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Ken Wright (auto racing mechanic)

1940–

United States

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Kenneth W. Wright (born 1940) is a former race car driver and mechanic for, among other teams, Black American Racers, Inc. (BAR), the first African American auto racing team to acquire national sponsorship in the United States.

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