9: Randy Lanier: Racing's Drug Kingpin
Past Gas
Donut Media
4.9 • 7.2K Ratings
🗓️ 11 November 2019
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Get ready to hear about one of America’s most prolific drug kingpins of the 1980's, Randy Lanier. He was one of the most promising rookie drivers and soon became one of the largest drug traffickers in U.S. history, smuggling over 600,000 pounds of marijuana into the country. This guy was the Walter White of racing!
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| 0:00.0 | 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. |
| 0:08.0 | 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. |
| 0:18.0 | 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. |
| 0:27.0 | And you know what? They succeeded. That was the day Willie became part of racing and more importantly American history. |
| 0:34.0 | But why did it take so long for Willie to get the start he deserved? Where did he get his brash attitude? And how did that affect his career? |
| 0:41.0 | And how did he finally become the first African American driver to race in the Indy 500? |
| 0:46.0 | Today on Past Gas, we take a look at the legend of both racing and civil rights, Willie T. Ribs. |
| 0:52.0 | You can find Past Gas wherever you get your podcasts, Past Gas, check it out. |
| 1:06.0 | 300,000 fans gathered at Indianapolis Motor Speedway to witness the 1986 Indianapolis 500 drivers. |
| 1:17.0 | Hurl! They're open wheel race cars around the two and a half mile oval at speeds well over 200 miles per hour. |
| 1:26.0 | Randy Laneer was one of them. When the race was over, Randy came in 10th place. |
| 1:32.0 | Not bad for a guy who had started racing only three years before. But there was something different about Randy's car. |
| 1:39.0 | Unlike his competition, his car wasn't plastered with corporate title sponsors like Budweiser or Penzoil. |
| 1:46.0 | Randy paid for his racing another way. |
| 1:51.0 | Hint, hint, the car just said cocaine on the side. |
| 1:58.0 | Welcome to Past Gas by Donut Media. |
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| 2:23.0 | We say this every time we record, but doing the podcast is our favorite. |
| 2:26.0 | It's like a front, we record them on Friday. It's out of the office. We're in a studio. We always go to lunch afterwards. |
| 2:34.0 | It's like a fun Friday, Vi, we got Colby in the studio today. Colby are the editor of up to speed and the podcast. |
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