Chase Austin, the young African-American from Kansas striving to be a championship race car driver, debuted strongly in his first race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Eudora Kansas native finished ninth in the Firestone Freedom 100 race at the Speedway on Carb Day. Austin, whose practice time was cut short by rain, started 17th […]
Audio Included in Post. Runs Five Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Willy T. Ribbs, the first African-American to qualify and race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is behind an effort by another African-American to race at Indy. Speaking on Afternoons with Amos, Ribbs revealed he owns a car to be driven by Chase Austin, 21, an […]
