marker in Danville, Virginia. The marker's statement is, “Persevering over prejudice and discrimination, Scott broke racial barriers in NASCAR, with a 13-year career that included 20 top five and 147 top ten finishes.” Scott was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame on January 30, 2015. Loosely based on him, a fictionalized version of Scott was given a minor role in the 2017 Pixar film Cars 3. He is portrayed by Isiah Whitlock Jr. in the form of an anthropomorphized car, with his name changed to River Scott. A fictionalized version of Scott early in his career in 1955 was featured heavily on Timeless episode 2, season 2. Portrayed by Joseph Lee Anderson, Scott's history as a smuggler, mechanical and driving ability, perseverance, and past and future injustices due to racial discrimination were major themes of the episode. Motorsports career results NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) Grand National Series Winston Cup Series Daytona 500 References External links Wendell Scott Foundation Omission of a Nascar Pioneer Stirs a Debate, New York Times, 8/19/09 1921 births 1990 deaths Sportspeople from Danville, Virginia People from Danville, Virginia Racing drivers from Virginia African-American racing drivers United States Army personnel of World War II NASCAR drivers American Speed Association drivers Deaths from spinal cancer Burials in Virginia African-American United States Army personnel African-American sportsmen Deaths from cancer in Virginia Neurological disease deaths in Virginia 20th-century African-American sportspeople African Americans in World War II NASCAR Hall of Fame inductees