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Scott story will bring mix of emotions

Updated: February 18, 2011, 11:23 AM ET
By David Newton | ESPN.com

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- "Wendell Scott, A Race Story," will make you smile and make you cry.

It also may make you angry.

It is a story about how the first black man to win a race in NASCAR's top series persevered in a sport ruled by white males. It is a story that reminds just how far NASCAR hasn't come in diversity.

The 49-minute docudrama can be seen Sunday on ESPN at 9 p.m. ET after we celebrate the opening of another season with the Daytona 500. It should, ...

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