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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

 

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Anne Cates
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817 320 1102