Hey, how you doing everybody? My name is Nolan. I'm from the Past Gas Podcast by Donut Media. We are an automotive history show.

This week we're talking about a man named Willie T. Ribs. After blowing three engines, Willie T. Ribs was about to give up on his dream of running in the Indy 500.

With only hours left to get into the race. His team disassembled the engine, assessed the situation, put the engine back together and tried for a fourth time.

And you know what? They succeeded. That was the day Willie became part of racing and more importantly American history.

But why did it take so long for Willie to get the start he deserved? Where did he get his brush attitude? And how did that affect his career?

And how did he finally become the first African American driver to race in the Indy 500?

Today on Past Gas, we take a look at the legend of both racing and civil rights, Willie T. Ribs.

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That was so funny Jim. Welcome back to Past Gas, a car history podcast by Donut Media. I'm your host. You're just really like just kind of doing the same thing but worse.

Okay, you're right.

Next week we introduced you guys to the infamous racing team Midnight more commonly and incorrectly known as the Midnight Club.

We not only talked about the stringent qualifications to join the group but also the precautions that members have to take to reserve their anonymity.

And baby, that was only the beginning.

We had only just begun to dip our sexy little toes into the waters that are Midnight.

Past Gas Podcast is the course it's none of the boards!

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Whew, today we're not just going to go in depth on the cars that participated. We're also going to clear up a few more popular myths and untrue rumors about the group and its members.

And we're going to talk about the end of the Midnight Club. But the end of this episode, we have a special message from racing team Midnight themselves.

That's so cool. That's awesome. So stick around for that. That's called a teaser.

Do you think I was about to ask, I was like, do you think we're like honoring our members? But like even by asking that, it's like, no, you stupid idiot.

I'm in team Midnight!

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