Wendell Scott - Chronology
| 1921 | Born August 29 in Danville, Virginia |
| 1942-45 | Serves in World War II in Army's 101st Airborne |
| 1943 | Marries |
| 1947 | Races for first time, Danville Fairgrounds; begins racing in the Dixie Circuit |
| 1950 | Opens car repair shop; makes first attempt to race in the NASCAR circuit |
| 1954 | Begins racing in the NASCAR Modified Division |
| 1961 | Debuts in NASCAR's Grand National at Spartenburg Fairgrounds in South Carolina |
| 1973 | Suffers major injuries in a pileup at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama; retires from racing |
| 1977 | Greased Lightning, a film based on his life starring Richard Pryor released |
| 1990 | Dies December 23 from complications due to spinal cancer |
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