finishes of 23rd and 22nd, respectively, while completing an impressive 98.2 percent of the laps contested.

Tune in for the Win: There will be two practice sessions on Friday, with the first taking place from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., than 6 to 7:30 p.m. – neither of those are aired. Saturday action begins with qualifying at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2, then followed by race coverage beginning at 7 p.m. Listen in on MRN Radio or Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Ch. 90, as well, for all 250 laps of action.

Robert Richardson Jr.

“I like this track because you can drive the low and high sides to get your car just right. Racing under the lights here is pretty cool because these fans get all pumped up for when we race there at Iowa – day or night. The energy from this crowd is pretty intense.

“Hope you all come out to the Bennigan’s located on the ground floor of the Best Western at the Des Moines Airport on Friday night. Stop by, say hi, get an autograph and have your picture taken with us. That’s one of the best parts about this sport is meeting the fans in a casual atmosphere.”

About the Best Western Plus Marquis Des Moines Airport Hotel: This Des Moines, Iowa hotel is the recipient of Cityview Magazine’s Best Hotel Award and is near the Blank Park Zoo and the Iowa State Capital Building. The BEST WESTERN PLUS Marquis Des Moines Airport Hotel is a full-service hotel located right next to the Des Moines International Airport. Hotel guest will find easy access to key area attractions including the Science Center Museum, the Wells Fargo Arena and Drake University.

- R3 Motorsports Press Release

No. 81 Daystar.com Dodge Challenger R/T

TV: ESPN

Radio: PRN

MacDonald Motorsports at New Hampshire….. In 7 starts at the “Magic Mile,” MacDonald Motorsports has had several strong runs. In 2004, Kevin Lepage recorded their best finish with a 15th place run. Just last season, Michael McDowell qualified the No. 81 in 11th and drove to a 20th place finish.

Blake Koch on New Hampshire….. “It has been an up-and-down season and I’d like to make a few strong runs in a row here for Daystar and all the guys at the shop. It’s crazy to think this will be my 20th start in Nationwide and I’m pumped to be in the top-20 in points!”

Rookie of the Race at Kentucky….. Blake ran a very strong race in Kentucky to bring the Daystar.com No. 81 Dodge home in 22nd place. This earned him his 5th Sunoco Rookie of the Race award this season. Each award has earned Blake a check for $1,000 from Sunoco.

Blake Koch

20th career start….. This weekend will mark Blake’s 20th career NASCAR Nationwide Series start. In 19 previous runs, Blake has amassed 4 top-20 finishes and 10 top-25’s. His best finish is a 14th at Road America just a few weeks ago and his best start is an 18th in June at Michigan. Blake has earned $377,432 and recorded an average start of 28.1 and an average finish of 25.7.

NASCAR Hall of Fame Appearance Tuesday July 19th….. Blake will be at the NASCAR Hall of Fame next Tuesday from 1-3 pm racing simulators against fans and signing autographs. Come on out and visit Blake while spending the afternoon seeing some of the amazing exhibits at the Hall of Fame in Charlotte.

About Daystar Television Network

· Fastest growing faith-based television network in the world.

· Broadcast in over 200 countries, 81 million US homes and 671 million homes worldwide.

· Award winning original shows with fresh faces and new talent that is relevant to the entire family.

Daystar Television Network has a singular goal; to reach souls with the good news of Jesus Christ. They seek out every available means of distribution to a world in need of hope. With an extensive blend of interdenominational and multi-cultural programming, Daystar is committed to producing and providing quality television that will reach our viewers, refresh their lives and renew their hearts.

- MacDonald Motorsports Press Release

The “Fatz” logo will adorn the #89 entry driven by Shepherd as an associate supporter. The partnership will include a personal appearance and team dinner at 8:30pm on Friday, March 18th. at the Fatz Cafe location near Bristol.

Fatz and the Shepherd team are also scheduling personal appearance dates for the Darlington and Charlotte events. Times and dates pending. Fans can go to www.fatzcafe.com to learn more and to find a Fatz near you!

- Faith Motorsports Press Release

The Huntington, WV-based company’s name will appear on the upper rear quarter panels of Rowe’s red and gold Racing With Jesus stock car.

The car will be a teammate and sport a similar paint scheme to Morgan Shepherd’s #89 car which will carry signage for The Salvation Army at Daytona.

To learn more about Imperial Bedding you can log on to www.imperialbedding.com or to learn more about The Salvation Army you can find the charity online at www.salvationarmyusa.org.

- Faith Motorsports Press Release

Ravan, who served as crew chief of the #89 Nationwide entry driven by Morgan Shepherd in 2010, will now over see both the #89 program and Brett Rowe’s #55 Nationwide rides.

“Gary has been a great help to our team and has been a big part of helping us build what we have,” Shepherd said in announcing the promotion. “David Ingram and Morris Van Vleet will crew chief the two teams and Gary will help coordinate everything for us at the shop and at the track.”

Faith Motorsports plans to field two cars in NASCAR’s second-tier touring series for at least the first five races of 2011 in an attempt to get both programs solidly into the Top 30 in owner’s points which would allow them to continue operating as a two car program.

- Faith Motorsports Press Release

Van Vleet spent 2010 as crew chief for two different Nationwide Series programs, as well as some time atop the pit box in the Camping World Truck Series.

Van Vleet and Rowe worked together at Daytona and Nashville last season while both were with former Nationwide team Herd Racing.

“Morris and I work well together and have gotten to know each other pretty well the past couple of years,” Rowe said. “I couldn’t ask for a person more dedicated to what they do than Morris.”

It will be Van Vleet’s second tour with Faith Motorsports. He served as Morgan Shepherd’s crew chief on the #89 team in 2009.

- Faith Motorsports Press Release

Brown Services LLC is HUB Zone and Ohio EDGE-certified company focused on safety services for work sites with specially trained professionals implementing safety programs to ensure a safe work environment. The company will be an associate partner of the #89 team at Daytona and in future races in 2011 with financial support to promote the message of The Salvation Army.

President and CEO Jeff Brown is a strong supporter of The Salvation Army and it’s history of helping people who are less fortunate.

“This is not about Brown Services,” says Brown. “If I can help make an impact on lives less fortunate through Morgan and his team it’s all worth it. I think this is a great thing he is doing and I strongly support his efforts and have supported The Salvation Army for years. They’re a great Christian organization.”

To learn more about Morgan Shepherd and The Salvation Army go to www.racewithfaith.com or www.salvationarmyusa.org .

- Faith Motorsports Press Release

Morgan Shepherd with his No. 89 The Salvation Army "Doing The Most Good" Chevrolet Impala SS (Photo Credit: Phil Cavali, The Hot Lap)

Shepherd has partnered with The Salvation Army and donated the hood of his #89 Nationwide Series race car at Daytona to assist the organization on a national level during difficult economic times.

“This is a real honor to represent The Salvation Army,” says Shepherd. “The economy is tough right now. We’re a small race team without a major sponsor and it’s extremely difficult, but at least we have food, clothing, and a roof over our head. There are millions in our country right now who have lost their jobs, their homes, and their spirit. The demand is very high and we thought we could take our ministry on wheels to a higher level and assist The Salvation Army when they need it the most. I’ve been blessed in so many ways over my career and this is a way of giving back in honor of our fans and supporters. We’ll do the best we can to promote The Salvation Army and educate people on what The Salvation Army really does to assist the poor and the hungry.”

“We don’t have much,” says Shepherd, “but what we have, we can donate to The Salvation Army.”

The Salvation Army is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. The Salvation Army food service programs report more people are seeking food assistance, while donations have decreased in the past year. Shepherd will carry the highly recognizable ‘Red Shield’ and The Salvation Army brand promise ‘Doing The Most Good’ on the hood of his #89 Nationwide Series race car. The Salvation Army will also be a primary part of the race team’s website throughout the year and an associate partner with the car at no charge to them. To learn more about The Salvation Army go to www.SALVATIONARMYUSA.org or contact your local Salvation Army. To read more on the partnership with Morgan Shepherd and The Salvation Army go to www.RACEWITHFAITH.com.

About The Salvation Army:

The Salvation Army, an evangelical part of the universal Christian church established in 1865, has been supporting those in need in His name without discrimination for 130 years in the United States. Nearly 30 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year through the broadest array of social services that range from providing food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled, outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter to the homeless and opportunities for underprivileged children. Eighty-two cents of every dollar spent is used to support those services in 5,000 communities nationwide.

- Faith Motorsports Press Release

Morgan Shepherd (Photo Credit: Faith Motorsports)

Ingram, who served as crew chief for K-Automotive Racing’s #26 program in 2010 has been around the garage for quite a few years. Ingram also worked as a crew chief for McDonald Motorsports’ #81 program in 2009.

“David is a young guy but he has a lot of racing experience and most of his experience has come from his working with smaller teams, which is good,” Shepherd said. “He has been brought up racing with a small budget and limited crew members so he is one of those crew chiefs who can work on the car and understands that our people have to be able to do more than one thing for us to be successful.”

Shepherd said his 2010 crew chief Gary Ravan is still with the Faith Motorsports program and has assumed other duties in the two-car shop which will feature Shepherd’s #89 and Brett Rowe’s #55 Nationwide entries.

An announcement about who will fill the crew chief role for Rowe’s program and other crew assignments will be forthcoming, the team said.

Fans wishing to learn more about Ingram can access an interview done while he was crew chief of the #81 team here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ8JOilvgNY.

- Faith Motorsports Press Release

Morgan Shepherd - Wood Bros Racing

Little did anyone know that by the time the series got to Atlanta Motor Speedway for the fourth race of the season, the real winner would be Mother Nature.

The Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 was scheduled to take place on Sunday, March 14, 1993, but a blizzard that would eventually be called the ‘Storm of the Century’ pounded the Atlanta area with 6-8 inches of snow making racing impossible.

“That’s the race that was snowed out and all of us got stuck down there,” recalled Len Wood, co-owner of the No. 21 Motorcraft Ford.  “We all stayed in our hotels for another two days before we could get home, and then we came back later that week and ran the race on a Saturday.”

As an estimated 82,000 fans came to the track, they were greeted by souvenir rigs that sported freshly produced t-shirts proclaiming, “I Survived the Atlanta Blizzard 500.”  They got in their seats and watched Rusty Wallace and Dale Earnhardt lead the field to the green flag.

But it was Mark Martin who laid claim to being the dominant car as he drove his No. 6 Valvoline Ford to the front.  He led 140 of the first 225 laps, but that’s when his engine blew up and ended his day.  That left a handful of challengers, including Morgan Shepherd, who survived the blizzard by driving home in his Ford rental car and returning a couple of days later.

“All they talked about was how fast Mark was, but our pit stops were slow.  We really had the fastest car after about the halfway point, but it was like nobody knew we were that fast because I was coming from so far back,” recalled Shepherd.  “When Mark blew up I was running second at the time, but I was closing in.”

Just when it looked like Shepherd was in position to take command, he had a tire go down coming off turn four and that forced him back to pit road ahead of schedule.

“We had to pit eight laps too soon,” said Shepherd.  “After I took off, Eddie got on the radio and said, ‘Morgan, if there’s any way you can save gas, we need to stretch it eight laps.’  Our car was so fast that I drafted off other cars and really didn’t use much throttle.  A lot of people don’t know this, but we went 110 miles, drove it into the winner’s circle, and then drove it down to the gas pumps and still didn’t run out of gas.  I don’t know that anybody had ever gone 110 miles at Atlanta before, but we did.”

Another thing many people didn’t know at the time was that the Wood Brothers were getting some helpful advice from none other than the reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion.

“As fate would have it, Alan Kulwicki had wrecked out of the race and he was watching the race from out pits.  He was standing up on a little welding box and he started talking to us about when we were planning on stopping,” said Len Wood.  “We told we were planning on not stopping and he said, ‘Well, you can’t make it.’  So a little bit later he came running over in almost a panic and said, ‘Hey, if you can make it, you need to start backing him off right now.’  So we started backing Morgan off a little bit earlier than we anticipated and we ended up making it on fuel.”

Shepherd, who was 51 years old at the time, took the lead with 12 laps to go and cruised across the finish line to win the fourth and final race of his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career and it was by a whopping margin of 23.50 seconds.  Ironically, three of Shepherd’s wins came at AMS.

“There are some things in life that you just can’t explain and this falls into that category,” said Shepherd.  “Atlanta wasn’t my favorite race track.  Darlington was my favorite race track and while I always ran good there, I never won.  Most people would think I’d say Atlanta because I had three wins, but it just always seemed to work out that our car was very fast.  I won there three times with three totally different setups.

“It was just an honor driving for the Wood Brothers.  I’ve driven for several top teams and they were like real family.  They treated everybody that way,” continued Shepherd.  “When people came to their shop, the atmosphere and the way they treated you was different from any other race team.  When they took you in, if they liked you, you were family.  That’s the way it was and that’s the way it still is because they still treat me like family to this day.”

Sadly, Kulwicki’s gas-mileage assist was quickly forgotten because just a couple of weeks later he was killed in an accident when the plane he was traveling in crashed en route to Tri-Cities Regional Airport near Bristol Motor Speedway.

“He was there helping us one week in Atlanta, and then he had his plane accident on April 1,” said Len Wood, who said the team has a picture of Kulwicki standing on that welding box in his Hooters jacket currently hanging in the team’s racing museum in Stuart, Va.

FORD FUN FACT

The Wood Brothers have 97 all-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series wins with 16 different drivers.  David Pearson ranks first on the team list with 43 wins followed by Cale Yarborough, 13; Neil Bonnett, 9; Marvin Panch, 8; A.J. Foyt, 5; Glen Wood and Dan Gurney, 4; Speedy Thompson and Kyle Petty, 2; Donnie Allison, Curtis Turner, Tiny Lund, Buddy Baker, Dale Jarrett, Morgan Shepherd and Elliott Sadler, 1.

- PCGCampbell for Ford Racing, Press Release