I grew up in the early days of stock car racing in northwestern North Carolina and southwestern Virginia and was fortunate enough to be allowed pit access to most of the local tracks like North Wilkesboro, Hickory, Lenoir-Burke, and Martinsville. I was introduced to many of the early "stars" of the time such as Curtis Turner, Joe Weatherly, Fireball Roberts, Lee Petty, Junior Johnson, Harry Gantt, and many others whose names escape me now. I was always impressed by the way Wendell Scott presented himself and his pride in what he was doing. When he and his crew came rolling in, many of the young onlookers like myself would volunteer to help unload his car or push it to his pit stall. I'm sure he received a lot of negative responses during his career but he was always one of my favorites.
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