Wendell Scott sits in a racecar on Aug. 1, 1969. Scott, the first Black NASCAR driver, also became the first African American elected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2014.

Wendell Scott Jr. was a fixture on the crew of his father’s family-based team, which broke barriers as the first full-time entry for a Black driver in NASCAR’s top series.

Former NASCAR driver Wendell Scott’s son Franklin Scott hands his father’s Hall of Fame ring to his brother, Wendell Scott Jr., during the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2015 Induction Ceremony ...

Frank Scott, Warrick's father, was one of three Scott children who formed a key part of the racing team along with his brother Wendell Jr and sister Deborah. She was just as skilled a mechanic but ...

A historical marker near his former shop lists his accomplishments, and the street where his house and shop are located was renamed Wendell Scott Drive in 1997, seven years after his death. In ...

Wendell Oliver Scott was the first Black American full-time competitor in ... A Race Story his son Frank Scott said he believed his father’s mission was to help open the door for others like him ...

Wendell Scott Jr., son of the trailblazing Hall of Famer Wendell Scott, died earlier this week. He was a key figure of his father's family-based racing crew, which broke barriers for a Black ...

NASCAR Still Owes Wendell Scott a Trophy for his 1963 Grand National Victory. ... Hall of Fame driver the late Buddy Baker told Coble it wasn’t among his late father’s collection.

Born in 1921 in Danville, Virginia, an agro-industrial town, Scott Wendell vowed not to work as a laborer in the mills. He learned auto mechanics from his father, who worked as a driver and mechanic.

Wendell Scott was born in Danville in 1921. “His prerequisite learning came from his father who was a mechanic and a chauffeur for the two wealthiest families in Danville who shared the first ...

Wendell Scott Jr., son of pioneering NASCAR Hall of Famer Wendell Scott, has died. Wendell Scott Jr. was a fixture on the crew of his father’s family-based team, which broke barriers as the ...