Wendell Scott, first black driver in NASCAR-sanctioned racing, poses for a portrait in his car. Photo by ISC Archives via Getty Images
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.
Tracy's Research:
- Scott, Frank and Warrick Scott. “Driven.” StoryCorps. https://storycorps.org/animation/driven/
- Donovan, Brian. “Hard Driving: The Wendell Scott Story.” Steerforth Press. 2008.
- Hall, Randal L. “Carnival of Speed: The Auto Racing Business in the Emerging South, 1930-1950.” The North Carolina Historical Review, Vol. 84, No. 3 (JULY 2007). http://www.jstor.org/stable/23523062
- “Wendell Scott.” Notable Sports Figures. Ed. Dana R. Barnes. Detroit: Gale, 2004. From U.S. History In Context.
- “Wendell Oliver Scott Sr.” Contemporary Black Biography. Detroit: Gale, 1998. From U.S. History In Context.
This is the video of Michael Jackson’s "The Way You Make Me Feel" performed in the Quechua language that was referenced in our listener mail from Keelin: https://youtu.be/BvT9y0HqItE
Topics in this Podcast: Wendell Scott, bootlegging, nascar, entertainment history, sports history, 20th century, U.S. history, racism, segregation, racing, stock car racing
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