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Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story

That you don't belong. Chicken and ribs.That was on the menu for the 1985 Indy 500

That you don't belong. Chicken and ribs.
That was on the menu for the 1985 Indy 500

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That you don't belong.
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Chicken and ribs. That was on the menu for the
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1985 Indy 500.
Duration
9 seconds
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61
Timestamp in Movie
00:52:05
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.
That was the first time really you know - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:13
That was the first time really you know
With Willy's first attempt to make the Indy 500 - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:08
With Willy's first attempt to make the Indy 500
He went back to a place that he knew where he was comfortable. It was Trans-Am. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:04
He went back to a place that he knew where he was comfortabl...
The teams, they asked me, "Well, who would you like as your teammate - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:09
The teams, they asked me, "Well, who would you like as ...
I just liked him. He was a clean race driver. And I knew he was fast. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:11
I just liked him. He was a clean race driver. And I knew he ...
First five races Willy and Wally take three wins - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:14
First five races Willy and Wally take three wins
And I knew if I made one mistake, - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:13
And I knew if I made one mistake,
And that's really when things changed - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:18
And that's really when things changed
We were racing each other in practice. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:09
We were racing each other in practice.
I know Days of Thunder took that scene from us. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:21
I know Days of Thunder took that scene from us.
If we ever got caught doing what we were doing on that road - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:21
If we ever got caught doing what we were doing on that road
In Detroit, the Trans-Am race - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:14
In Detroit, the Trans-Am race
Don King flies into Detroit. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:09
Don King flies into Detroit.
It wouldn't be too strange to assume that - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:06
It wouldn't be too strange to assume that
We go up to Bernie's room, - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:11
We go up to Bernie's room,
"Ah, good," I said. "That's handy, that's nice." - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:13
"Ah, good," I said. "That's handy, that&...
Jack Roush was always known to be - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:29
Jack Roush was always known to be
And before the race, there was a gear - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:14
And before the race, there was a gear
Willy became very, very upset about it. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:25
Willy became very, very upset about it.
It wasn't long into the race that the engine detonated. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:21
It wasn't long into the race that the engine detonated.