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It was a history-making day at Martinsville this afternoon as Darrell Wallace, Junior became the first black driver in 50 years to win a top-level NASCAR-sanctioned event. Wallace won the truck series event after dueling Jeb Burton at the restart with five laps to go...
Here's the finish and the highlights...
Wendell Scott won in Jacksonville in December 1963 in what is now the Sprint Cup Series.
"We congratulate Darrell Wallace Jr. on his first national series victory, one that will be remembered as a remarkable moment in our sport's history," NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France said.
"I had a chance to talk with Darrell and his father in Victory Lane today and we are just thrilled for him and his entire family on the win in Martinsville," car owner Joe Gibbs said. "We obviously think a lot about Darrell. He has tremendous talent and we really believe he can have a huge impact on our sport."
But there were more fireworks after the event as Kevin Harvick went on mic and expressed his displeasure toward Ty Dillon and RCR Racing for getting spun late in a battle for positioning...
So there...
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