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Wendell Scott’s legacy in NASCAR is etched in history as a trailblazer who defied racial barriers and set new standards of perseverance and skill. A 2015 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee, Scott made ...
In August of 2021, about 31 years after Scott died from spinal cancer, NASCAR officials gave his family a close-to-identical replica of the Jacksonville trophy.
The award is presented annually to a driver based in part on his or her performance in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series.
DANVILLE — Mary Scott, wife of the late NASCAR Hall of Famer Wendell Scott, died Thursday. She was 91.
This week's StoryCorps tells the story of Wendell Scott, who drove during the Jim Crow era and was the first African American to win a race at NASCAR's elite major league level.
It wasn’t until 2021 that NASCAR presented the Scott family with the Jacksonville 200 trophy Wendell won 58 years ago.
Wendell Scott was a trailblazer on the track, racing against the odds and paving the way for positive change in NASCAR.
Katie Hettinger earned the Wendell Scott Trailblazer Award following a stellar year that saw her win four races at Hickory Motor Speedway.
The Foundation’s CEO and Wendell Scott’s grandson Warrick Scott Sr. joined Here @ Home to explain more about the uplifting story and its goal to keep the trailblazer’s legacy alive.
NASCAR legend Wendell Scott will be honored with a charity ride in the Southside on August 27.
ROANOKE, Va. – The Wendell Scott Foundation was formed to serve multiple purposes: to carry forth the legacy of the great pioneer in the sport of NASCAR, to serve the community as Scott did and ...