| Racing Against the Odds: The Story of Wendell Scott, Stock Car Racing's African-American Champion |
| Specifications | 11 5/8" X 9"; 40 pages |
| Author(s) | Carole Boston Weatherford |
| Illustrator(s) | Eric Velasquez |
| List Price | | US$ 17.99 |  | |  |
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About
the Book
Wendell O. Scott made history as the only black
driver to win a race in a NASCAR Grand National (now Spring Cup) division. Born
in Danville, Virginia, he scrimped and saved to buy his first car, a Model T, at
age fourteen. Although he "loved to turn the wheel of a racecar, work magic
on an engine, and then push it faster than it was ever meant to go," he
never had the resources or sponsorship to buy a brand-new racecar. Using
secondhand Fords that he fixed up in his garage, he competed in five hundred
races in NASCAR’s top division.
Eric Velasquez’s
illustrations and Carole Boston Weatherford’s rhythmic text illuminate the
story of a man who worked full-time while racing on the side. A man who married,
raised six children, and educated all of them. A man who "didn’t
just dust the competition, he blazed a trail." A man who raced against all
odds.
An author’s note is also included.
Carol
Boston Weatherford
lives in High Point, North
Carolina.
Eric
Velasquez
lives in Hartsdale, New York.
