Faith Motorsports
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Faith Motorsports is a currently active NASCAR Nationwide Series team. They currently field the #89 Chevrolet for Morgan Shepherd
and the #55 Chevrolet for Brett Rowe.
in the Craftsman Truck Series
as #6 with Morgan Shepherd
as the owner/driver and Red Line Oil
sponsoring, running under the moniker Victory in Jesus Racing.
the next year, fielding the #89 Ford Taurus. It debuted at New Hampshire International Speedway
and ran four more races that year, each ending in a DNF and Racing with Jesus taking over sponsorship. After 2002
, the team ran a part time schedule for Shepherd.
For 2008 the team attempted the full schedule, and Morgan finished 13th in Talladega. Other good runs were scattered throughout the year.
In 2009, the team switched to Chevrolet. After a slew of DNQs, the team was forced to Start and Park several races. It was an up and down year for the team.
In 2010, Faith Motorsports started off the year with high hopes, and came back to finish 22nd in the season opener in Daytona after an early race issue with the car. A special "Fans For Faith" donation fund was formed, and any fan could donate $100.00 to have their name put on the car. About mid-season, Faith Motorsports formed an alliance with Richard Childress Racing
. Shepherd split his time between the 89 car and RCR's 21. Johnny Chapman and Brett Rowe took the reins of the 89, and mostly Start and Parked while Morgan was in the 21. The alliance between RCR allowed Shepherd to use the 21 car's Owner Points to guarantee that the 89 would make the first five races of 2011.
For 2011, the team is back full time with both the 89 driven by Morgan Shepherd. A second car was formed, the 55 driven by Brett Rowe. This car is mainly used to Start and Park, which helps fund the primary, 89. After DNQs in Daytona and Texas, the 55 decided to skip Talladega, and will most likely skip many more races in the future.
Morgan Shepherd
Clay Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver since 1977. He has also raced in the Nationwide, and Camping World Truck Series. He is a born again Christian who serves as a lay minister to the racing community...
and the #55 Chevrolet for Brett Rowe.
Beginnings
It began in 20012001 in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
The 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season began February 16 and ended November 3. Jack Sprague of Hendrick Motorsports was crowned champion.See also: 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 2001 NASCAR Busch Series- 2001 Team Chart :...
in the Craftsman Truck Series
Craftsman Truck Series
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing...
as #6 with Morgan Shepherd
Morgan Shepherd
Clay Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver since 1977. He has also raced in the Nationwide, and Camping World Truck Series. He is a born again Christian who serves as a lay minister to the racing community...
as the owner/driver and Red Line Oil
Red Line Oil
Red Line Synthetic Oil Corporation is a company that produces a full range of synthetic lubricants.-History:Red Line was founded in 1979 by Tim Kerrigan and Peter Filice in Benicia, California....
sponsoring, running under the moniker Victory in Jesus Racing.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
It moved up to Nextel CupNEXTEL Cup
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing . The series was originally known as the Strictly Stock Series and Grand National Series . While leasing its naming rights to R. J...
the next year, fielding the #89 Ford Taurus. It debuted at New Hampshire International Speedway
New Hampshire International Speedway
New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as an IndyCar weekend and the oldest motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic...
and ran four more races that year, each ending in a DNF and Racing with Jesus taking over sponsorship. After 2002
2002 in NASCAR
The 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup began on Saturday, February 10, and ended on Sunday, November 17. Tony Stewart with Joe Gibbs Racing was crowned the Winston Cup champion. The NASCAR Manufacturers' Championship was captured by Ford after winning 14 events, and gaining 245 points over second place...
, the team ran a part time schedule for Shepherd.
Nationwide Series
In 2007, they stopped fielding cars in the Sprint Cup Series and moved back to the Nationwide Series and ran some races.For 2008 the team attempted the full schedule, and Morgan finished 13th in Talladega. Other good runs were scattered throughout the year.
In 2009, the team switched to Chevrolet. After a slew of DNQs, the team was forced to Start and Park several races. It was an up and down year for the team.
In 2010, Faith Motorsports started off the year with high hopes, and came back to finish 22nd in the season opener in Daytona after an early race issue with the car. A special "Fans For Faith" donation fund was formed, and any fan could donate $100.00 to have their name put on the car. About mid-season, Faith Motorsports formed an alliance with Richard Childress Racing
Richard Childress Racing
RCR Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Richard Childress Racing, is a NASCAR team based in Welcome, North Carolina, and is owned and operated by former driver Richard Childress...
. Shepherd split his time between the 89 car and RCR's 21. Johnny Chapman and Brett Rowe took the reins of the 89, and mostly Start and Parked while Morgan was in the 21. The alliance between RCR allowed Shepherd to use the 21 car's Owner Points to guarantee that the 89 would make the first five races of 2011.
For 2011, the team is back full time with both the 89 driven by Morgan Shepherd. A second car was formed, the 55 driven by Brett Rowe. This car is mainly used to Start and Park, which helps fund the primary, 89. After DNQs in Daytona and Texas, the 55 decided to skip Talladega, and will most likely skip many more races in the future.