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Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story

Almost psychotic, with his focus on engine power. I missed four racesbecause Roush and...

Almost psychotic, with his focus on engine power. I missed four races
because Roush and Ford were building me a brand new car. Missing the first four
races has made it impossible for me to win
the championship. But it's not impossible
for me to win this race. Looks like
Willy T. Ribbs is followed by Greg Pickett and David Hobbs
in the DeAtley Corvette. There's the leader Willy T. Ribbs in the number 64
Roush Protofab Mercury Capri. It was effortless to get in that car and go fast

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Almost psychotic,
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with his focus on engine power.
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I missed four races because Roush
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and Ford were building me
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a brand new car.
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Missing the first four races has made
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it impossible for me to win the championship.
00:00:19.394 --> 00:00:22.146
But it's not impossible for me to win this race.
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Looks like Willy T. Ribbs is followed by
00:00:24.774 --> 00:00:27.061
Greg Pickett and David Hobbs in the DeAtley Corvette.
00:00:29.404 --> 00:00:30.078
There's the leader Willy T. Ribbs
00:00:30.863 --> 00:00:34.742
in the number 64 Roush Protofab Mercury Capri.
00:00:35.576 --> 00:00:37.161
It was effortless
00:00:37.245 --> 00:00:39.033
to get in that car and go fast.
Duration
39 seconds
Views
184
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:04
Uploaded
Jun 05, 2025
Genres
Production
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Movie Summary

An in-depth profile of the life and career of Willy T. Ribbs - the controversial Black driver who shattered the color barrier of professional auto-racing and became the first Black qualifier in the storied history of the Indy 500.