Hard Driving: The Wendell Scott Story
- ISBN-10
- 1586423037
- ISBN-13
- 9781586423032
- Series
- Hard Driving
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 362
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-08-03
- Publisher
- Truth to Power
- Author
- Brian Donovan
Description
The only book-length account of the life of Wendell Scott, the one-time moonshine runner who broke the color barrier in stock-car racing in 1952 and, against all odds, competed for more than 20 years in a sport dominated by Southern whites. Hard Driving is the story of one man's determination to live the life he loved, and to compete at the highest level of his sport. When Wendell Scott became NASCAR's version of Jackie Robinson in the segregated 1950s, some speedways refused to let him race. Scott appealed directly to the sport's founder, NASCAR czar Bill France Sr., who promised that NASCAR would treat him without prejudice. For the next two decades, Scott chased a dream whose fulfillment depended on France backing up that promise. France reneged on his pledge, but Scott did receive inspiring support from white drivers who admired his skill and tenacity, such as NASCAR champions Ned Jarrett and Richard Petty.
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Other editions
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- 2020-06-15
- 305 pages
- Paperback
- University of Alaska Press
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