Lee Sheperd
Lee began racing successfully as a sportsman driver in the late 1960s. He won his first national event at the 1974 Winternationals in Modified Eliminator. The dominant pro stcok driver in the early 1980s, Lee was a four-time NHRA Winston World Champion winning the title from 1981-1984. During that period, he had a win loss record of 158 wins and 29 losses for and 84% winning record. In 1982, he went to 11 of 12 final rounds and won the title by over 4000 points. Although he did not win the title in 1980, did beat eventual champion Bob Glidden six out of nine times that season. During his career, Shepard won an amazing 27 NHRA national events and, although considered a great driver, Lee was also a very gifted cylinder head specialist. Sadly, Lee Shepard was killed in a Pro Stock trading session in 1985.