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Wendell Oliver Scott -LRB- August 29 , 1921 -- December 23 , 1990 -RRB- was an American stock car racing driver .. stock car. stock car. He was the first African-American driver in NASCAR , and the first African-American to win a race in the Grand National Series , NASCAR 's highest level .. NASCAR. NASCAR. Grand National Series. Grand National Series. Scott began his racing career in local circuits and attained his NASCAR license in around 1953 , making him the first African-American ever to compete in NASCAR .. NASCAR. NASCAR. He debuted in the Grand National Series on March 4 , 1961 , in Spartanburg , South Carolina .. Grand National Series. Grand National Series. 1961 NASCAR Grand National Series. Spartanburg. Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds. On December 1 , 1963 , he won a Grand National Series race at Speedway Park in Jacksonville , Florida , becoming the first black driver to win a race at NASCAR 's premier level .. NASCAR. NASCAR. Grand National Series. Grand National Series. Jacksonville. Speedway Park. Speedway Park. Speedway Park. Scott 's career was repeatedly affected by racial prejudice and problems with top-level NASCAR officials .. NASCAR. NASCAR. However , his determined struggle as an underdog won him thousands of white fans and many friends and admirers among his fellow racers .. He was posthumously inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2015 .. NASCAR. NASCAR. NASCAR Hall of Fame. NASCAR Hall of Fame