Sliding around the turns, tires kicking up dirt, Wendell Scott’s pale blue ’62 Chevy was handling better than his competitors’ rides. Just ahead of him in first place was Richard Petty ...

DANVILLE, Va. — From this small town on the extreme south central edge of the commonwealth, Wendell Scott launched a remarkable journey. From 1962 to 1971, he raced virtually full-time in NASCAR ...

Wendell Scott is a pioneering NASCAR racer who drove in the Cup Series throughout the 1960s. Scott has etched his name in history as the first African-American to race in the premier series and is ...

DANVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - The name Wendell Scott stands out to many across southside Virginia and even the world, but just a few decades ago, that was not the case. “It is certainly one of the ...

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's Friday ...

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 ...