Blackie Watt

For other people with the same name, see William Watt.

Blackie Watt
Born	William O. Watt (1933-12-06) December 6, 1933 (age 91) 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]
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. "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 . PA. 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 . PA. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
4. Ross, Sam Jr. (June 23, 2006). "Blackie Watt back, having fun again". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . PA. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
5. "Watt takes qualifier". Daytona Beach Morning Journal . FL. 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 . Syracuse NY. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
7. "Blackie Watt – 1966 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
8. "Blackie Watt – 1967 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2023.

External links

• Blackie Watt driver statistics at Racing-Reference