The Daily Show: Ears Edition - CP Time - Black Race Car Drivers in History

Episode Date: July 23, 2021

Roy Wood Jr. honors trailblazing Black race car drivers, including Wendell Scott, who made NASCAR history, and Willy T. Ribbs, the first Black driver to qualify for the Indianapolis 500. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Bubba Wallace, Chase Austin, Tyrese and Fast and the Furious, but their success would not be possible without the black race car drivers of the past. Drivers like the Trailblazers of the Atlanta Stock Car Club. The ASCC was a black driving lead that was holding races back when NASCAR was just a gleam in a white man's eye. That's right. Black people have been driving fast even before NASCAR, and it's a big part of our history and culture.

Although apparently that is not an acceptable excuse to get out of a speeding ticket. I don't care if they was in the school zone. Them kids need to keep their head on a swivel. Kiss my ass. In the 1940s and 50s, the ASCC held races all across the Southeast in front of thousands of black fans. Can you imagine that?

A stadium in Georgia full of cheering black fans. Because the Atlanta Falcons came. But racing was still a segregated sport until one driver broke the racing color barrier. Wendell Scott, who was not only the first African-American to compete in NASCAR full-time, but also John C. Riley's real father. Your secret is safe with me, John. Shake and bake. Unfortunately, Scott's career was blighted by racism. He wasn't allowed to race at certain speedways. And one time, he won a race by a full two laps.

But the trophy was given to the white runner-up because NASCAR officials didn't want a black man kissing a white beauty queen in front of an all-white crowd. But if you ask me? Who need to white beauty queen anyway? You already won pride. But if you ask me, who need to white beauty queen anyway? You already won pride. Proud for yourself. And pride for all black folk. Plus, you can always meet that beauty queen at the bar after the race.

Finally, we must discuss Willie T. Ribs. The first African American to qualify for the prestigious Indianapolis 500 and a man whose name I cannot say without getting a hankering for some barbecue. Qualifying for the Indy 500 wasn't easy for Mr. Ribs. Mmm. Ribs. First off, he had to find out where Indiana was, which isn't easy for a black man. And even worse, like many black drivers, he didn't have as much money as white drivers. It's hard to compete against fully funded indie teams when your pit crew is just a bottle

of fixer flat in your back seat. But Willie got his break when he joined cart racing in a vehicle partially financed by none other than Bill Cosby. Although knowing what we know now, Cosby may have been less interested in making Ribs a sports icon and more interested in making him a getaway driver. And while Willie T. Ribs never ended up getting first in the Indy 500, he won where it mattered. And here, his wallet, because even runners up still get prize money. It is thanks to these pioneers that we have the black racing stars of today. Like Lewis Hamilton, one of the most successful international races of all time. It's right, international. Willie T. Rebs was called the N-word, but Louis Hamilton gets called the N-word in 12 different languages across five different continents.

That's progress. Well that's all the time we have for today. I'm Roywood Jr. And this has been CP time. And remember, with under culture. Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got some driving to do myself. Straight to a barbecue pit to get these ribs on. These aren't race gloves. I bought them Falcon season tickets, and then they got rid of Julio Jones. These moth- The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Ears Edition.

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