William 'Blackie' Watt is a retired American stock car racing driver who earned over 600 feature event wins, using the same engine in his car, a 426 Hemi Dodge, for 21 years.[2]
| Blackie Watt | |||||||
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| Born | William O. Watt December 6, 1933 New Alexandria, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||
| Modified racing career | |||||||
| Debut season | 1950 | ||||||
| Wins | 600+ | ||||||
| Finished last season | 2006 | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 24 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 30th (1966) | ||||||
| First race | 1966 Daytona International Speedway | ||||||
| Last race | 1967 Atlanta Motor Speedway[1] | ||||||
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Racing career
editBlackie Watt started racing in 1950, and spent the majority of his career racing in the Modified division.[3] He claimed track championships at Lernerville Speedway, Motordrome Speedway, and Schmuckers Speedway, all in Pennsylvania.[4]
Watt made 24 appearances in the NASCAR Grand National Series (predecessor of the NASCAR Cup) between 1966 and 1967, winning a qualifying race for the 1966 Firecracker 400 at Daytona.[1][5]
Watt was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2013.[6]
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Grand National Series
edit| NASCAR Grand National Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | NGNC | Pts | Ref |
| 1966 | Harry Neal | 93 | Ford | AUG | RSD | DAY 26 |
DAY | DAY 31 |
CAR | BRI | ATL | HCY | CLB | GPS | BGS | NWS | MAR | DAR | LGY | MGR | MON | RCH | CLT 9 |
DTS | ASH 12 |
PIF 6 |
SMR 6 |
AWS 16 |
BLV 6 |
GPS | DAY 20 |
ODS 9 |
BRR 10 |
OXF 9 |
FON 11 |
ISP 16 |
BRI 10 |
SMR 8 |
NSV 26 |
ATL | CLB | AWS 12 |
BLV 22 |
BGS | DAR 31 |
HCY | RCH | HBO | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | 30th | 8518 | [7] |
| 1967 | - | 45 | Chevy | AUG | RSD | DAY | DAY 22 |
DAY 45 |
AWS | BRI | GPS | BGS | 67th | 1860 | [8] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wayne Smith | 33 | ATL 44 |
CLB | HCY | NWS | MAR | SVH | RCH | DAR | BLV | LGY | CLT | ASH | MGR | SMR | BIR | CAR | GPS | MGY | DAY | TRN | OXF | FDA | ISP | BRI | SMR | NSV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harold Mays | ATL 15 |
BGS | CLB | SVH | DAR | HCY | RCH | BLV | HBO | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | AWS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daytona 500
edit| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Harry Neal | Ford | 48 | 31 |
| 1967 | Unknown | Chevrolet | 50 | 45 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Blackie Watt-NASCAR Cup Series". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- ^ DeCourcy, Mike (August 21, 1985). "Owner-driver relationship ends for Pitkavish, Watt after 25 years". The Pittsburg Press. p. C4. Retrieved June 7, 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ Ross, Sam Jr. (April 11, 2004). "Local racing legend to be honored at history center". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ Ross, Sam Jr. (June 23, 2006). "Blackie Watt back, having fun again". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ "Watt takes qualifier". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. July 4, 1966. p. C25. Retrieved June 7, 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ Elkins, Doug (June 6, 2013). "DIRT Motorsports Hall of Fame honors new class of legends". The Post Standard. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ "Blackie Watt – 1966 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ^ "Blackie Watt – 1967 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
External links
edit- Blackie Watt driver statistics at Racing-Reference