Legendary African American race car driver Willy T. Ribbs will share his story of triumph and overcoming adversity during a special Fireside Chat with moderator Beth Paretta of Paretta Autosport at the 2023 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.The Fireside Chat will take place Thursday, Nov. 2, in the North...

South Florida Motorsports, the NFL's Miami Dolphins, and the City of Miami Gardens gifted 50 students enrolled in the "F1 in Schools" program with tickets to the inaugural Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix set for next month. The surprise occurred during a visit by the mayor of Miami Gardens, Rodney...

The City of Long Beach and the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach will add Willy T. Ribbs and Oriol Servia to their Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame on Thursday.Ribbs, a native of California, and Servia, who hails from Catalonia and has called Southern California home for most of...

Photo: IMSIndianapolis, IN – The Indianapolis Motor Speedway continues its “Traditions” series with the stories of some of the greatest moments in the history of the Indianapolis 500 -- including the 30-year anniversary of Willy T. Ribbs being the first African American driver to qualify for the race, the 45-year...

A friend asked an innocent question a few weeks ago: Why isn’t Willy T. Ribbs’ history-making chassis from the 1991 Indianapolis 500 on display in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum? Having reached the 30-year anniversary of Ribbs’ entry into the record books as the first African American driver to compete...

Within the family, William Theodore Ribbs Jr garners most of the attention.Thanks to the success and fame attained in motor racing, and more recently from the documentary Uppity, the driver we know as Willy T Ribbs has been brought to the masses through Netflix.But there’s more to the story. Long...

After taking commercial ownership of both Honda-powered Formula 4 United States and Formula Americas Championships at the beginning of the year, Parella Motorsports Holdings will now introduce a new scholarship program with the goal to create a more diverse field of formula drivers at the grassroots level.To support diversity and...

Chip Ganassi Racing has entered a multiyear partnership with Sycamore Entertainment Group that will include primary sponsorship of the team’s Extreme E entry through Sycamore’s new streaming network SEGI.TV, and an activation plan that includes the creation of fly-on-the-wall documentary content covering CGR’s Extreme E campaign.“I am very happy to...

Ernie Francis Jr. has joined the line-up for the inaugural Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) season.Francis Jr. has predominantly competed in the Trans-Am series, and has also competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Only 22 years old, Francis Jr. has won seven-consecutive Trans-Am series titles and is a member of NASCAR’s...

SVRA announced today that Mark Dill, its vice president of public relations, has published a new book, “The Legend of the First Super Speedway, the Battle for the Soul of American Auto Racing.” It is available in both print and e-book formats. The book can be ordered today at www.store.bookbaby.com,...