Willy T. Ribbs — An American Sports Legend

In his nearly 25 years of professional autoracing, Willy T. Ribbs has acheived many firsts as the winningest African American driver in history:

• The first African American to qualify and compete in the Indianapolis 500
• Winner of the Formula Ford Dunlop Championship in Europe
• Recipient of two "Driver of the Year" titles while driving for such racing icons as Dan Gurney, Jack Roush and Derek Walker
• The first African American to compete in NASCAR's Winston Cup series
• First African American to compete in CART/Indy Car Championship in partnership withentertainer, Bill Cosby
• The first and only African American to test for Formula 1 Grand Prix team in Estroil, Portugal