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:Lloyd Ruby

{{short description|American racing driver (1928–2009)}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Lloyd Ruby

| image =

| caption =

| nationality = {{flagicon|USA}} American

| birth_name = Richard Lloyd Ruby

| birth_date = {{birth date|1928|01|12}}

| birth_place = Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2009|03|23|1928|01|12}}

| death_place = Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S.

| titles = 1965, 1966 24 Hours of Daytona Winner
1966 12 Hours of Sebring Winner

| awards = Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame (1991)
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (2015)

| module1 = {{Infobox Champ Car driver|child=yes

| years = 1958–1977

| Total_Champ_Races = 176

| Years_In_Champ = 20

| Champ_Car_Team =

| Best_Champ_Pos = 3rd – 1964

| First_Champ_Race = 1958 Bobby Ball Memorial (Phoenix)

| Last_Champ_Race = 1977 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)

| First_Champ_Win = 1961 Tony Bettenhausen 200 (Milwaukee)

| Last_Champ_Win = 1970 Trenton 200 (Trenton)

| Champ_Wins = 7

| Champ_Podiums = 29

| Champ_Poles = 8

}}| module2 = {{Infobox F1 driver|embed=yes

| Years = {{F1|1960}}–{{F1|1961}}

| Team(s) = Watson, Lotus

| Races = 2

| Championships = 0

| Wins = 0

| Podiums = 0

| Points = 0

| Poles = 0

| Fastest laps = 0

| First race = 1960 Indianapolis 500

| First win =

| Last win =

| Last race = 1961 United States Grand Prix

}}}}

Richard Lloyd Ruby{{Cite web |title=Lloyd Ruby |url=http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/RubyLloyd.htm |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=www.champcarstats.com}} (January 12, 1928 – March 23, 2009){{cite news|title=Lloyd Ruby, Star-Crossed Indy 500 Racer, Dies at 81|first=Dennis|last=Hevesi|date=March 25, 2009|access-date=March 25, 2009|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/25/sports/auto-racing/25ruby.html?ref=obituaries}} was an American racecar driver who raced in the USAC Championship Car series for 20 years, achieving 7 victories and 88 top-ten finishes. He also had success in endurance racing, winning the 24 Hours of Daytona twice, the 1966 12 Hours of Sebring and the 1966 World Sportscar Championship.

Racing career

Ruby raced in the USAC Championship Car series in the 1958–1977 seasons, with 177 career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 from 1960 to 1977. He achieved 88 top-ten finishes, and seven victories. His best finish at Indy was third, in 1964. In 1966, he led the Indy 500 for 68 laps.

Ruby also had two endurance racing victories in the 24 Hours of Daytona (1965–1966), both times partnering with Ken Miles. Ruby and Miles teamed up to win the 1966 12 Hours of Sebring and the 1966 World Sportscar Championship. Ruby was scheduled to drive in the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans, however he was forced to withdraw due to spinal injuries suffered in a plane crash.{{cite book|last=Baime|first= A, J.|date=2009|title= Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari and their battle for speed and glory at Le Mans|location= London|publisher= Bantam Books| page= 309|isbn=978-0553818390}} A year later, he teamed with Denny Hulme in a Ford GT 40 Mk IV for the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans. Ruby played a key role in Ford Motor Company's GT40 program in the mid-1960s. He also raced in the 1961 United States Grand Prix.

=Indianapolis 500=

File:Lloyd Ruby (2534355548).jpg car Ruby drove in the 1970 Indianapolis 500]]

Despite a Championship Car career replete with success, Ruby is probably best remembered for his many misfortunes at the Indianapolis 500. His biography, written by Ted Buss in 2000, was titled, Lloyd Ruby: The Greatest Driver Never to Win the Indy 500. Ruby led the race in five different years, for a total of 126 laps, however, his best finish at Indianapolis was third, in 1964. His only other top-five finish at Indy came in 1968. In 1991, he was inducted into the Auto Racing Hall of Fame.

Perhaps Ruby's most notorious hard-luck bout at Indy came in 1969. With race leader Mario Andretti experiencing overheating problems, Ruby was in a strong position to score a victory. During a pit stop around the halfway point, a crew member motioned Ruby to pull away too soon. The refueling nozzle was still engaged in the car's left saddle tank, and as Ruby dropped the clutch, the car lurched forward. The nozzle ruptured a hole in the gas tank, ending Ruby's day.

Death

He died in 2009 at the age of 81 in his hometown of Wichita Falls, Texas.{{cite web|url=http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/2009/mar/24/local-racing-legend-lloyd-ruby-dead-81/|title=Wichita Falls|website=Wichita Falls|access-date=16 April 2018}}

Legacy and halls of fame

Ruby's racing career was honored with the Bruton Smith Legends Award at the Texas Motor Sports Hall of Fame in Fort Worth in 2005. He was inducted into the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 2008. Ruby was also named co-recipient of the Louis Meyer Award along with Hélio Castroneves at the induction ceremony and special recognition dinner in Indianapolis. In 2015, he was inducted in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America[http://www.mshf.com/hall-of-fame/inductees/lloyd-ruby.html Lloyd Ruby] at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America

Indianapolis Motor Speedway historian Donald Davidson joined racing greats Johnny Rutherford, Parnelli Jones and Al and Bobby Unser in Wichita Falls when the Lloyd Ruby Overpass was named in honor of their racing friend.

Complete USAC Championship Car results

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! 23

! 24

! 25

! 26

! 27

! 28

! Pos

! Points

rowspan=1| 1958

| TRE

| INDY

| MIL

| LAN

| ATL

| SPR

| MIL

| DUQ

| SYR

| ISF

| TRE

| SAC

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHX
13

| colspan=15|

!-

!0

rowspan=1| 1959

| DAY

| TRE

| INDY

| MIL

| LAN

| style="background:#ffcfcf; | SPR
DNQ

| style="background:#ffcfcf; | MIL
DNQ

| style="background:#cfcfff; | DUQ
13

| style="background:#cfcfff; | SYR
14

| style="background:#efcfff; | ISF
13

| TRE

| style="background:#efcfff; | SAC
18

| style="background:#ffcfcf; | PHX
DNQ

| colspan=15|

!-

!0

1960

| TRE

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | INDY
7

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | MIL
6

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | LAN
11

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | SPR
4

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MIL
17

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | DUQ
6

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | SYR
7

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | ISF
DNQ

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | TRE
8

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | SAC
DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | PHX
13

|colspan=16|

!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 9th

!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 710

1961

| TRE

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | INDY
8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MIL
21

| LAN

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | MIL
1

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | SPR
16

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | DUQ
16

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | SYR
11

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | ISF
DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | TRE
18

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | SAC
DNQ

| PHX

|colspan=16|

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11th

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 670

1962

| TRE

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | INDY
8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MIL
19

| LAN

| TRE

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | SPR
6

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MIL
22

| LAN

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | SYR
11

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | ISF
13

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | TRE
6

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | SAC
8

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | PHX
3

| colspan=15|

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11th

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 700

1963

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | TRE
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | INDY
19

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | MIL
12

| LAN

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | TRE
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | SPR
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MIL
{{small|26}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | DUQ
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | ISF
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | TRE
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | SAC
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | PHX
{{small|16}}

|colspan=16|

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 16th

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 320

1964

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | PHX
9

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | TRE
5

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | INDY
3

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MIL
18

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | LAN
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | TRE
2

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | SPR
12

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | MIL
10

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | DUQ
17

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | ISF
9

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | TRE
26

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | SAC
5

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | PHX
1

| colspan=15|

!style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3rd

!style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 1,752

1965

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | PHX
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | TRE
{{small|DNQ}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | INDY
11

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MIL
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | LAN
{{small|3}}

| PPR
{{small| }}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | TRE
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | IRP
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | ATL
{{small|23}}

| LAN
{{small| }}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | MIL
{{small|9}}

| ISF
{{small| }}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | MIL
{{small|3}}

| DSF
{{small| }}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | INF
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | TRE
{{small|26}}

| SAC
{{small| }}

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | PHX
{{small|DNQ}}

| colspan=10|

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13th

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 850

1966

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | PHX
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | TRE
21

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | INDY
11

| MIL
DNP

| LAN

| ATL

| PIP

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | IRP
16

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | LAN
24

| SPR

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | MIL
9

| DUQ

| ISF

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | TRE
22

| SAC

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | PHX
6

|colspan=12|

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 20th

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 355

1967

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | PHX
1

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | TRE
21

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | INDY
33

|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | MIL
2

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | LAN
1

| PIP

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | MOS
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | MOS
4

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | IRP
16

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | LAN
DNQ

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | MTR
4

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | MTR
3

| SPR

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | MIL
13

| DUQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | ISF
DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | TRE
26

| SAC

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | HAN
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | PHX
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | RIV
4

| colspan=7|

!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 6th

!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 2.090

1968

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | HAN
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | LVG
4

|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | PHX
2

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | TRE
12

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | INDY
5

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | MIL
1

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MOS
15

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MOS
12

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | LAN
21

| PIP

|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | CDR
2

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | NAZ
17

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRP
23

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | IRP
15

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | LAN
10

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | LAN
6

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MTR
19

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MTR
14

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | SPR
DNQ

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | MIL
1

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | DUQ
DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | ISF
DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | TRE
16

| SAC

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MCH
15

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | HAN
18

|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | PHX
2

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | RIV
3

!style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4th

!style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 2,799

1969

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | PHX
3

|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | HAN
2

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | INDY
20

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MIL
13

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | LAN
21

| PIP

| CDR

| NAZ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | TRE
15

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | IRP
7

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | IRP
15

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | MIL
3

| SPR

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | DOV
DNQ

| DUQ

| ISF

| BRN

| BRN

| TRE

| SAC

| KEN

| KEN

|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | PHX
2

| RIV
DNP

| colspan=4|

!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 10th

!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 1,190

1970

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | PHX
{{small|3}}

| SON
{{small| }}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | TRE
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | INDY
27

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | MIL
4

| LAN
{{small|DNP}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | CDR
{{small|17}}

| MCH
{{small| }}

| IRP
{{small| }}

| SPR
{{small| }}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MIL
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | ONT
23

| DUQ
{{small| }}

| ISF
{{small| }}

| SED
{{small| }}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | TRE
{{small|22}}

| SAC
{{small| }}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | PHX
{{small|16}}

|colspan=10|

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14th

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 790

1971

|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | RAF
2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | RAF
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | PHX
5

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | TRE
13

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | INDY
11

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | MIL
7

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | POC
8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MCH
21

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | MIL
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | ONT
4

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | TRE
23

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | PHX
24

|colspan=16|

!style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5th

!style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 1,830

1972

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | PHX
21

| TRE

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | INDY
6

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MIL
22

| MCH

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | POC
26

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | MIL
DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | ONT
17

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | TRE
18

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | PHX
7

|colspan=18|

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 18th

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 490

1973

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | TWS
DNQ

| TRE

| TRE

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | INDY
27

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MIL
21

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | POC
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | MCH
4

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | MIL
DNQ

| ONT

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | ONT
8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | ONT
28

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | MCH
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | MCH
4

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | TRE
8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | TWS
4

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | PHX
11

|colspan=12|

!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 9th

!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 1,610

1974

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | ONT
3

| ONT

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | ONT
5

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | PHX
9

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | TRE
8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | INDY
9

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | MIL
9

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | POC
6

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | MCH
DNQ

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | MIL
7

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MCH
21

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | TRE
DNQ

| TRE

| PHX

|colspan=14|

!style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 7th

!style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 1,580

1975

| ONT

| ONT

| ONT

| PHX

| TRE

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | INDY
32

| MIL

| POC

| MCH

| MIL

| MCH

| TRE

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | PHX
10

|colspan=15|

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 33rd

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 45

1976

| PHX

| TRE

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | INDY
11

| MIL

| POC

| MCH

| TWS

| TRE

| MIL

| ONT

| MCH

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | TWS
13

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | PHX
22

|colspan=15|

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 31st

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 100

1977

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | ONT
17

| PHX

| TWS

| TRE

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | INDY
27

| MIL

|POC

| MOS

| MCH

| TWS

| MIL

| ONT
DNP

| MCH

| PHX

|colspan=14|

!-

!0

Indianapolis 500 results

{{col-begin|width=auto}}

{{col-break}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Year

!Car

!Start

!Qual

!Rank

!Finish

!Laps

!Led

!Retired

1960

|98

|12

|144.208

|15

|7

|200

|0

|Running

1961

|5

|25

|146.909

|2

|8

|200

|0

|Running

1962

|12

|24

|146.520

|24

|8

|200

|0

|Running

1963

|65

|19

|149.123

|15

|19

|126

|0

|Crash T4

1964

|18

|7

|153.932

|8

|3

|200

|0

|Running

1965

|7

|9

|157.246

|9

|11

|184

|0

|Blown engine

1966

|14

|5

|162.433

|5

|11

|166

|68

|Cam stud

1967

|25

|7

|165.229

|8

|33

|3

|0

|Valves

1968

|25

|5

|167.613

|5

|5

|200

|42

|Running

1969

|4

|20

|166.428

|20

|20

|105

|11

|Fuel tank

1970

|25

|25

|168.895

|6

|27

|54

|2

|Drive gear

1971

|12

|7

|173.821

|7

|11

|174

|3

|Gears

1972

|5

|11

|181.415

|20

|6

|196

|0

|Flagged

1973

|18

|15

|191.622

|18

|27

|21

|0

|Piston

1974

|9

|18

|181.699

|20

|9

|187

|0

|Out of fuel

1975

|7

|6

|186.984

|7

|32

|7

|0

|Piston

1976

|51

|30

|186.480

|7

|11

|100

|0

|Flagged

1977

|10

|19

|190.840

|11

|27

|34

|0

|Crash T2

colspan=6|Totals

|2357

|126

|

{{col-break|gap=1em}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Starts

|18

Poles

|0

Front rows

|0

Wins

|0

Top-5s

|2

Top-10s

|7

Retired

|10

{{col-end}}

  • Ruby owns three of the top-ten 5-race finishing streaks in the 1960s

World Championship career summary

The Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation. Ruby participated in two World Championship races: the 1960 Indianapolis 500 and the 1961 United States Grand Prix. He scored no championship points.

=Complete Formula One World Championship results=

(key)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! WDC

! Points

1960

! J C Agajanian

! Watson

! Offenhauser straight-4

| ARG

| MON

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 500
{{small|7}}

| NED

| BEL

| FRA

| GBR

| POR

| ITA

| USA

! NC

! 0

1961

! J Frank Harrison

! Lotus 18

! Climax straight-4

| MON

| NED

| BEL

| FRA

| GBR

| GER

| ITA

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| USA
{{small|Ret}}

|

|

! NC

! 0

colspan="16"|{{center|{{small|Source:{{cite book|last=Small|first=Steve|title=The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who|date=1994|publisher=Guinness|page=329 |isbn=0851127029}}}}}}

24 Hours of Le Mans results

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
Year

! Team

! Co-drivers

! Car

! Class

! Laps

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall position}}

! {{Tooltip|Class
pos.|Class position}}

1967

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Ford Motor Company
{{flagicon|USA}} Holman & Moody

|align="left"| {{flagicon|NZL}} Denny Hulme

|align="left"| Ford GT40 Mk.IV

| P +5.0

| 86

| DNF

| DNF

References

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