like a load was taken off of me and life has not been the same since." Shepherd has been married to his sixth wife, Cindy since 1994. He has six children and ten grandchildren. When not at the race track, Shepherd is involved in several religious causes, and also hosts a charity event for disabled Americans during the offseason. In 2008, one of his sons, Clay Morgan Shepherd Jr., was arrested and charged for indecent behavior toward children and showing child pornography to young children. According to the prosecution, Clay had sexually exposed himself to four girls between the ages of seven and 11, along with fondling an eight-year old girl. Two of the victims were related to Clay. He would take a plea deal, serving six months in jail and having to be labeled a sex offender for the next 10 years. In response, Morgan would say that the punishment was deserved and that he advocated for more prison time for Clay, saying that "He needs to face God's vengeance and justice, too. I feel like some justice has been done here, but I feel like he should have been given more jail time." In November 2020, Shepherd revealed that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. 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.) Grand National Series Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 Xfinity Series Camping World Truck Series Season still in progress Ineligible for series points ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) References External links Living people 1941 births People from Wilkes County, North Carolina Racing drivers from North Carolina NASCAR drivers NASCAR team owners ARCA Menards Series drivers American evangelicals American Speed Association drivers Richard Childress Racing drivers