Peter Shepherd III (born August 13, 1986) is a Canadian professionalstock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in theNASCAR Canada Series for Dave Jacombs Racing and in the APC Series in the #22 APC/Total car.

Shepherd started ingo-karts and moved on to the Thunder Car division atFlamboro Speedway. 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,CASCAR, running a season and a half, winning races as well as Rookie of the year. His prowess drew the attention of NASCAR ownerJack Roush, who invited him toRoush Racing: Driver X, theaudition that was held in2005 and televised on theDiscovery Channel.

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 theARCA RE/MAX Series in the No. 39 car for theDaytona season opener, then in several races in theCraftsman Truck Series. Shepherd's series debut was atMemphis Motorsports Park on July 22, 2006, where he finished 23rd. Shepherd made two more starts that year, finishing 31st atNashville Superspeedway and 18th atLas Vegas Motor Speedway.

In the 2007 season, Shepherd shared the No. 50 ride in the Craftsman Truck Series withT. 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 theNASCAR Canada Series. He picked up his first win atKawartha Speedway in September 2010.^[1] Shepherd would pick up his second win in 2011,^[2] 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 hisNASCAR Xfinity Series debut atIowa Speedway driving the No. 55 forJP Motorsports. He finished 31st,15 laps down.

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

• Peter Shepherd driver statistics at Racing-Reference

• 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

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