We had an interesting topic to discuss on my weekly Thursday visit with Dave Moody during his "Sirius Speedway" radio program this week. With Major League Baseball celebrating Jackie Robinson Day last week to honor the first African-American to play in the big leagues, there is some sentiment that NASCAR should follow suit and honor Wendell Scott, who broke the color line in the 1960s and 1970s to race in NASCAR's top division.

While I mean no disrespect to Scott and his accomplishment or what he was forced to endure, I'm not sure he deserves a day or an automatic induction into NASCAR's new Hall of Fame on the first ballot. While he certainly has a place in NASCAR's history, honoring a driver with one career victory doesn't seem on the same par as what Robinson accomplished in the Major Leagues.

If NASCAR follows suit with a Wendell Scott Day or some other celebration, it would smack of just being a copy cat ploy to ramp up the diversity initiative the sanctioning body wants so dearly to take flight.

All races and creeds and colors should be allowed to participate in any sport, NASCAR included. Wendell Scott broke a barrier that had been up for decades around the sport of stock car racing. But let's not tarnish those accomplishments with a half-hearted attempt to capitalize on his diversity.