Willy T. Ribbs

Willy T. Ribbs
Ribbs in 1984
Born	William Theodore Ribbs Jr. (1955-01-03) January 3, 1955 (age 69) San Jose, California, U.S.
Achievements	1976 Formula Ford Dunlop Championship Champion
Awards	1983 Trans-Am Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
4 races run over 1 year
Best finish	65th (1986)
First race	1986 First Union 400 (North Wilkesboro)
Last race	1986 The Budweiser at The Glen (Watkins Glen)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
23 races run over 1 year
Best finish	16th (2001)
First race	2001 Florida Dodge Dealers 250 (Daytona)
Last race	2001 Auto Club 200 (California)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
IndyCar Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Team(s)	McCormack Motorsports (1999)
Best finish	47th – 1999
First race	1999 Vegas.com 500 (Las Vegas)
Wins Podiums Poles 0 0 0
Champ Car career
46 races run over 5 years
Years active	1990–1994
Team(s)	Raynor Motorsports (1990) Walker Racing (1991–1994)
Best finish	17th (1991)
First race	1990 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach (Long Beach)
Last race	1994 Toyota Grand Prix of Monterey (Laguna Seca)
Wins Podiums Poles 0 0 0
Statistics current as of March 20, 2012.

William Theodore Ribbs Jr. (born January 3, 1955) is a retired American race car driver, racing owner, and sport shooter known for being the first African-American man to have tested a Formula One car (he did so in 1986) and to compete in the Indianapolis 500 (tested in 1985, raced in 1991 and 1993). Ribbs competed in many forms of auto racing, including the Trans-Am Series, IndyCar, Champ Car, IMSA, and the NASCAR Cup Series and Gander Outdoors Truck Series.^[1] After retiring, he became a sport shooter in the National Sporting Clays Association.

Ribbs saw his most success in the Trans-Am Series, winning 17 races while driving for Dan Gurney and Jack Roush.