1965 Ford Galaxie Driven by Wendell Scott in the Daytona 500, February 1966

Summary

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.

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.

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

27 February 1966

Subject Date

27 February 1966

Collection Title

Dave Friedman Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.158.P.148028.44

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in

Width: 10 in

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