I first met Paul in the pits. It was brief,and he said, "Keep up the good work." I did not...
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I first met Paul in the pits. It was brief,
and he said, "Keep up the good work." I did not know that Newman
was actually paying attention, until I got that phone call from him. "Hey, kid, I got a deal for you." I know you like Formula Atlantic but the Trans-Am Series is an opportunity for you to become a paid race driver. It's going to be a first class team.
Think about it, and let me know. I said, "No, I've already
thought about it. If you recommend it, I'm doing it."
He says,"All right, you're going to get
a call from Budweiser
and he said, "Keep up the good work." I did not know that Newman
was actually paying attention, until I got that phone call from him. "Hey, kid, I got a deal for you." I know you like Formula Atlantic but the Trans-Am Series is an opportunity for you to become a paid race driver. It's going to be a first class team.
Think about it, and let me know. I said, "No, I've already
thought about it. If you recommend it, I'm doing it."
He says,"All right, you're going to get
a call from Budweiser
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I first met Paul
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in the pits. It was brief,
and he said, "Keep up the good work."
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I did not know that Newman
was actually paying attention,
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until I got that phone call from him.
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"Hey, kid,
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I got a deal for you."
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I know you like Formula Atlantic but
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the Trans-Am Series is an opportunity
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for you to become a paid race driver.
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It's going to be a first class team.
Think about it,
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and let me know.
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I said, "No, I've already
thought about it. If you recommend it,
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I'm doing it."
He says,"All right,
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you're going to get
a call from Budweiser.
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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.
