# Wendell Scott

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 owner to compete and win in all divisions of NASCAR at its highest level.
Scott began his racing career in local circuits in the late 1940s and obtained his NASCAR license in 1953, making him the first African-American ever to compete in NASCAR. He debuted in the Grand National Series (NASCAR highest level) on March 4, 1961, in Spartanburg, South Carolina. On December 1, 1963, he won a Grand National Series race at Speedway Park in Jacksonville, Florida, becoming the first black driver and team owner to win at NASCAR's premier level. Scott's career was repeatedly affected by racial prejudice including being poisoned (Dover) and death threats (Spartanburg, Darlington, Talladega, Jacksonville, and Daytona). Despite these challenges he continued to compete and was posthumously inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame & NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2015.

## Early life

Scott was born in Danville, Virginia, a town dominated by cotton mills and tobacco-processing plants. Scott vowed as a youth to avoid such labor, and began learning auto mechanics from his father, who worked as a driver and mechanic for two well-to-do white families. Scott also raced bicycles against white children in the neighborhood. As a teen he dropped out of high school, became a taxi driver, and served as a mechanic in the segregated army in Europe during World War II. He married Mary Coles in 1943; they had seven children.
After the war, he ran an auto-repair shop. As a sideline, he took up the dangerous and illegal pursuit of running moonshine whiskey. The police caught Scott once, in 1949. Sentenced to three years probation, he continued making his late-night whiskey runs.

## Racing career

In 1951, the officials at the Dixie Circuit, a regional racing organization, decided to recruit a Black driver as a marketing gimmick. Scott was recruited for this purpose and participated in his first race at the Danville Speedway.
In search of more opportunities, Scott repaired his car with the help of a black mechanic, Hiram Kincaid, and towed it to a NASCAR-sanctioned event in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Upon arrival, NASCAR officials refused to let him compete due to his race. A few days later he went to another NASCAR event in High Point, North Carolina, and received the same result. Scott decided to avoid NASCAR for the time being and race with the Dixie Circuit and at other non-NASCAR speedways. He won his first race at Lynchburg, Virginia, only 12 days into his racing career.
Scott ran as many as five events a week, mostly at Virginia tracks. Some prejudiced drivers would wreck him deliberately though his expertise also won him white fans, even among his fellow drivers. These other drivers would serve as his bodyguards at events with racist fans.
Scott began the 1953 season on the Northern Virginia circuit after winning a feature race in Staunton, Virginia. He subsequently tied the Waynesboro, Virginia, qualifying record and won the Waynesboro feature race. The Waynesboro News Virginian reported that Scott had become "recognized as one of the most popular drivers to appear here". The Staunton News Leader wrote he "has been among the top drivers in every race here".
In 1954, Scott towed his racecar to a local NASCAR event at the Richmond Speedway and asked the steward, Mike Poston, to grant him a NASCAR license. Poston, a part-timer, was not a powerful figure in NASCAR's hierarchy, but he did have the authority to issue licenses. Scott's license was approved and he became the first Black driver in NASCAR.
Scott won dozens of races during his nine years in regional-level competition. In 1959 he won two championships. NASCAR awarded him the championship title for drivers of sportsman-class stock cars in the state of Virginia, and he also won the track championship in the sportsman class at Richmond's Southside Speedway.
In 1961, he moved up to the Grand National Series. He achieved the most points for a debutant in 1961. In the 1964 season, he finished 15th in points, and on December 1, 1963, driving a Chevrolet Bel Air that he purchased from Ned Jarrett, he won a race on the half-mile dirt track at Speedway Park in Jacksonville, Florida—the first Grand National event won by an African American. Scott passed Richard Petty, who was driving an ailing car, with 25 laps remaining for the win. Scott was not announced as the winner of the race at the time. Buck Baker, the second-place driver, was initially declared the winner, but race officials discovered two hours later that Scott had not only won, but was two laps in front of the rest of the field. NASCAR awarded Scott the win afterwards, but his family never received the trophy he had earned until 2021 – nearly 58 years after the race, and 31 years after Scott had died.
He continued to be a competitive driver despite his low-budget operation through the rest of the 1960s. Despite his successes, he never received commercial sponsorship. In 1964, Scott finished 12th in points despite missing several races. Over the next five years, Scott consistently finished in the top ten in the point standings. He finished 11th in points in 1965, was a career-high 6th in 1966, 10th in 1967, and finished 9th in both 1968 and 1969. His top year in winnings was 1969 when he won US$47,451.
Scott was forced to retire due to injuries from a racing accident at Talladega, Alabama, in 1973, although he did make one more start at the 1973 National 500 in which he finished 12th place. He achieved one win and 147 top ten finishes in 495 career Grand National starts.
Scott died on December 23, 1990, in Danville, Virginia, having suffered from spinal cancer.

## Personal life

Scott's wife, Mary, drove the truck that transported his car, and the pair and their seven children attended races. His daughter, Sybil, went on to become a consultant for NASCAR's Drive for Diversity campaign, which attempts to increase the number of women and minorities in the sport, both on the track and in the stands. His son, Wendell Jr., died in 2022.

## Legacy

The film Greased Lightning, starring Richard Pryor as Scott, was based loosely on Scott's biography.
Mojo Nixon, a fellow Danville native, wrote a tribute song titled "The Ballad of Wendell Scott", which appears on Nixon and Skid Roper's 1986 album, Frenzy.
Scott was inducted as a member of the 2000 class of The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum located in Portsmouth, VA. He also has a street named after him in his hometown of Danville.
Only seven other African-American drivers are known to have started at least one race in what is now the Cup Series: Elias Bowie, Charlie Scott, George Wiltshire, Randy Bethea, Willy T. Ribbs, Bill Lester, and most recently Bubba Wallace.
As reported in The Washington Post, filmmaker John W. Warner began directing a documentary about Scott, titled The Wendell Scott Story, which was to be released in 2003 with narration by the filmmaker's father, former U.S. Senator John Warner but instead Warner created a four-set DVD entitled American Stock: The Golden Era of NASCAR: 1936-to-1971 which documents many racers including Scott. The film included interviews with fellow race-car drivers, including Richard Petty.
Scott is prominently featured in the 1975 book The World's Number One, Flat-Out, All-Time Great Stock Car Racing Book, written by Jerry Bledsoe.
A biography about Scott's life, titled Hard Driving: The Wendell Scott Story, was written by journalist Brian Donovan. It was released in 2008.
In April 2012, Scott was nominated for inclusion in the NASCAR Hall of Fame, and was selected for induction in the 2015 class, in May 2014. In January 2013, Scott was awarded a historical marker in Danville, Virginia. The marker's statement is “Persevering over prejudice and discrimination, Scott broke racial barriers in NASCAR, with a 13-year career that included 20 top five and 147 top ten finishes”. Scott was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame on January 30, 2015.
Loosely based on him, a fictionalized version of Scott was given a minor role in the 2017 Pixar film Cars 3. He is portrayed by Isiah Whitlock Jr. in the form of an anthropomorphized car, with his name changed to River Scott.
A fictionalized version of Scott early in his career in 1955 was featured heavily on Timeless episode 2, season 2. Portrayed by Joseph Lee Anderson, Scott's history as a smuggler, mechanical and driving ability, perseverance, and past and future injustices due to racial discrimination were major themes of the episode.

## Motorsports career results
### NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

#### Grand National Series

NASCAR Grand National Series results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | NGNC | Pts |
| 1961 | Scott Racing | 87 | Chevy | CLT | JSP | DAY | DAY | DAY | PIF 17 | AWS | HMS | ATL | GPS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32nd | 4726 |
| 1961 | Scott Racing | 34 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | HBO 13 | BGS 11 | MAR 24 | NWS 15 | CLB 11 | HCY | RCH | MAR 15 | DAR | CLT | CLT | RSD | ASP | CLT | PIF | BIR | GPS | BGS 21 | NOR 10 | HAS 9 | STR 8 | DAY | ATL | CLB | MBS | BRI 24 | NSV | BGS 7 | AWS 24 | RCH 16 | SBO 16 | DAR | HCY | RCH 14 | CSF | ATL | MAR 28 | NWS 13 | CLT 22 | BRI 16 | GPS 8 | HBO 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32nd | 4726 |
| 1962 | Scott Racing | 34 | Chevy | CON 14 | AWS | DAY | DAY | DAY | CON 8 | AWS 12 | SVH 7 | HBO 12 | RCH 18 | CLB 16 | NWS 27 | GPS 4 | MBS 9 | MAR 14 | BGS 16 | BRI 8 | RCH 8 | HCY 16 | CON 3 | DAR | PIF | CLT 30 | ATL | BGS 6 | AUG 9 | RCH 14 | SBO 10 | DAY | CLB 9 | ASH 9 | GPS 3 | AUG | SVH 8 | MBS 7 | BRI 19 | CHT 12 | NSV 15 | | | | | | | | HCY 15 | RCH 21 | DTS 7 | AUG 5 | MAR 19 | NWS 28 | CLT | ATL | | | | | | | | | | 22nd | 9906 |
| 1962 | Scott Racing | 89 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | HUN 14 | AWS 14 | STR 12 | BGS 9 | PIF 11 | VAL 7 | DAR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22nd | 9906 |
| 1963 | Scott Racing | 34 | Chevy | BIR | GGS | THS 10 | RSD 18 | DAY | DAY 25 | DAY 26 | PIF 5 | AWS 12 | HBO 23 | ATL DNQ | HCY 8 | BRI 19 | AUG 10 | RCH 9 | GPS 23 | SBO 7 | BGS 7 | MAR 25 | NWS 21 | CLB 7 | THS 8 | DAR | ODS 13 | RCH 9 | CLT 20 | BIR 7 | ATL 20 | DAY 14 | MBS 16 | SVH 13 | DTS 14 | BGS 13 | ASH 9 | OBS 9 | BRR 16 | BRI | GPS 10 | NSV 11 | CLB 9 | AWS 11 | PIF 15 | BGS 11 | ONA 16 | DAR | HCY 25 | RCH 14 | MAR 18 | DTS 11 | NWS 15 | THS 13 | CLT 16 | SBO 12 | HBO 11 | RSD | | | | | | | | 15th | 14814 |
| 1964 | Scott Racing | 34 | Chevy | CON 17 | AUG 18 | JSP 1 | SVH 15 | RSD DNQ | DAY | DAY 20 | DAY 38 | RCH 24 | BRI 19 | GPS 13 | BGS 12 | ATL | AWS 13 | HBO 7 | PIF 9 | CLB 14 | NWS 16 | MAR 10 | SVH | DAR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12th | 19574 |
| 1964 | Scott Racing | 34 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LGY 4 | HCY 9 | SBO 7 | CLT 9 | GPS 12 | ASH 6 | ATL 12 | CON 4 | NSV 7 | CHT 12 | BIR 9 | VAL 4 | PIF 4 | DAY 17 | ODS 18 | OBS 9 | BRR 23 | ISP 11 | GLN 12 | LIN 4 | BRI 27 | NSV 16 | MBS 6 | AWS 9 | | ONA 22 | CLB 7 | BGS 18 | STR 17 | DAR DNQ | HCY 9 | RCH 21 | ODS 6 | HBO 4 | MAR 26 | SVH 5 | NWS 14 | CLT 22 | HAR 6 | AUG 27 | JAC 11 | 12th | 19574 |
| 1964 | Scott Racing | 55 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DTS 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12th | 19574 | |
| 1965 | Scott Racing | 34 | Ford | RSD | DAY | DAY 7 | DAY 20 | PIF 8 | AWS 17 | RCH 20 | HBO 23 | ATL 35 | GPS 10 | NWS 11 | MAR 16 | CLB 9 | BRI 5 | DAR 15 | LGY 7 | BGS 6 | HCY 8 | | CCF 13 | ASH 14 | HAR 9 | NSV 4 | BIR 14 | ATL 9 | GPS 7 | MBS 16 | VAL 15 | DAY 13 | ODS 21 | OBS | ISP 7 | GLN 14 | BRI 7 | NSV 13 | CCF 11 | AWS 8 | SMR 13 | PIF 4 | AUG 9 | CLB 8 | DTS 14 | BLV 5 | BGS 16 | DAR DNQ | HCY 19 | LIN 11 | ODS 22 | RCH 7 | MAR 25 | NWS 13 | CLT 31 | HBO 14 | CAR 20 | DTS 22 | | | | | | | | 11th | 19902 |
| 1965 | Fred Goad | 70 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CLT 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11th | 19902 |
| 1965 | Clay Eastridge | 57 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAR 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11th | 19902 |
| 1966 | Scott Racing | 34 | Ford | AUG 14 | RSD | DAY | DAY 14 | DAY 13 | CAR 33 | BRI 8 | ATL | HCY 14 | CLB 9 | GPS 20 | BGS 18 | NWS 4 | MAR 18 | DAR DNQ | LGY 7 | MGR 15 | MON 3 | RCH 14 | CLT 7 | DTS 5 | ASH 6 | PIF 18 | SMR 17 | AWS 12 | BLV 31 | GPS | DAY 19 | ODS 10 | BRR 12 | OXF 12 | FON 9 | ISP 13 | BRI 27 | SMR 12 | NSV 9 | ATL 7 | CLB 13 | AWS 6 | BLV 14 | BGS 6 | DAR 24 | HCY 6 | RCH 7 | HBO 8 | MAR 38 | NWS 11 | CLT 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6th | 21702 |
| 1966 | Scott Racing | 25 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAR 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6th | 21702 |
| 1966 | Pistone Racing | 59 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CAR 35 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6th | 21702 | |
| 1967 | Scott Racing | 34 | Ford | AUG 11 | RSD | DAY | DAY 19 | DAY 15 | AWS 10 | BRI 9 | GPS 10 | BGS 9 | ATL 40 | CLB 6 | HCY 11 | NWS 13 | MAR 21 | SVH 6 | RCH 20 | DAR 12 | BLV 11 | LGY 6 | CLT 18 | ASH | MGR 9 | SMR 20 | BIR 11 | CAR 30 | GPS 21 | MGY 18 | DAY 20 | TRN 13 | OXF 13 | FDA 13 | ISP 12 | | SMR 14 | NSV 12 | ATL 14 | BGS 8 | CLB 10 | SVH | DAR 22 | HCY 28 | RCH 6 | BLV 17 | HBO 27 | MAR 13 | NWS 11 | | CAR 18 | AWS 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10th | 20700 |
| 1967 | Ron Stotten | 94 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BRI 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10th | 20700 |
| 1967 | GC Spencer Racing | 49 | Plymouth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CLT 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10th | 20700 | |
| 1968 | Scott Racing | 34 | Ford | MGR 27 | MGY 11 | RSD DNQ | DAY 17 | | RCH 9 | ATL 25 | HCY 19 | GPS 8 | CLB 13 | NWS 14 | MAR 19 | AUG 8 | AWS 23 | | BLV 23 | LGY 12 | CLT 23 | ASH 17 | MGR 11 | SMR 11 | BIR 12 | CAR 18 | GPS 8 | DAY 24 | ISP 11 | OXF 10 | FDA 8 | TRN 12 | BRI 19 | SMR 26 | NSV 22 | ATL DNQ | CLB 8 | BGS 8 | AWS 9 | SBO 14 | LGY 15 | DAR 15 | HCY 15 | RCH 13 | BLV 10 | HBO 19 | MAR 15 | NWS 16 | AUG 21 | CLT 19 | CAR 27 | JFC 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9th | 2685 |
| 1968 | GC Spencer Racing | 50 | Plymouth | | | | | BRI 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9th | 2685 |
| 1968 | Roy Tyner | 09 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAR 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9th | 2685 |
| 1968 | Gray Racing | 19 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ATL 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9th | 2685 |
| 1969 | Scott Racing | 34 | Ford | MGR 13 | MGY 19 | RSD | DAY 26 | DAY | DAY 29 | CAR 20 | AUG 14 | BRI 17 | | CLB 12 | HCY 13 | GPS 11 | RCH 24 | NWS 15 | MAR 12 | AWS 10 | DAR 15 | BLV 9 | LGY 10 | CLT 35 | MGR 11 | SMR 22 | MCH 12 | KPT 10 | GPS 12 | NCF 6 | | DOV 7 | TPN 21 | TRN 13 | BLV 21 | BRI 19 | NSV 11 | SMR 14 | ATL 19 | MCH 27 | SBO 9 | BGS 9 | AWS 12 | DAR 17 | HCY 16 | RCH 8 | TAL Wth | CLB 8 | MAR 19 | NWS 19 | | SVH 14 | AUG 17 | CAR 9 | JFC 14 | MGR 14 | TWS 18 | | | | | | | | | 9th | 3015 |
| 1969 | Dennis Holt | 23 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | ATL 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9th | 3015 |
| 1969 | Robertson Racing | 23 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAY 39 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9th | 3015 | |
| 1969 | GC Spencer Racing | 8 | Plymouth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CLT 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9th | 3015 | |
| 1970 | Scott Racing | 34 | Ford | RSD | DAY | DAY | DAY | RCH 10 | CAR 8 | SVH 9 | ATL 15 | BRI 21 | TAL 20 | NWS 24 | CLB 11 | DAR 16 | BLV 9 | LGY 10 | CLT | SMR 9 | MAR 12 | MCH 20 | | HCY 10 | KPT 6 | GPS 11 | DAY 26 | AST 8 | TPN 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | HCY 19 | | DOV 36 | NCF 20 | NWS 15 | CLT | MAR DNQ | MGR 21 | CAR 20 | LGY 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14th | 2425 |
| 1970 | George Wiltshire | 34 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RSD 35 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14th | 2425 | |
| 1970 | Brooks Racing | 26 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TRN 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14th | 2425 |
| 1970 | Brooks Racing | 34 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BRI 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14th | 2425 | |
| 1970 | Robertson Racing | 34 | Plymouth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | SMR 25 | NSV 29 | ATL 31 | CLB 12 | ONA 15 | MCH 22 | TAL 22 | BGS 11 | SBO 17 | DAR 17 | | RCH 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14th | 2425 |
| 1971 | Scott Racing | 34 | Ford | RSD | DAY | DAY 20 | DAY DNQ | ONT | RCH 23 | CAR 15 | HCY 15 | BRI 15 | ATL | CLB 14 | GPS 21 | SMR 24 | NWS 21 | MAR 17 | DAR 13 | SBO 10 | TAL 19 | ASH 14 | KPT 6 | CLT | DOV 27 | MCH | RSD | HOU | GPS 8 | DAY | BRI | AST 7 | ISP 11 | TRN 19 | NSV 20 | ATL 21 | BGS 25 | ONA 13 | MCH 23 | TAL DNQ | CLB 12 | HCY 17 | DAR 20 | MAR DNQ | | DOV 20 | CAR 21 | MGR 14 | RCH 28 | | TWS 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19th | 2180 |
| 1971 | Garn Racing | 96 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TAL 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19th | 2180 |
| 1971 | Eddie Yarboro | 13 | Plymouth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MAR 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19th | 2180 | |
| 1971 | Cunningham-Kelley | 07 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CLT 41 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19th | 2180 | |
| 1971 | Scott Racing | 26 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NWS 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19th | 2180 | |

#### Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | NWCC | Pts | Ref |
| 1972 | Scott Racing | 34 | Ford | RSD | DAY DNQ | RCH | ONT DNQ | CAR DNQ | ATL DNQ | BRI | DAR | NWS | MAR 16 | TAL DNQ | | DOV 20 | MCH DNQ | RSD | TWS 32 | DAY | BRI | TRN 20 | ATL DNQ | TAL | MCH | NSV | DAR | RCH | DOV 16 | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | TWS | 40th | 1317.5 | |
| 1972 | Howard & Egerton Racing | 34 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | CLT 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 40th | 1317.5 |
| 1973 | Scott Racing | 34 | Ford | RSD | DAY | RCH | CAR | BRI | ATL | NWS | DAR 14 | MAR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 61st | – | |
| 1973 | Scott Racing | 34 | Mercury | | | | | | | | | | TAL 55 | NSV | CLT | DOV | TWS | RSD | MCH | DAY | BRI | ATL | TAL | NSV | DAR | RCH | DOV | NWS | MAR | | | | | | | | | | 61st | – |
| 1973 | Faustina Racing | 5 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CLT 12 | CAR | | | | | | 61st | – | |

##### Daytona 500

| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
| 1963 | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 41 | 26 |
| 1964 | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 40 | 38 |
| 1965 | Scott Racing | Ford | 14 | 20 |
| 1966 | Scott Racing | Ford | 28 | 13 |
| 1967 | Scott Racing | Ford | 38 | 15 |
| 1968 | Scott Racing | Ford | 42 | 17 |
| 1969 | Scott Racing | Ford | 49 | 29 |
| 1971 | Scott Racing | Ford | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1972 | Scott Racing | Ford | DNQ | DNQ |