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And Willy finished second. I had
four mechanical failures that, that shouldn't have happened
in the engine. There was a motor sports journalist that wasn't a Willy T. Ribbs fan. And he said to Ian Brown, "Did you really think they were
going to let that nigger win a championship?" From his standpoint, it probably felt like,
"It's me against the world." I knew I was
not gonna be with Roush after 1985 and I just
got to the point where I'm not going to go
nose to nose with this guy. I'm just gonna let it go
four mechanical failures that, that shouldn't have happened
in the engine. There was a motor sports journalist that wasn't a Willy T. Ribbs fan. And he said to Ian Brown, "Did you really think they were
going to let that nigger win a championship?" From his standpoint, it probably felt like,
"It's me against the world." I knew I was
not gonna be with Roush after 1985 and I just
got to the point where I'm not going to go
nose to nose with this guy. I'm just gonna let it go
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And Willy finished second.
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I had
four mechanical failures that,
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that shouldn't have happened
in the engine.
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There was a motor sports journalist
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that wasn't a Willy T. Ribbs fan.
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And he said to Ian Brown,
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"Did you really think they were
going to let that nigger
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win a championship?"
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From his standpoint,
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it probably felt like,
"It's me against the world."
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I knew I was
not gonna be with Roush
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after 1985 and I just
got to the point where
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I'm not going to go
nose to nose with this guy.
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I'm just gonna let it go.
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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.
