Hard Driving The Wendell Scott Story

Name: Hard Driving The Wendell Scott Story
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ISBN: 9781586421601

ISBN-10: 1586421603

ISBN-13: 9781586421601

Edition: N/A

Authors: Brian Donovan

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Hard Drivingis the dramatic story of one man's dogged determination to live the life he loved, and to compete, despite daunting obstacles, at the highest level of his sport. Wendell Scott figured he was signing up for trouble when he became nascar's version of Jackie Robinson in the segregated 1950s. Some speedways refused to let him race. "Go home, nigger," spectators yelled. And after a bigoted promoter refused to pay him, Scott appealed directly to the sport's founder, nascar czar Bill France Sr. France made a promise Scott would never forget that nascar would never treat him with prejudice. For the next two decades, Scott chased a dream whose fulfillment depended on France backing up…

Book details

List price: $22.00
Publisher: Steerforth Press
Publication date: 5/12/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.75" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English