Website development and maintenance by olive street digital. He was one of the first africanamerican drivers in nascar, and the first africanamerican to win a race in the grand national series, nascar. Africanamerican nascar driver raced like a great artist. Scott holds the most topfive and top10 finishes with the car number. Scott dixon becomes the second driver ever to win five indycar championship titles 09. Foyt cites ward as toughest rival, says sims are waste of time. He currently operates the ward burton wildlife foundation, a conservation. Nascar champion tony stewart hits, kills driver in upstate n.
Independent driver, mechanic and owner wendell scott will be inducted into the nascar hall of fame in 2015 for his. Meet the wives and girlfriends of nascar after traveling for nine months, nascar drivers and their families get to take a little time to relax before getting ready for the 2017 season. Scott s first full season in the nationwide series was completed in 2010 with one top 5 and five top 10 finishes en route to finishing the season as the runnerup for raybestos rookie of the year honors. While weiss enjoyed late model victory lane, ricky thornton, jr. Cale yarborough, kyle busch and matt kenseth are the only monster energy nascar cup. While scott wasnt the first africanamerican driver to race in nascar, 51 years. Nascar news, information, updates, expert analysis and.
Our database contains statistics, information and history of nascar car numbers. Series features drivers from the past and present of from nascar, indycar, f2, f3, super gt and formula e. Nov 07, 2017 drivers he has worked with include dave blaney, mike bliss, ward burton, jason leffler, jeff green, johnny sauter, jeremy mayfield, scott wimmer, blake feese, scott riggs, patrick carpentier, max. Wife of former nascar driver ward burton announces she is. Tabitha burton, wife of former nascar driver ward burton and mother of xfinity series driver jeb burton, has announced she is cancer free. He was one of the first africanamerican drivers in nascar, and the first africanamerican to win a race in the grand national series, nascars highest level. Theyve all been awesome, and ive been glad that they take their time out to take a picture or sign an autograph for me. Aug 10, 2014 a driver has died after being struck by a nascar stars car following a collision on a race track in new york state. Rating wissotanascarchallenge series late model drivers. After retiring from motorcycle competition, ward turned to auto racing, finishing in second place at the indianapolis 500. I would argue doar was the best wissota nascar challenge series late model for a good stretch of time, starting in the late 1990s.
Jeffrey jeff ward born 22 june 1961 is a britishamerican former professional motocross racer, auto racing driver and offroad racer. With the right focus and training, talented race car drivers can take sensible, measurable steps toward the ultimate goal of driving professionally in the nascar circuit. Nascar s tony stewart hits, kills dirt track driver. Wendell scott wendell oliver scott, from danville, was an american stock car racing driver. He is the older brother of fellow nascar driver and nascar on nbc broadcaster jeff burton and the father of current nascar xfinity series driver jeb burton. Aug 03, 2017 former nascar team owner harry scott jr. Jeremey mayfield also with alleged drug issues has recently began racing modifieds again. Ward is one of the largest blackowned businesses in the nation. Joey logano, bobby allison, red byron, ward burton. The twoway video of the crash shows kevin ward walking toward stewarts car before being hit at canandaigua motorsports park in. Former nascar driver and fellow missourian carl edwards along with st.
He has five career wins in the nascar winston cup series, including the 2002 daytona 500 and the 2001 southern 500. Nascars tony stewart hits, kills dirt track driver. Following a switch from cart to the ntt indycar series in 2003, ganassi and driver scott dixon captured the championship. Scottie delivers on what he says he can do and has a real pulse for the. His 2011 nationwide series campaign earned him two topfive finishes, seven top10 finishes and one pole under the joe gibbs racing banner. Jimmie johnon won a recordtying seventh monster energy nascar cup series championship in 2016. The second time in four rounds of usa raceways keyser manufacturing wild west shootout presented by black diamondclub 29 race cars. I recently discovered that former busch series driver shane hmiel was paralyzed in a sprint car accident after being banned for life from nascar for alleged drug abuse.
Nascar southeast series nascar midwest series nascar southwest series nascar northwest series asa national tour fia formula two series whelen southern modified tour exhibition unclassified races. Feb 23, 2018 wallace is nascar s first fulltime black driver since wendell scott in 1971, and e. Nascar champion tony stewart hits, kills driver in upstate. Kurt busch with roush racing driving a ford was the nextel cup champion this was the first season that nascar utilized the chase for the nextel cup format that began. He heard all the stories of the scott struggle, from running piecedtogether.
Remembering wendell scotts lone nascar win 51 years later. Richard petty motorsports has revealed that rookie nascar sprint cup series driver brian scott will drive the no. The season began on saturday, february 7, and ended on sunday, november 21. Does anyone know why former daytona 500 winner ward burton left the sport. Its all ricky weiss in wild west shootout speed sport. His nationwide series debut came in 2009 with seven starts in the series driving no. Scotty is an open wheeled modified driver that races in usmts and wissota organizations. Join facebook to connect with scott ward and others you may know. The africanamerican driver earned his lone nascar win 51 years ago monday. Kevin ward jr killed after being run over by nascar star tony.
The 2002 nascar winston cup series was the 54th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 31st modern era cup series season. He won four wissota challenge series titles at a time when the series was drawing 50 cars a night at some stops from 19992005 and is the alltime leader with 29 challenge series wins. Today, we present our picks for the top drivercrew chief combinations in the sport. Wendell scott was the jackie robinson of nascar, a black pioneer. Jeffrey jeff ward born 22 june 1961 is a british american former professional motocross racer, auto racing driver and offroad racer. Scott began his racing career in local circuits and attained his nascar license in around 1953, making him the first africanamerican ever to compete in nascar. Hailie deegan now fords newest nascar development driver hailie deegan will continue her nascar career as a development driver but for ford performance rather than toyota. Scottie has finish is new 2012 skyrocket for wissota season. Wendell oliver scott was an american stock car racing driver. Louis mike mittler are among those joining schrader as honorees at. Hailie deegan saw many benefits in joining fords nascar driver development program but the biggest may be the opportunities still to come. Meet the wives and girlfriends of nascar cup drivers fox. Drivers may be added or removed from the unofficial list above.
Scott allan wimmer born january 26, 1976 is an american professional stock car racing driver. Driver statistics at nascar intermediate tracks 2 mile. Robert scott nascar driver, charlotte, north carolina. Jan 16, 2018 hall of famer wendell scott was nascar s first black driver and even won a race on the grand national circuit. This is a great field, its the best of the best and feels good to be here, weiss said. Dixon claimed his second title for ganassi in 2008, while dario franchitti won three straight series titles from 200911, allowing the team to amass another four consecutive indy car titles. Russell scott riggs born january 1, 1971, known professionally as scott riggs, is an american professional stock car racing driver. Fred richani, allan wu, and scott anderson discuss the few yet shocking. Alltime nascar cup series wins jayskis nascar silly. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Don oneal evened the score in the win column via 2016 wild west shootout night 4 results after racing to victory lane. It began on february 10, 2002 at daytona international speedway, and ended on november 17, 2002 at homesteadmiami speedway. The 2004 nascar nextel cup season was the 56th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 33rd modernera cup series season.
This chart updated monthly or as i have time updated 10312007 sources included team press releases, nascar scene, team and driver websites and email. Do not take special requests or post folks not known or readers nascar fans unless involved with a nascar team in cup, xfinity or trucks only three birthday winners. After two nights of racing action, the 40 lap dirt late model event will conclude the racing weekend in st. He won the ama motocross championship five times and the ama supercross championship twice and the motocross des nations seven times.
Aug 10, 2019 ward, out of car and okay after rolling hard in heat 1 of 5. Mar 18, 2012 this is the official site of scott ward racing. Wendell scott was the jackie robinson of nascar, a black. With ward also walking onto the track wearing black, its a. Alex bowman ward burton patrick carpentier wally dallenbach jr. Andretti started 21st and spun on lap 48 after he was hit from behind by ward. Jan 02, 2020 jeff gordon is the only driver to win with the no. Morgan ward etched her name in stone as the first female to tally a win in.
Scottie ward, is a great achiever its my pleasure to recommend scottie as a business partner or a strategic associate. Scott is the master of racing dirt models and anytime you can team with. Dec 03, 2019 nascar talk continues its offseason power rankings, as voted on by nbc sports nascar writers. Making history with miss morgan ward, the wissota modified star. Josef newgarden, alexander rossi, patricio o ward, graham rahal, simon pagenaud, will power, oliver askew, santino ferrucci, alex palou, jack harvey, tony kanaan, dalton kellett, sage karam, felipe nasr and scott mclaughlin. Apr 09, 2018 retired nascar drivers news and links. The alltime list of nascar monster energy, sprint, nextel, winston cup series wins, 2nd place finished and consective seasons with a win. We are bummed to not see him at the track with his car but hopefully soon he will be back to 100% and on the track. Veteran nascar driver tony stewart hit young racer kevin ward jr, who was. He also scored the featherlite most improved driver of the year award.
Ward burton signed 3x5 index card nascar driver ebay. Roger penske has hinted that a chance for bathurst winner scott mclaughlin in the us could come in the near future. Hailie deegan now fords newest nascar development driver hailie deegan will continue her nascar career as a development driver but for ford performance rather than toyota, has learned. Overhyped nascar drivers who ended up being huge busts. Ive also met truex jr, jimmie johnson, kyle busch, ricky stenhouse, the king, jeb burton, aric almorola, brain scott, ward burton, leonard wood, kenny wallace, kevin harvick and a few more i cant remember at the top of my head. Ellis and co driver bryce ward held on for the runnerup finish while their sister car, the no. The twoway video of the crash shows kevin ward walking toward stewarts car before being hit at. Nascars tony stewart hits, kills dirt track driver npr. He was one of the first africanamerican drivers in nascar, and the first africanamerican to win a race in the grand national series, nascar s highest level. Jeff burton will drive it as the number 31 caterpillar car next season. Wendell oliver scott august 29, 1921 december 23, 1990 was an american stock car racing driver. After a fiveyear absence from competing in a nascar race, ward burton will drive at daytona in february in the.
The joe gibbs racing driver ended the decade with nearly the best season of. Jan 30, 2015 africanamerican nascar driver raced like a great artist wendell scott becomes the first africanamerican nascar driver to be inducted into the hall of fame on friday. Scott finished eighth in the nationwide series point standings in 2011. Don oneal evened the score in the win column after wild west shootout night 4 results were finalized on friday night by racing to victory lane. Wallace became friends with members of the scott family during the 24yearold drivers rise through the nascar ranks. Nascar driver tony stewart kills kevin ward in sprintcar race in canandaigua, new york. Ward, out of car and okay after rolling hard in heat 1 of 5. Racing season of 2012 is underway for the ward racing team. The official site of scott pruett and sdp motorsports. People drivers drivers by state compare drivers driver rankings owners crew chiefs.
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