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TIL : The first African American to win a Nascar sponsored event Wendell Scott got his win removed in 1963 because race organizers weren’t sure how to deal with the customary kiss given by a white beauty queen to the victor in the winner’s circle. 47 years(20 after his death) he recieved his trophy

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