Human Interest

Racing While Black: How an African-American Stock Car Team Made Its Mark on Nascar

Leonard Miller; Andrew Simon

About the Program

A chronicle from the first successful black team in a white-dominated sport. The author reveals his obstacles and bouts with racism in NASCAR.

About the Authors

Leonard Miller

Leonard Miller is the president of the Miller Racing Group and a second generation auto racing team owner.  He is also a commercial airline pilot.  His father, Leonard W. Miller, entered a team in the Indianapolis 500 in 1972 and is in the Black Athletes Hall of Fame.


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Andrew Simon

Mr. Simon is a writer and editor who's covered music, sports and pop culture for VIBE, Complex and ESPN the Magazine.


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Racing While Black: How an African-American Stock Car Team Made Its Mark on Nascar

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Past Airings

  • Saturday, April 10th at 4pm (ET)
  • Sunday, February 21st at 10pm (ET)
  • Saturday, February 20th at 11:30am (ET)
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