Wendell Scott

Template:Short description Template:Infobox NASCAR driver Wendell Oliver Scott Sr. (August 29, 1921 – December 23, 1990) was an American stock car racing driver. He was the first African-American driver and team owner to compete and win in all divisions of NASCAR at its highest level.

Scott began his racing career in local circuits in the late 1940s and obtained his NASCAR license in 1953, making him the first African-American ever to compete in NASCAR.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> He debuted in the Grand National Series (NASCAR highest level) on March 4, 1961, in Spartanburg, South Carolina.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> On December 1, 1963, he won a Grand National Series race at Speedway Park in Jacksonville, Florida, becoming the first black driver and team owner to win at NASCAR's premier level.<ref name=Coble>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Scott's career was repeatedly affected by racial prejudice including being poisoned (Dover) and death threats (Spartanburg, Darlington, Talladega, Jacksonville, and Daytona).<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2024/02/01/wendell-scott-black-nascar-driver/</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Despite these challenges he continued to compete and was posthumously inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame & NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2015.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Early life

Scott was born in Danville, Virginia, a town dominated by cotton mills and tobacco-processing plants. Scott vowed as a youth to avoid such labor, and began learning auto mechanics from his father, who worked as a driver and mechanic for two well-to-do white families. Scott also raced bicycles against white children in the neighborhood. As a teen he dropped out of high school, became a taxi driver, and served as a mechanic in the segregated army in Europe during World War II.<ref name="bbc">Template:Cite news</ref> He married Mary Coles in 1943; they had seven children.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

After the war, he ran an auto-repair shop. As a sideline, he took up the dangerous and illegal pursuit of running moonshine whiskey. The police caught Scott once, in 1949. Sentenced to three years probation, he continued making his late-night whiskey runs.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Racing career

In 1951, the officials at the Dixie Circuit, a regional racing organization, decided to recruit a Black driver as a marketing gimmick. Scott was recruited for this purpose and participated in his first race at the Danville Speedway.

In search of more opportunities, Scott repaired his car with the help of a black mechanic, Hiram Kincaid, and towed it to a NASCAR-sanctioned event in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Upon arrival, NASCAR officials refused to let him compete due to his race. A few days later he went to another NASCAR event in High Point, North Carolina, and received the same result. Scott decided to avoid NASCAR for the time being and race with the Dixie Circuit and at other non-NASCAR speedways. He won his first race at Lynchburg, Virginia, only 12 days into his racing career.

Scott ran as many as five events a week, mostly at Virginia tracks. Some prejudiced drivers would wreck him deliberately though his expertise also won him white fans, even among his fellow drivers. These other drivers would serve as his bodyguards at events with racist fans.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Scott began the 1953 season on the Northern Virginia circuit after winning a feature race in Staunton, Virginia. He subsequently tied the Waynesboro, Virginia, qualifying record and won the Waynesboro feature race. The Waynesboro News Virginian reported that Scott had become "recognized as one of the most popular drivers to appear here".Template:Citation needed The Staunton News Leader wrote he "has been among the top drivers in every race here".Template:Citation needed

In 1954, Scott towed his racecar to a local NASCAR event at the Richmond Speedway and asked the steward, Mike Poston, to grant him a NASCAR license. Poston, a part-timer, was not a powerful figure in NASCAR's hierarchy, but he did have the authority to issue licenses. Scott's license was approved and he became the first Black driver in NASCAR.

Scott won dozens of races during his nine years in regional-level competition. In 1959 he won two championships. NASCAR awarded him the championship title for drivers of sportsman-class stock cars in the state of Virginia, and he also won the track championship in the sportsman class at Richmond's Southside Speedway.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 1961, he moved up to the Grand National Series. He achieved the most points for a debutant in 1961.<ref name="bbc" /> In the 1964 season, he finished 15th in points, and on December 1, 1963,<ref name=":0" /> driving a Chevrolet Bel Air that he purchased from Ned Jarrett, he won a race on the half-mile dirt track at Speedway Park in Jacksonville, Florida—the first Grand National event won by an African American. Scott passed Richard Petty, who was driving an ailing car, with 25 laps remaining for the win. Scott was not announced as the winner of the race at the time. Buck Baker, the second-place driver, was initially declared the winner, but race officials discovered two hours later that Scott had not only won, but was two laps in front of the rest of the field.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> NASCAR awarded Scott the win afterwards, but his family never received the trophy he had earned until 2021 – nearly 58 years after the race, and 31 years after Scott had died.<ref name="Coble" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

He continued to be a competitive driver despite his low-budget operation through the rest of the 1960s. Despite his successes, he never received commercial sponsorship.<ref name=bbc/> In 1964, Scott finished 12th in points despite missing several races. Over the next five years, Scott consistently finished in the top ten in the point standings. He finished 11th in points in 1965, was a career-high 6th in 1966, 10th in 1967, and finished 9th in both 1968 and 1969. His top year in winnings was 1969 when he won US$47,451.<ref>International Motorsports Hall of Fame Template:Webarchive</ref>

Scott was forced to retire due to injuries from a racing accident at Talladega, Alabama, in 1973, although he did make one more start at the 1973 National 500 in which he finished 12th place. He achieved one win and 147 top ten finishes in 495 career Grand National starts.

Scott died on December 23, 1990, in Danville, Virginia, having suffered from spinal cancer.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Personal life

Scott's wife, Mary, drove the truck that transported his car, and the pair and their seven children attended races. His daughter, Sybil, went on to become a consultant for NASCAR's Drive for Diversity campaign, which attempts to increase the number of women and minorities in the sport, both on the track and in the stands.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> His son, Wendell Jr., died in 2022.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Legacy

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A 1962 Chevrolet built by Scott for the movie Greased Lightning on display at the NASCAR Hall of Fame

The film Greased Lightning, starring Richard Pryor as Scott, was based loosely on Scott's biography.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Mojo Nixon, a fellow Danville native, wrote a tribute song titled "The Ballad of Wendell Scott", which appears on Nixon and Skid Roper's 1986 album, Frenzy.

Scott was inducted as a member of the 2000 class of The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum located in Portsmouth, VA.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He also has a street named after him in his hometown of Danville.

Only seven other African-American drivers are known to have started at least one race in what is now the Cup Series: Elias Bowie, Charlie Scott, George Wiltshire, Randy Bethea, Willy T. Ribbs, Bill Lester, and most recently Bubba Wallace.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

As reported in The Washington Post, filmmaker John W. Warner began directing a documentary about Scott, titled The Wendell Scott Story, which was to be released in 2003 with narration by the filmmaker's father, former U.S. Senator John Warner but instead Warner created a four-set DVD entitled American Stock: The Golden Era of NASCAR: 1936-to-1971 which documents many racers including Scott.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The film included interviews with fellow race-car drivers, including Richard Petty.

Scott is prominently featured in the 1975 book The World's Number One, Flat-Out, All-Time Great Stock Car Racing Book, written by Jerry Bledsoe.

A biography about Scott's life, titled Hard Driving: The Wendell Scott Story, was written by journalist Brian Donovan. It was released in 2008.

In April 2012, Scott was nominated for inclusion in the NASCAR Hall of Fame,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and was selected for induction in the 2015 class, in May 2014.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In January 2013, Scott was awarded a historical marker in Danville, Virginia. The marker's statement is "Persevering over prejudice and discrimination, Scott broke racial barriers in NASCAR, with a 13-year career that included 20 top five and 147 top ten finishes".<ref name="historicalmarker">Template:Cite news</ref> Scott was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame on January 30, 2015.

Loosely based on him, a fictionalized version of Scott was given a minor role in the 2017 Pixar film Cars 3. He is portrayed by Isiah Whitlock Jr. in the form of an anthropomorphized car, with his name changed to River Scott.

A fictionalized version of Scott early in his career in 1955 was featured heavily on Timeless episode 2, season 2. Portrayed by Joseph Lee Anderson, Scott's history as a smuggler, mechanical and driving ability, perseverance, and past and future injustices due to racial discrimination were major themes of the episode.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Grand National Series

NASCAR Grand National Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	Template:Tooltip	Pts	Ref
1961	Scott Racing	87	Chevy	CLT	JSP	DAY	DAY	DAY	PIF Template:Small	AWS	HMS	ATL	GPS																																																					32nd	4726	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1961		34												HBO Template:Small	BGS Template:Small	MAR Template:Small	NWS Template:Small	CLB Template:Small	HCY	RCH	MAR Template:Small	DAR	CLT	CLT	RSD	ASP	CLT	PIF	BIR	GPS	BGS Template:Small	NOR Template:Small	HAS Template:Small	STR Template:Small	DAY	ATL	CLB	MBS	BRI Template:Small	NSV	BGS Template:Small	AWS Template:Small	RCH Template:Small	SBO Template:Small	DAR	HCY	RCH Template:Small	CSF	ATL	MAR Template:Small	NWS Template:Small	CLT Template:Small	BRI Template:Small	GPS Template:Small	HBO Template:Small											32nd	4726	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation
1962		34		CON Template:Small	AWS	DAY	DAY	DAY	CON Template:Small	AWS Template:Small	SVH Template:Small	HBO Template:Small	RCH Template:Small	CLB Template:Small	NWS Template:Small	GPS Template:Small	MBS Template:Small	MAR Template:Small	BGS Template:Small	BRI Template:Small	RCH Template:Small	HCY Template:Small	CON Template:Small	DAR	PIF	CLT Template:Small	ATL	BGS Template:Small	AUG Template:Small	RCH Template:Small	SBO Template:Small	DAY	CLB Template:Small	ASH Template:Small	GPS Template:Small	AUG	SVH Template:Small	MBS Template:Small	BRI Template:Small	CHT Template:Small	NSV Template:Small								HCY Template:Small	RCH Template:Small	DTS Template:Small	AUG Template:Small	MAR Template:Small	NWS Template:Small	CLT	ATL										22nd	9906	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1962		89																																								HUN Template:Small	AWS Template:Small	STR Template:Small	BGS Template:Small	PIF Template:Small	VAL Template:Small	DAR																		22nd	9906	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation
1963		34		BIR	GGS	THS Template:Small	RSD Template:Small	DAY	DAY Template:Small	DAY Template:Small	PIF Template:Small	AWS Template:Small	HBO Template:Small	ATL Template:Small	HCY Template:Small	BRI Template:Small	AUG Template:Small	RCH Template:Small	GPS Template:Small	SBO Template:Small	BGS Template:Small	MAR Template:Small	NWS Template:Small	CLB Template:Small	THS Template:Small	DAR	ODS Template:Small	RCH Template:Small	CLT Template:Small	BIR Template:Small	ATL Template:Small	DAY Template:Small	MBS Template:Small	SVH Template:Small	DTS Template:Small	BGS Template:Small	ASH Template:Small	OBS Template:Small	BRR Template:Small	BRI	GPS Template:Small	NSV Template:Small	CLB Template:Small	AWS Template:Small	PIF Template:Small	BGS Template:Small	ONA Template:Small	DAR	HCY Template:Small	RCH Template:Small	MAR Template:Small	DTS Template:Small	NWS Template:Small	THS Template:Small	CLT Template:Small	SBO Template:Small	HBO Template:Small	RSD								15th	14814	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1964				CON Template:Small	AUG Template:Small	JSP Template:Small	SVH Template:Small	RSD Template:Small	DAY	DAY Template:Small	DAY Template:Small	RCH Template:Small	BRI Template:Small	GPS Template:Small	BGS Template:Small	ATL	AWS Template:Small	HBO Template:Small	PIF Template:Small	CLB Template:Small	NWS Template:Small	MAR Template:Small	SVH	DAR																																										12th	19574	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
			Ford																						LGY Template:Small	HCY Template:Small	SBO Template:Small	CLT Template:Small	GPS Template:Small	ASH Template:Small	ATL Template:Small	CON Template:Small	NSV Template:Small	CHT Template:Small	BIR Template:Small	VAL Template:Small	PIF Template:Small	DAY Template:Small	ODS Template:Small	OBS Template:Small	BRR Template:Small	ISP Template:Small	GLN Template:Small	LIN Template:Small	BRI Template:Small	NSV Template:Small	MBS Template:Small	AWS Template:Small		ONA Template:Small	CLB Template:Small	BGS Template:Small	STR Template:Small	DAR Template:Small	HCY Template:Small	RCH Template:Small	ODS Template:Small	HBO Template:Small	MAR Template:Small	SVH Template:Small	NWS Template:Small	CLT Template:Small	HAR Template:Small	AUG Template:Small	JAC Template:Small
		55	Chevy																																														DTS Template:Small
1965		34	Ford	RSD	DAY	DAY Template:Small	DAY Template:Small	PIF Template:Small	AWS Template:Small	RCH Template:Small	HBO Template:Small	ATL Template:Small	GPS Template:Small	NWS Template:Small	MAR Template:Small	CLB Template:Small	BRI Template:Small	DAR Template:Small	LGY Template:Small	BGS Template:Small	HCY Template:Small		CCF Template:Small	ASH Template:Small	HAR Template:Small	NSV Template:Small	BIR Template:Small	ATL Template:Small	GPS Template:Small	MBS Template:Small	VAL Template:Small	DAY Template:Small	ODS Template:Small	OBS	ISP Template:Small	GLN Template:Small	BRI Template:Small	NSV Template:Small	CCF Template:Small	AWS Template:Small	SMR Template:Small	PIF Template:Small	AUG Template:Small	CLB Template:Small	DTS Template:Small	BLV Template:Small	BGS Template:Small	DAR Template:Small	HCY Template:Small	LIN Template:Small	ODS Template:Small	RCH Template:Small	MAR Template:Small	NWS Template:Small	CLT Template:Small	HBO Template:Small	CAR Template:Small	DTS Template:Small								11th	19902	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Fred Goad	70	Ford																			CLT Template:Small
	Clay Eastridge	57	Ford																																													DAR Template:Small
1966	Scott Racing	34	Ford	AUG Template:Small	RSD	DAY	DAY Template:Small	DAY Template:Small	CAR Template:Small	BRI Template:Small	ATL	HCY Template:Small	CLB Template:Small	GPS Template:Small	BGS Template:Small	NWS Template:Small	MAR Template:Small	DAR Template:Small	LGY Template:Small	MGR Template:Small	MON Template:Small	RCH Template:Small	CLT Template:Small	DTS Template:Small	ASH Template:Small	PIF Template:Small	SMR Template:Small	AWS Template:Small	BLV Template:Small	GPS	DAY Template:Small	ODS Template:Small	BRR Template:Small	OXF Template:Small	FON Template:Small	ISP Template:Small	BRI Template:Small	SMR Template:Small	NSV Template:Small	ATL Template:Small	CLB Template:Small	AWS Template:Small	BLV Template:Small	BGS Template:Small	DAR Template:Small	HCY Template:Small	RCH Template:Small	HBO Template:Small	MAR Template:Small	NWS Template:Small	CLT Template:Small															6th	21702	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Scott Racing	25	Ford															DAR Template:Small
	Pistone Racing	59	Ford																																																	CAR Template:Small
1967	Scott Racing	34	Ford	AUG Template:Small	RSD	DAY	DAY Template:Small	DAY Template:Small	AWS Template:Small	BRI Template:Small	GPS Template:Small	BGS Template:Small	ATL Template:Small	CLB Template:Small	HCY Template:Small	NWS Template:Small	MAR Template:Small	SVH Template:Small	RCH Template:Small	DAR Template:Small	BLV Template:Small	LGY Template:Small	CLT Template:Small	ASH	MGR Template:Small	SMR Template:Small	BIR Template:Small	CAR Template:Small	GPS Template:Small	MGY Template:Small	DAY Template:Small	TRN Template:Small	OXF Template:Small	FDA Template:Small	ISP Template:Small		SMR Template:Small	NSV Template:Small	ATL Template:Small	BGS Template:Small	CLB Template:Small	SVH	DAR Template:Small	HCY Template:Small	RCH Template:Small	BLV Template:Small	HBO Template:Small	MAR Template:Small	NWS Template:Small		CAR Template:Small	AWS Template:Small														10th	20700	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Ron Stotten	94	Chevy																																	BRI Template:Small
	GC Spencer Racing	49	Plymouth																																															CLT Template:Small
1968	Scott Racing	34	Ford	MGR Template:Small	MGY Template:Small	RSD Template:Small	DAY Template:Small		RCH Template:Small	ATL Template:Small	HCY Template:Small	GPS Template:Small	CLB Template:Small	NWS Template:Small	MAR Template:Small	AUG Template:Small	AWS Template:Small		BLV Template:Small	LGY Template:Small	CLT Template:Small	ASH Template:Small	MGR Template:Small	SMR Template:Small	BIR Template:Small	CAR Template:Small	GPS Template:Small	DAY Template:Small	ISP Template:Small	OXF Template:Small	FDA Template:Small	TRN Template:Small	BRI Template:Small	SMR Template:Small	NSV Template:Small	ATL Template:Small	CLB Template:Small	BGS Template:Small	AWS Template:Small	SBO Template:Small	LGY Template:Small	DAR Template:Small	HCY Template:Small	RCH Template:Small	BLV Template:Small	HBO Template:Small	MAR Template:Small	NWS Template:Small	AUG Template:Small	CLT Template:Small	CAR Template:Small	JFC Template:Small														9th	2685	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	GC Spencer Racing	50	Plymouth					BRI Template:Small
	Roy Tyner	09	Chevy															DAR Template:Small
	Gray Racing	19	Ford																																	ATL Template:Small
1969	Scott Racing	34	Ford	MGR Template:Small	MGY Template:Small	RSD	DAY Template:Small	DAY	DAY Template:Small	CAR Template:Small	AUG Template:Small	BRI Template:Small		CLB Template:Small	HCY Template:Small	GPS Template:Small	RCH Template:Small	NWS Template:Small	MAR Template:Small	AWS Template:Small	DAR Template:Small	BLV Template:Small	LGY Template:Small	CLT Template:Small	MGR Template:Small	SMR Template:Small	MCH Template:Small	KPT Template:Small	GPS Template:Small	NCF Template:Small		DOV Template:Small	TPN Template:Small	TRN Template:Small	BLV Template:Small	BRI Template:Small	NSV Template:Small	SMR Template:Small	ATL Template:Small	MCH Template:Small	SBO Template:Small	BGS Template:Small	AWS Template:Small	DAR Template:Small	HCY Template:Small	RCH Template:Small	TAL Wth	CLB Template:Small	MAR Template:Small	NWS Template:Small		SVH Template:Small	AUG Template:Small	CAR Template:Small	JFC Template:Small	MGR Template:Small	TWS Template:Small									9th	3015	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Dennis Holt	23	Ford										ATL Template:Small
	Robertson Racing	23	Ford																												DAY Template:Small
	GC Spencer Racing	8	Plymouth																																																CLT Template:Small
1970	Scott Racing	34	Ford	RSD	DAY	DAY	DAY	RCH Template:Small	CAR Template:Small	SVH Template:Small	ATL Template:Small	BRI Template:Small	TAL Template:Small	NWS Template:Small	CLB Template:Small	DAR Template:Small	BLV Template:Small	LGY Template:Small	CLT	SMR Template:Small	MAR Template:Small	MCH Template:Small		HCY Template:Small	KPT Template:Small	GPS Template:Small	DAY Template:Small	AST Template:Small	TPN Template:Small													HCY Template:Small		DOV Template:Small	NCF Template:Small	NWS Template:Small	CLT	MAR Template:Small	MGR Template:Small	CAR Template:Small	LGY Template:Small															14th	2425	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	George Wiltshire	34	Dodge																				RSD Template:Small
	Brooks Racing	26	Ford																											TRN Template:Small
	Brooks Racing	34	Ford																												BRI Template:Small
	Robertson Racing	34	Plymouth																													SMR Template:Small	NSV Template:Small	ATL Template:Small	CLB Template:Small	ONA Template:Small	MCH Template:Small	TAL Template:Small	BGS Template:Small	SBO Template:Small	DAR Template:Small		RCH Template:Small
1971	Scott Racing	34	Ford	RSD	DAY	DAY Template:Small	DAY Template:Small	ONT	RCH Template:Small	CAR Template:Small	HCY Template:Small	BRI Template:Small	ATL	CLB Template:Small	GPS Template:Small	SMR Template:Small	NWS Template:Small	MAR Template:Small	DAR Template:Small	SBO Template:Small	TAL Template:Small	ASH Template:Small	KPT Template:Small	CLT	DOV Template:Small	MCH	RSD	HOU	GPS Template:Small	DAY	BRI	AST Template:Small	ISP Template:Small	TRN Template:Small	NSV Template:Small	ATL Template:Small	BGS Template:Small	ONA Template:Small	MCH Template:Small	TAL Template:Small	CLB Template:Small	HCY Template:Small	DAR Template:Small	MAR Template:Small		DOV Template:Small	CAR Template:Small	MGR Template:Small	RCH Template:Small		TWS Template:Small															19th	2180	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Garn Racing	96	Chevy																																					TAL Template:Small
	Eddie Yarboro	13	Plymouth																																									MAR Template:Small
	Cunningham-Kelley	07	Chevy																																										CLT Template:Small
	Scott Racing	26	Ford																																															NWS Template:Small

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	Template:Tooltip	Pts	Ref
1972	Scott Racing	34	Ford	RSD	DAY Template:Small	RCH	ONT Template:Small	CAR Template:Small	ATL Template:Small	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR Template:Small	TAL Template:Small		DOV Template:Small	MCH Template:Small	RSD	TWS Template:Small	DAY	BRI	TRN Template:Small	ATL Template:Small	TAL	MCH	NSV	DAR	RCH	DOV Template:Small	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	TWS	40th	1317.5	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1972	Howard & Egerton Racing		Chevy												CLT Template:Small																				40th	1317.5	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation
1973	Scott Racing		Ford	RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	BRI	ATL	NWS	DAR Template:Small	MAR																							61st	–	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Scott Racing		Mercury										TAL 55	NSV	CLT	DOV	TWS	RSD	MCH	DAY	BRI	ATL	TAL	NSV	DAR	RCH	DOV	NWS	MAR
	Faustina Racing	5	Dodge																											CLT Template:Small	CAR

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1963	Scott Racing	Chevrolet	41	26
1964		Chevrolet	40	38
1965		Ford	14	20
1966			28	13
1967			38	15
1968			42	17
1969			49	29
1971	Scott Racing	Ford	DNQ
1972	Scott Racing	Ford	DNQ

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