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...
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became a stock car sanctioning body on the Pacific Coast under Barky. Wendell Scott was the first African-American to win a race in the Grand National Series...
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Michael Schultz. The film is based loosely on the true life story of Wendell Scott, the first Black NASCAR race winner and later a 2015 NASCAR Hall of...
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Hard Driving: The Wendell Scott Story is a 2008 biography written by Brian Donovan about the life of NASCAR driver Wendell Scott, one of the first ever...
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Speedway. The only previous win by an African-American driver was by Wendell Scott in the Grand National Division on December 1, 1963. Wallace finished...
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Wendell Reid Corey (March 20, 1914 – November 8, 1968) was an American stage, film, and television actor. He was President of the Academy of Motion Picture...
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Black driver to win in one of NASCAR's three national series, joining Wendell Scott and Bubba Wallace. Rajah first got his love for racing after watching...
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YellaWood 500 at Talladega, becoming only the second Black driver after Wendell Scott to win a Cup race. Wallace finished the season 21st in points. Wallace...
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Wendell Edward Pierce (born December 8, 1962) is an American actor and businessman. Having trained at Juilliard School, Pierce rose to prominence as a...
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Paramount Pictures starring Burt Lancaster and Lizabeth Scott, with a supporting cast featuring Wendell Corey, Kirk Douglas, and Kristine Miller. The film...
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Germany. Notable people with the name Wendell include: Wendell Alexis (born 1964), American basketball player Wendell R. Anderson (1933–2016), American politician...
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racing movie Greased Lightning (1977), based on the true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing winner in America. Other films included...
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been or are currently members of NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program. Wendell Scott (1 win) and Bubba Wallace (2 wins) are the only two drivers to have...
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Scott Racing was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race team that ran from 1961 to 1973. It was primarily driven by owner Wendell Scott but Earl Brooks also...
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Tech Gregory L. Robinson, director of the James Webb Space Telescope Wendell Scott, first African-American NASCAR driver Peyton Sellers, NASCAR driver...
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Bob Holbert, Augie Pabst, Curtis Turner, Dick Thompson, Peter Revson, Wendell Scott, Bob Tullius, Janet Guthrie, Skip Barber, Ricky Rudd, Gene Felton, Denise...
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Scott (born 1997), American football player Walter Scott (disambiguation), multiple people Wendell Scott (1921-1990), American racing driver and first African-American...
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Pryor's death, in 2014, the biographical book Becoming Richard Pryor by Scott Saul stated that Pryor "acknowledged his bisexuality"; and, in 2018, Quincy...
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Chris Buescher and Talladega Superspeedway with David Ragan. In 1961, Wendell Scott won with the number to become the first African American to win in NASCAR...
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for the second South Boston race. He was also the recipient of the Wendell Scott Trailblazer Award in 2019. When ARCA and NASCAR merged, the East Series...
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track include Junior Johnson, Ned Jarrett, Jim Paschal, David Pearson, Wendell Scott, Buck Baker, and Joe Weatherly. In 1965 NASCAR did not return to Ona...
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realize that Millerson is the sleeper agent right before race car driver Wendell Scott saves them from being killed by Emma. The trio deduces that a bomb in...
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Bodine brothers (Todd, Geoff and Brett). Danville, Virginia driver Wendell Scott, the first African-American driver to compete at NASCAR's highest level...
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track teams according to NJ.com. Scott is not related to NASCAR driver Wendell Scott. (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole...
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the Year. Weiss, Elias. "Otterbots retire No. 34 to honor legacy of Wendell Scott". "MLB, USA Baseball Announce New Format for Appalachian League". Major...
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seasons. The final Grand National Series race at the track was won by Wendell Scott, the first African-American to win in NASCAR's top series. In addition...
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Lightning 1977 Biographical Stock car True story of stock-car trailblazer Wendell Scott, starring Richard Pryor. Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo 1977 Comedy The...
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drivers he raced were Junior Johnson, himself a former moonrunner, and Wendell Scott. In the early 1970s, while doing research for an upcoming movie, producer...
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silent Western Greased Lightning (1977 film), a biographical film about Wendell Scott "Greased Lightnin'" (song), from the musical Grease NASA GL-10 Greased...
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National Coalition of 100 Black Women, 1987 Wendell Scott Greased Lightning Award from the Wendell Scott Foundation Named one of America's Top 100 Black...
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