Buddy Shepherd

Buddy Shepherd (born October 9, 1999) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 5 Toyota for Jerry Pitts Racing.

Buddy Shepherd
Shepherd at All American Speedway in 2023
Born (1999-10-09) October 9, 1999
Bakersfield, California
ARCA Menards Series West career
10 races run over 7 years
ARCA West no., teamNo. 5 (Jerry Pitts Racing)
First race2015 Bill Schmitt Memorial 150 (Shasta)
Last race2023 NAPA Auto Parts 150 (Roseville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 7 0
Statistics current as of October 2, 2023.

Racing career

In 2015, Shepherd would make his NASCAR K&N Pro Series West debut at Shasta Raceway Park, driving the No. 55 Ford for Jefferson Pitts Racing at the age of fifteen, where he would finish in fifth place.[1] He would make another start with the team at Meridian Speedway, where he would finish third. For the following year, Shepherd would run one race at Kern County Raceway Park, where he would finish nineteenth after starting twelfth. He would then run at Douglas County Speedway in 2017, this time driving the No. 27, where he would finish sixth, before moving back to the No. 55 for the season finale at Kern County, where he would finish seventh. In 2018, Shepherd would make one start at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway dirt-track in the No. 27, where he would finish 23rd due to a crash eight laps into the race, and would run at Roseville the following year, where he would finish seventh.

From 2020 to early 2022, Shepherd would compete in various series such as the SRL Spears Southwest Tour Series, where he would finish third in the points in 2021 with six top-fives and eight top-ten finishes, the CRA Super Series, the and Southern Super Series.[2]

Shepherd's No. 5 ARCA car at All American Speedway in 2023

In October 2022, Shepherd would make his return to the now ARCA Menards Series West at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring, driving the No. 17 Toyota for McGowan Motorsports, where he would start twelfth and finish in fifth place.[3][4] He would then compete in the next race with the team at Phoenix Raceway, where he would start tenth and go on to finish eleventh. In 2023, he would run with Jerry Pitts Racing at Roseville, where he would drive the No. 5 Toyota, where he would start fifth and finish in sixth place.[5][6]

Motorsports results

ARCA Menards Series West
ARCA Menards Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 AMSWC Pts Ref
2015 Jefferson Pitts Racing 55 Ford KCR IRW TUS IOW SHA
5		 SON SLS IOW EVG CNS MER
3		 AAS PHO 29th 80 [7]
2016 IRW KCR
19		 TUS OSS CNS SON SLS IOW EVG DCS MMP MMP MER AAS 52nd 25 [8]
2017 27 TUS KCR IRW IRW SPO OSS CNS SON IOW EVG DCS
6		 MER AAS 29th 75 [9]
55 KCR
7
2018 27 KCR TUS TUS OSS CNS SON DCS IOW EVG GTW LVS
23		 MER AAS KCR 60th 21 [10]
2019 LVS IRW TUS TUS CNS SON DCS IOW EVG GTW MER AAS
7		 KCR PHO 44th 37 [11]
2022 McGowan Motorsports 17 Toyota PHO IRW KCR PIR SON IRW EVG PIR AAS LVS
5		 PHO
11		 28th 122 [12]
2023 Jerry Pitts Racing 5 Toyota PHO IRW KCR PIR SON IRW SHA EVG AAS
6		 LVS MAD PHO -* -* [13]

References
  1. "Late Model driver Buddy Shepherd set for K&N Pro Series debut". Bakersfield.com. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  2. "Buddy Shepherd". The Third Turn. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  3. "Milestone Starts To Be Made At Las Vegas Bullring During ARCA West Race". Flo Racing. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  4. "ARCA Menards West Series: Las Vegas Bullring Race Review". Kickin' the Tires. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  5. "NOTEBOOK: Joey Iest returns to ARCA Menards Series West at All American Speedway". ARCARacing.com. September 28, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  6. "Race results: NAPA Auto Parts 150 at All American Speedway". ARCARacing.com. September 30, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  7. "Buddy Shepherd – 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  8. "Buddy Shepherd – 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  9. "Buddy Shepherd – 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  10. "Buddy Shepherd – 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  11. "Buddy Shepherd – 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  12. "Buddy Shepherd – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  13. "Buddy Shepherd – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
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