Wendell Scott: Black NASCAR Driver in the Jim Crow Era, Pt. 1

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 23 April 2018

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Wendell Scott was a black driver from the early days of NASCAR. After driving a taxi, working as a mechanic, and hauling moonshine, he started racing in the Dixie Circuit and other non-NASCAR races in Virginia.

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