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Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story

It was either feast or famine. Either you won... Or you had a mechanical issue

It was either feast or famine. Either you won... Or you had a mechanical issue

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It was either feast or famine.
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Either you won...
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Or you had a mechanical issue.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
61
Timestamp in Movie
00:58:21
Uploaded
Jun 05, 2025
Genres
documentary
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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.
I won eight races. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:08
I won eight races.
And Willy finished second. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:41
And Willy finished second.
December of 1985, I fly to Portugal. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:14
December of 1985, I fly to Portugal.
Power could almost be double. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:18
Power could almost be double.
So we had a test session set up for him, - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:09
So we had a test session set up for him,
Bernie's team manager, he says, - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:20
Bernie's team manager, he says,
I went a second under - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:06
I went a second under
I came in, he says, "Great job." - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:18
I came in, he says, "Great job."
And we were quite surprised, and happily surprised as well. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:09
And we were quite surprised, and happily surprised as well.
So after I came back from Portugal, - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:06
So after I came back from Portugal,
"We can't put you in the team." - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:13
"We can't put you in the team."
The sponsor was Olivetti, which was Italian, - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:10
The sponsor was Olivetti, which was Italian,
I got a call from Bill Gardner who owned DiGard racing, - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:10
I got a call from Bill Gardner who owned DiGard racing,
Miller Brewing Company was full blown sponsor of DiGard. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:10
Miller Brewing Company was full blown sponsor of DiGard.
Willy heads back to NASCAR and you know what he finds? - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:04
Willy heads back to NASCAR and you know what he finds?
Once again, Jim Trueman from Red Roof Inn, - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:41
Once again, Jim Trueman from Red Roof Inn,
They were gonna be pulling for him to wind up in the wall. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:06
They were gonna be pulling for him to wind up in the wall.
"The Civil War is dead, - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:09
"The Civil War is dead,
Before the race, I was told Jim Trueman was sick. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:05
Before the race, I was told Jim Trueman was sick.
And he was fighting and he had cancer. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:15
And he was fighting and he had cancer.