Sliding around the turns, tires kicking up dirt, Wendell Scott’s pale blue ’62 Chevy was handling better than his competitors’ rides. Just ahead of him in first place was Richard Petty ...

In fact, as the first Black driver in Formula 1, he made it his mission to increase diversity in the sport. His efforts went beyond race car driving, aiming to open doors for careers in science ...

On September 2, 2023, Myles Rowe, #99 Pabst Racing with Force Indy, became the first Black driver to win an INDYCAR-sanctioned championship. After starting the final race with a 64-point series ...

His first shot at Indianapolis came in 1985 ... some progress has been made—to an extent. There’s only one Black driver racing in Formula One (Lewis Hamilton), one full-time driver in the ...

Nearly 58 years passed between Wendell Scott becoming the first Black driver to win a NASCAR ... that has seen the 21-year-old evolve from a racing fan into a champion. Caruth was born in Atlanta ...

He has a unique story of a love of racing that brought him to NASCAR and when he started that Cup race in 2006, he was the first Black driver to start a Cup race since Willy T. Ribbs in 1986.