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NASCAR's first African-American star
Wendell Scott was NASCAR's first African-American star and remains the only one to compete full-time in the NASCAR Winston-Cup Series. He had 147 top-10 finishes in nearly 500 races. He finished in the top-20 in nearly 80 percent of his races. He won one race in 1963, becoming the first African-American to do so. But that win was filled with controversy.
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Wendell Scott was NASCAR's first African-American star and remains the only one to compete full-time in the NASCAR Winston-Cup Series. He had 147 top-10 finishes in nearly 500 races. He finished in the top-20 in nearly 80 percent of his races. He won one race in 1963, becoming the first African-American to do so. But that win was filled with controversy.
Posted 2014-02-18T18:55:30-0500 - Updated 2014-02-18T18:55:30-0500
