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- Willy_T._Ribbs abstract "William "Willy" Theodore Ribbs, Jr. (born January 3, 1955 in San Jose, California) is a racecar driver who competed in many forms of auto racing. After retiring, he became a sport shooter in the National Sporting Clays Association.Following his graduation from high school in 1975, Ribbs moved to Europe to compete in the Formula Ford Series. He won the Dunlop Championship in his first year of competition, then returned to the United States.Charlotte Motor Speedway president Humpy Wheeler entered Ribbs to drive a Winston Cup car owned by Will Cronkite in the 1978 World 600 at the Charlotte track. After Ribbs skipped two practice sessions and was arrested for evading police when he drove the wrong way down a one-way street, Cronkite replaced him with Dale Earnhardt.Ribbs went on to race Formula Atlantic cars, winning the pole in the Long Beach Formula Atlantic race in 1982. The following year, Ribbs won five races in the SCCA Trans-Am Series and was honored as Pro Rookie of the Year. Ribbs would attempt NASCAR again in 1986, running three races in the #30 Red Roof Inns car owned by DiGard Motorsports. His best finish came at his debut, a 22nd at North Wilkesboro Speedway.Also in 1986, Ribbs became the first black person to drive a Formula One car, when he tested for the Bernie Ecclestone-owned Brabham team at the Autódromo do Estoril, Portugal. Ultimately, Ribbs was not given the drive for the upcoming season. Lewis Hamilton - although he is of mixed heritage - became known as the first and only black driver to compete in a F1 championship.In 1990, Ribbs joined the CART circuit in a car funded in-part by comedian Bill Cosby. Ribbs had one top-10 event that season. Also in 1990, Ribbs was involved in an unfortunate incident during the Molson Indy Vancouver where a track marshal was killed. The track worker, Jean Patrick Hein, was pushing another car off the track when he darted in front of Ribbs' car, was run over, and killed.In 1991, he became the first African-American to qualify for the Indianapolis 500. He raced there a second time in 1993. In 1994, he continued in the CART series with the team, finishing in the top 10 at the Michigan International Speedway and New Hampshire International Speedway races.In 1999, Ribbs raced in an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for McCormack Motorsports as a try-out to join the team full-time in 2000. However he crashed on lap four and finished in 26th and last place. After three top-10s the Trans-Am Series in 2000, Ribbs signed to drive the #8 Dodge Ram for Bobby Hamilton Racing in the Craftsman Truck Series. Driving 23 out of 24 races, Ribbs had a best finish of 13th, and finished 16th in points.In May 2006, a newspaper column by Jason Whitlock of Knight-Ridder quoted Ribbs detailing his criticism of NASCAR and his lauding of the Indianapolis 500. Ribbs created controversy by referring to NASCAR as Al-Qaida, "Neckcar", and WWE.In May 2011, Ribbs announced he had formed Willy T. Ribbs Racing to campaign former NASCAR driver Chase Austin in the Firestone Indy Lights' Freedom 100 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which would coincide with Ribbs' 20th anniversary of breaking the color barrier at Indy.".
- Willy_T._Ribbs alias "Ribbs, William Theodore II (full name)".
- Willy_T._Ribbs birthDate "1955-01-03".
- Willy_T._Ribbs birthPlace San_Jose,_California.
- Willy_T._Ribbs birthYear "1955".
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- Willy_T._Ribbs achievements "1976".
- Willy_T._Ribbs alternativeNames "Ribbs, William Theodore II".
- Willy_T._Ribbs awards "1983".
- Willy_T._Ribbs bestChampPos "17".
- Willy_T._Ribbs bestCupPos "65".
- Willy_T._Ribbs bestIrlPos "47".
- Willy_T._Ribbs bestTruckPos "16".
- Willy_T._Ribbs birthDate "1955-01-03".
- Willy_T._Ribbs birthPlace California.
- Willy_T._Ribbs birthPlace San_Jose,_California.
- Willy_T._Ribbs birthPlace United_States.
- Willy_T._Ribbs caption "Ribbs in 1984".
- Willy_T._Ribbs champCarTeam Walker_Racing.
- Willy_T._Ribbs champCarTeam Raynor_Motorsports.
- Willy_T._Ribbs champPodiums "0".
- Willy_T._Ribbs champPoles "0".
- Willy_T._Ribbs champWins "0".
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- Willy_T._Ribbs dateOfBirth "1955-01-03".
- Willy_T._Ribbs firstChampRace "1990".
- Willy_T._Ribbs firstCupRace "1986".
- Willy_T._Ribbs firstIrlRace "1999".
- Willy_T._Ribbs firstTruckRace "2001".
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- Willy_T._Ribbs irlCarTeam "McCormack Motorsports".
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- Willy_T._Ribbs lastChampRace "1994".
- Willy_T._Ribbs lastCupRace "1986".
- Willy_T._Ribbs lastTruckRace "2001".
- Willy_T._Ribbs name "Ribbs, Willy T.".
- Willy_T._Ribbs name "Willy T. Ribbs".
- Willy_T._Ribbs placeOfBirth "San Jose, California, USA".
- Willy_T._Ribbs shortDescription "American racing driver".
- Willy_T._Ribbs totalChampRaces "46".
- Willy_T._Ribbs totalCupRaces "3".
- Willy_T._Ribbs totalIrlRaces "1".
- Willy_T._Ribbs totalTruckRaces "23".
- Willy_T._Ribbs truckPoles "0".
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- Willy_T._Ribbs updated "2012-03-20".
- Willy_T._Ribbs years "1990".
- Willy_T._Ribbs yearsInChamp "5".
- Willy_T._Ribbs yearsInCup "1".
- Willy_T._Ribbs yearsInIrl "1".
- Willy_T._Ribbs yearsInTruck "1".
- Willy_T._Ribbs description "American racing driver".
- Willy_T._Ribbs description "American racing driver".
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