Blackie Watt

For other people with the same name, see William Watt.
Blackie Watt
BornWilliam O. Watt
(1933-12-06) December 6, 1933 (age 91)
New Alexandria, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Modified racing career
Debut season1950
Wins600+
Finished last season2006
NASCAR Cup Series career
24 races run over 2 years
Best finish30th (1966)
First race1966 Daytona International Speedway
Last race1967 Atlanta Motor Speedway[1]
Wins Top tens Poles
0 9 0

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]

Racing career

Blackie 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

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

NASCAR Grand National Series results
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
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1966 Harry Neal Ford 48 31
1967 Unknown Chevrolet 50 45


References

  1. ^ a b "Blackie Watt-NASCAR Cup Series". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Ross, Sam Jr. (April 11, 2004). "Local racing legend to be honored at history center". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  4. ^ Ross, Sam Jr. (June 23, 2006). "Blackie Watt back, having fun again". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  5. ^ "Watt takes qualifier". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. July 4, 1966. p. C25. Retrieved June 7, 2023 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Elkins, Doug (June 6, 2013). "DIRT Motorsports Hall of Fame honors new class of legends". The Post Standard. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  7. ^ "Blackie Watt – 1966 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  8. ^ "Blackie Watt – 1967 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2023.