DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The family of Wendell Scott will receive a trophy commemorating his historic 1963 victory before Saturday night’s race at Daytona International Speedway. Scott is the only ...

Before Wendell Scott died in 1990, he accurately predicted the future. The former NASCAR driver, team owner and mechanic had a hunch that he would eventually receive his rightfully-deserved ...

Wendell Scott was a trailblazer on the track, racing against the odds and paving the way for positive change in NASCAR. The Danville native was born on Aug. 29, 1921, and was the first Black driver to ...

Wendell Scott officially broke the NASCAR color barrier in 1961. Fifty years later, the power brokers in the sport stubbornly refuse to acknowledge the courage and contributions of the trailblazer ...

DANVILLE — Mary Scott, wife of the late NASCAR Hall of Famer Wendell Scott, died Thursday. She was 91. Born in the Chatham area, Scott was a lifelong resident of Danville. She was revered by her ...

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (Oct. 25, 2014) - On a day when his team honored 2015 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Wendell Scott, Darrell Wallace Jr. delivered the ultimate tribute. Wallace bounced back from a late ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Wendell Scott earned a second NASCAR first on Wednesday: He became the first African-American driver to be elected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The late driver from Virginia was ...