Blackie Watt

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
BornWilliam O. Watt
(1933-12-06) December 6, 1933
New Alexandria, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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

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. "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.
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