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 19 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Share your comments below using your Facebook, Twitter, Black Planet names or through Disqus. Afternoons with Amos broadcast live from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Amos was selected to “wave the Green Flag” to start practice Thursday, May 19th. During the broadcast, the first time WTLC-AM […]

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 […]

Audio Included in Post. Runs 15 Minutes. Audio ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. In an exclusive interview on Afternoons with Amos, racing legend and living history Willy T. Ribbs told Amos he’ll return to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for this May’s Centennial Celebration. Ribbs was the first African-American to qualify and compete in the Indianapolis 500 twenty […]