MARTINSVILLE, Va. – As a scout for NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program, Wendell Scott Jr. was dispatched five years ago to Caraway (N.C.) Speedway to evaluate 15-year-old prospect Darrell Wallace Jr.
Scott was apprehensive about introducing himself because he didn't want Wallace "to overcook it" in trying to impress.
"He came to the fence to meet me and said, 'I got this,' " Scott said. "I believed him. He's very straightforward and talented."
Wallace qualified and finished second that night, hinting at the promise fulfilled Saturday at Martinsville Speedway. He became the first African-American driver to win in a NASCAR national series in nearly 50 years with a victory in the Kroger 200 Camping World Truck Series race.
Nate Ryan, USA TODAY
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