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 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 first full ...

Despite retiring from racing in 1973, Scott remains the only Black driver to ever win at NASCAR’s elite Cup level. Fifty-eight years is a long time to wait for anything, but the family of Wendell ...

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 ...

DANVILLE, Va. (WSET) — At the Chevrolet Performance Center in Charlotte on Tuesday, GMS Racing announced Wendell Scott Foundation will be the official partner for its newest driver to the fold.

At the time of his 1963 win at Jacksonville Raceway Park, Scott was the only Black driver at NASCAR’s top level. As evidence would clearly show, there was no doubt Scott had won the race. At first, ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Wendell Scott told friends and family members for years he would one day get his trophy. It's finally here. Nearly 60 years late, about 100 miles from the site of his ...

December 1, 2021, marks the 58th anniversary of the late Wendell Scott’s only NASCAR Cup Series victory. Even though the Virginia native was NASCAR’s only Black driver at the time, his historic ...

Before Saturday’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway, NASCAR will celebrate the legacy of NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Wendell Scott and present the Scott family with a trophy ...

Bubba Wallace posted his first NASCAR Cup Series victory Monday at Talladega Superspeedway, becoming the first Black driver to prevail in the sport’s premier division in nearly 58 years. Scott, a ...

A rising stock car racing driver has just locked up a prestigious award. Rajah Caruth has been named the winner of the 2021 Wendell Scott Trailblazer Award, which goes to an outstanding minority or ...

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 greatest ...