Ya, Wendell Scott, here is an article on the Official Nascar Site About him.
Wendell Scott started 495 Cup races in his 13-year career and is the first black driver to win a race, although there was controversy surrounding it.
Scott's racing career began in 1947 and he raced in Virginia with quite a bit of success. In 1959, Scott won 22 races en route to winning the Richmond track championship and the state Sportsman title. RacingOne
Scott's Cup debut came in 1961 when he bought a Chevrolet from Buck Baker and finished 17th at the Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds in Spartanburg, S.C., although he was credited with a DNF after oil pressure issues knocked him out 52 laps into the 200-lap event.
Scott made 23 starts in 1961 and finished 32nd in points. He racked up four top-10 finishes with a best finish of seventh at Bowman-Gray Stadium in Winston Salem, N.C.
Scott would continue to improve in the next six seasons, finishing 22nd in points in 1962, 15th in 1963, 12th in 1964, 11th in 1965 and sixth in 1966 -- the highest point ranking of his career.
Scott's win came on Dec. 1, 1963, at Speedway Park in Jacksonville, Fla. He was driving a self-owned Chevrolet -- No. 34 -- and started the 200-lap race 15th. Scott crossed the finish line before second-place Buck Baker, but it was Baker who was crowned the winner, leaving Scott out of Victory Lane.
NASCAR said there was a scoring error and days later announced Scott as the winner, but the fact he didn't get to celebrate his victory the way every other winner had was something that always bothered him. He would say later that NASCAR officials and promoters didn't want him "kissing any [white] beauty queens or accepting any awards."
Scott would race competitively until 1973 when he sustained three cracked ribs, a lacerated arm and a cracked pelvis in a massive 21-car pileup at Talladega which essentially knocked him out of the sport.
In his 495 races, Scott compiled one win, 20 top-five finishes and 147 top-10s. His career average finish was 15.1 and he finished in the top 10 in points in four consecutive seasons (1966-69).
Scott died on Dec. 22, 1990, after a long battle with spinal cancer.
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Wendell Scott started 495 Cup races in his 13-year career and is the first black driver to win a race, although there was controversy surrounding it.
Scott's racing career began in 1947 and he raced in Virginia with quite a bit of success. In 1959, Scott won 22 races en route to winning the Richmond track championship and the state Sportsman title.
RacingOne
Scott's Cup debut came in 1961 when he bought a Chevrolet from Buck Baker and finished 17th at the Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds in Spartanburg, S.C., although he was credited with a DNF after oil pressure issues knocked him out 52 laps into the 200-lap event.
Scott made 23 starts in 1961 and finished 32nd in points. He racked up four top-10 finishes with a best finish of seventh at Bowman-Gray Stadium in Winston Salem, N.C.
Scott would continue to improve in the next six seasons, finishing 22nd in points in 1962, 15th in 1963, 12th in 1964, 11th in 1965 and sixth in 1966 -- the highest point ranking of his career.
Scott's win came on Dec. 1, 1963, at Speedway Park in Jacksonville, Fla. He was driving a self-owned Chevrolet -- No. 34 -- and started the 200-lap race 15th. Scott crossed the finish line before second-place Buck Baker, but it was Baker who was crowned the winner, leaving Scott out of Victory Lane.
NASCAR said there was a scoring error and days later announced Scott as the winner, but the fact he didn't get to celebrate his victory the way every other winner had was something that always bothered him. He would say later that NASCAR officials and promoters didn't want him "kissing any [white] beauty queens or accepting any awards."
Scott would race competitively until 1973 when he sustained three cracked ribs, a lacerated arm and a cracked pelvis in a massive 21-car pileup at Talladega which essentially knocked him out of the sport.
In his 495 races, Scott compiled one win, 20 top-five finishes and 147 top-10s. His career average finish was 15.1 and he finished in the top 10 in points in four consecutive seasons (1966-69).
Scott died on Dec. 22, 1990, after a long battle with spinal cancer.
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yo been getting into nascar.. lol. gordon with the win tonight.
White trash gonna white trash