In 2011, The Indianapolis Motor Speedway celebrated the 20th anniversary of Willy T. Ribbs’ breakthrough performance to become the first African-American to race at the Indy 500. I wrote a five-part feature to honor the historic event for FOX’s…
Originally posted in May, 2011. We left you after Part 1 of Willy T. Ribbs: One Of A Kind with Ribbs at an all-time low after failing to get through the Rookie Orientation Program for the 1985 Indy 500….
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Jeff Krosnoff: Stay Hungry, Part 1
Mar 9, 2025, 3:49 PM 0
Back in 2011, a lot of amazing people helped me to celebrated the life of Jeff Krosnoff, the American IndyCar driver who was killed at the Molson Indy Toronto race on July 14, 1996. That six-part legacy series originally…
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Jeff Krosnoff: Stay Hungry, Part 2
Feb 10, 2025, 4:56 PM 0
Back in 2011, a lot of amazing people helped me to celebrated the life of Jeff Krosnoff, the American IndyCar driver who was killed at the Molson Indy Toronto race on July 14, 1996. That six-part legacy series originally…
Originally published Oct. 17, 2011. My iPhone lit up last Tuesday. Jet-lagged after a 23.5-hour door-to-door flight back from covering the Bathurst 1000 race in Australia, and in my usual morning stupor, I looked over and saw the name…
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Willy T Ribbs 30th Anniversary Indy 500 Sticker
May 13, 2021, 9:46 PM 0
We’re celebrating Willy T. Ribbs on the 30th anniversary of his historic performance at the Indianapolis 500 where he became the first African American driver to qualify for ‘The Greatest Spectacle In Racing.’ The large and durable 4-inch sticker,…
Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area and being part of the West Coast racing community meant trips to Portland International Raceway took place on a regular basis. I’m guessing I’ve been to PIR at least 30 times,…
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Second Wilson Children’s Fund Charity Efforts Conclude
Mar 24, 2018, 3:32 PM 0
Bidding has concluded with the second annual charity print fundraising efforts for the Wilson Children’s Fund, and through the auctions of autographed IndyCar and IMSA memorabilia, $42,975 was raised to benefit the daughters of the late race car driver…
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I Made My First Documentary–SENNA: The Test
Dec 21, 2017, 7:11 PM 0
Thanks to an invitation from IndyCar and Team Penske, and with the help of my co-director Travis Long, we turned after hours interviews filmed in August and September into the 26-minute SENNA: The Test documentary over four days in…
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MP 217: The Week in IndyCar, Nov. 29, with Bryan Herta
Dec 1, 2017, 4:50 PM 0
IndyCar team owner Bryan Herta joins Marshall Pruett as guest host of the #WeekinIndyCar podcast to discuss Brian Barnhart’s departure from the series to lead Harding Racing’s effort, and in a wonderful surprise, Robin Miller returns to offer his perspective on the…