It is never too late to get what you deserved and after almost 58 years, the late Wendell Scott received what is due him.
Last 27 August 2021, in Daytona Beach, NASCAR spoke at length about the importance of presenting the Hall of Fame driver’s family a replica of the trophy he never received after winning the 1963 Cup Series race at Speedway Park in Jacksonville, Florida. The presentation will be done soon, shortly before the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway.
The ceremony will close the circle left open after Scott’s breakthrough victory on 1 December at the half-mile dirt track. At the time—it remains so today—it was the only Cup victory by a Black driver in NASCAR’s 2,608-race history, dating to 1949. Seven other Blacks have competed in at least one Cup race, but only Bubba Wallace—the 2018 Daytona 500 runner-up—has come anywhere near Victory Lane.
The press conference marked the end of a long, emotional, and oft-time frustrating effort by Scott’s family to get the Jacksonville trophy. It’s thought the late Hall of Fame driver and two-time champion Buck Baker took it when he left town that Sunday night. He was flagged the race winner and went through the usual post-race media sessions and Victory Lane ceremonies.
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