@tom16 years ago
I know that Wendell Scott never set the world afire as far as winning races. However, the man deserves alot of credit for sticking to something he must have enjoyed doing. It appears that he had equipment that was second to many of stars of the day. Yet, he made it work the best he could. If ever there was a book that should be written, it should be his story. I'd bet his life was an interesting story just waiting to be told.
@andy-towler16 years ago
cool ray my dad got me in a race car i drove for 3 years that orange model you seen on my fotki site 1965 galaxie ford #01 i ran a division called faimly division at franklincounty speedway rocky mt. va or called calloway my dad carried me to wendell scotts and bought a 4 barrel intake and carbartor to put on my racer. I still have it I ran in 1984 to 1987 I sold the car kept the intake carbartor got a name plate put on it got wendell to sign it now it is on a self in my model car room. I wish I could put a picture on line but I cant because all mine and dads pictures and program books got burned up when my dads shop caught fire in 1995 do you have any program books from that track in rocky mt. va calloway or I call franklin county if so will you look in those from 1980 to 1989 the name on the car would be billy towler thats my dads name we put that on the car because thats a nickname for anthony ever body calles me andy he drove it to and all so in v-8 street stock 72 chevelle # 45 we bought that car from bobby harmon from lynchburg va. see if you can help me find those programs or to get the pictures. thanks I called roy he was going to be out of town few days his scertary said.
@bobby-williamson16 years ago
The book's already in print........"Hard Driving" it's available from Amazon. Talk about racing for the LOVE of the sport! Read this book, it'll bring tears to your eyes........Buck Baker sold Wendell his first Grand National car, and since the bondo and flat black paint was excellent camaflouge, Buck didn't bother to tell Wendell that the frame was (essentially) cracked in two. Wendell found out the hard way-on the backstretch at Columbia, SC, in a RACE. The rear-half of the car broke off!For years, Bob Colvin et. al. would refuse Wendell's entry blank to events at Darlington, Bill France was reluctant to force the Darlington issue.Wendell towed to RIVERSIDE, Ca in 1963 on the promise of $150 travel money, in addition, to whatever he won. Wendell finished 18th, won $175, and was not paid one cent extra.Jack Smith wrecked Wendell so many times, it took carrying a pistol in the RACE CAR to solve this problem, but the pistol SOLVED it!"Hard Driving" is excellent reading, but a very sad and frustrating story.
@keith16 years ago
Are any of Wendell's old cars still around?? I know some of them have been restored to what they were before Wendell got them. I'm wondering if anybody has bothered to restore one of Wendell's cars as one of Wendell's cars.
I know that Wendell Scott never set the world afire as far as winning races. However, the man deserves alot of credit for sticking to something he must have enjoyed doing. It appears that he had equipment that was second to many of stars of the day. Yet, he made it work the best he could. If ever there was a book that should be written, it should be his story. I'd bet his life was an interesting story just waiting to be told.
cool ray my dad got me in a race car i drove for 3 years that orange model you seen on my fotki site 1965 galaxie ford #01 i ran a division called faimly division at franklincounty speedway rocky mt. va or called calloway my dad carried me to wendell scotts and bought a 4 barrel intake and carbartor to put on my racer. I still have it I ran in 1984 to 1987 I sold the car kept the intake carbartor got a name plate put on it got wendell to sign it now it is on a self in my model car room. I wish I could put a picture on line but I cant because all mine and dads pictures and program books got burned up when my dads shop caught fire in 1995 do you have any program books from that track in rocky mt. va calloway or I call franklin county if so will you look in those from 1980 to 1989 the name on the car would be billy towler thats my dads name we put that on the car because thats a nickname for anthony ever body calles me andy he drove it to and all so in v-8 street stock 72 chevelle # 45 we bought that car from bobby harmon from lynchburg va. see if you can help me find those programs or to get the pictures. thanks I called roy he was going to be out of town few days his scertary said.
The book's already in print........"Hard Driving" it's available from Amazon. Talk about racing for the LOVE of the sport! Read this book, it'll bring tears to your eyes........Buck Baker sold Wendell his first Grand National car, and since the bondo and flat black paint was excellent camaflouge, Buck didn't bother to tell Wendell that the frame was (essentially) cracked in two. Wendell found out the hard way-on the backstretch at Columbia, SC, in a RACE. The rear-half of the car broke off!For years, Bob Colvin et. al. would refuse Wendell's entry blank to events at Darlington, Bill France was reluctant to force the Darlington issue.Wendell towed to RIVERSIDE, Ca in 1963 on the promise of $150 travel money, in addition, to whatever he won. Wendell finished 18th, won $175, and was not paid one cent extra.Jack Smith wrecked Wendell so many times, it took carrying a pistol in the RACE CAR to solve this problem, but the pistol SOLVED it!"Hard Driving" is excellent reading, but a very sad and frustrating story.
Are any of Wendell's old cars still around?? I know some of them have been restored to what they were before Wendell got them. I'm wondering if anybody has bothered to restore one of Wendell's cars as one of Wendell's cars.