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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