Leonard W. Miller is one of two black motor racing pioneers living in the United States.
African American auto racing pioneer Leonard W. Miller
Malcolm Durham, Leonard W. Miller, Wendell Scott, and Ronald Hines (l-r) of the Black American Racers Association
Tommy Thompson, Leonard W. Miller and Ron Hines at the Milwaukee Mile, September 1978
Kenneth W. Wright is a former race car driver and mechanic for, among other teams, Black American Racers, Inc., the first African American auto racing team to acquire national sponsorship in the Unite
Leonard W. Miller
…Thompson approached Miller in 1977 to continue the BAR effort with personal funds in FSV (called Mini-Indy cars at that time). Miller’s longtime friend Ken Wright joined Ron Hines to perform mechanical duties on the Lola T-324 and T-620. BAR garnered some wins with Thompson, including the SCCA Northeast Division…
Wright in 1970 with Mr. Diplomat, the Miller Brothers 1955 Chevy station wagon drag racer