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- 1965 Ford Galaxie Driven by Wendell Scott in the Daytona 500, February 1966 - Wendell Scott broke NASCAR's color barrier, becoming the first African American driver to win a Cup-level race, with his victory in a 100-mile event at Jacksonville's Speedway Park in 1963. He made 495 starts and earned 147 top-ten finishes in his 13-year Cup Series career. Scott was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2015.
- February 27, 1966
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1965 Ford Galaxie Driven by Wendell Scott in the Daytona 500, February 1966
Wendell Scott broke NASCAR's color barrier, becoming the first African American driver to win a Cup-level race, with his victory in a 100-mile event at Jacksonville's Speedway Park in 1963. He made 495 starts and earned 147 top-ten finishes in his 13-year Cup Series career. Scott was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2015.
- Program, Tenth Annual Daytona 500, February 1968 - The Daytona 500 is the most important race on NASCAR's Cup Series schedule. Cale Yarborough won in 1968, racing for Wood Brothers in the #21 Mercury Cyclone and besting drivers like A.J. Foyt, Richard Petty, Wendell Scott, and Lee Roy Yarbrough. It was the first of four Daytona 500 victories in Yarborough's career.
- February 25, 1968
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Program, Tenth Annual Daytona 500, February 1968
The Daytona 500 is the most important race on NASCAR's Cup Series schedule. Cale Yarborough won in 1968, racing for Wood Brothers in the #21 Mercury Cyclone and besting drivers like A.J. Foyt, Richard Petty, Wendell Scott, and Lee Roy Yarbrough. It was the first of four Daytona 500 victories in Yarborough's career.
- Wendell Scott with His 1971 Chevrolet Monte Carlo at the World 600, Charlotte Motor Speedway, May 24, 1972 - Wendell Scott broke NASCAR's color barrier, becoming the first African American driver to win a Cup-level race, with his victory in a 100-mile event at Jacksonville's Speedway Park in 1963. This photo shows Scott near the end of his 13-year Cup Series career. Injuries from a crash at Talladega persuaded Scott to retire in 1973.
- May 24, 1972
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Wendell Scott with His 1971 Chevrolet Monte Carlo at the World 600, Charlotte Motor Speedway, May 24, 1972
Wendell Scott broke NASCAR's color barrier, becoming the first African American driver to win a Cup-level race, with his victory in a 100-mile event at Jacksonville's Speedway Park in 1963. This photo shows Scott near the end of his 13-year Cup Series career. Injuries from a crash at Talladega persuaded Scott to retire in 1973.