Stewart and Yocum to help out Shepherd with tires at...

Stewart and Yocum to help out Shepherd with tires at Richmond

Morgan Shepherd?s Faith Motorsports Dodge will hopefully be making a lot more trips around the Richmond International Raceway this weekend, thanks to the generosity of two of the veteran driver’s modern-day heroes. Two-time Sprint Cup Champion Tony Stewart and broadcaster Matt Yocum will provide tire sponsorship to the #89 team this weekend in an effort to help Shepherd build on last week’s 13th place run at Talladega. Shepherd was a surprise call-in guest to the Tony Stewart Live radio show on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio on Monday evening, and before the conversation between Shepherd and the two hosts was over the duo had come aboard as tire sponsors for Friday night’s Lipton Tea 250 at Richmond. ?You say you need some tires for this weekend,? Yocum said during the interview. ?How about if Smoke and I each buy you a set of tires.? Stewart and Yocum said they would each set Shepherd up with a set of tires for this weekend?s 250-lap event at the .75-mile track at the Virginia State Fairgrounds. Stewart followed up by saying he would provide as many tires as Shepherd might need this weekend. Stewart went on to talk about how many modern-day fans of NASCAR don?t appreciate the personal dedication that Shepherd and many other racers from his era put into the sport. ?I know how much you put into it personally and I can appreciate it,? Stewart said. ?We?ll make sure you have plenty of tires for this weekend.?

Date: May / 1 / 2008
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