Lloyd Ruby

Lloyd Ruby
Lloyd Ruby
Nationality	American
Born	January 12, 1928; Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S.
Died	March 23, 2009 (aged 81); Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S.
Awards
	Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame (1991); Firestone Legends of Indy (2003); Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame (2005); TXDOT dedicated the Lloyd Ruby Overpass in Wichita Falls (2006); National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame (2008); Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (2015);
Champ Car career
	176 races run over 20 years
Years active	1958-1977
First race	1958 Bobby Ball Memorial (Phoenix)
Last race	1977 Indianapolis 500 (Indy)
First win	1961 Tony Bettenhausen 200 (Milwaukee)
Last win	1970 Trenton 200 (Trenton)
Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1960–1961
Teams	Watson, Lotus
Entries	2
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1960 Indianapolis 500
Last entry	1961 United States Grand Prix

Lloyd Ruby (January 12, 1928 – March 23, 2009)[1] 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 1960–1977. 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.[2] 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

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.[3]

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[4]

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

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
1958	TRE	INDY	MIL	LAN	ATL	SPR	MIL	DUQ	SYR	ISF	TRE	SAC	PHX 13																-	0
1959	DAY	TRE	INDY	MIL	LAN	SPR DNQ	MIL DNQ	DUQ 13	SYR 14	ISF 13	TRE	SAC 18	PHX DNQ																-	0
1960	TRE	INDY 7	MIL 6	LAN 11	SPR 4	MIL 17	DUQ 6	SYR 7	ISF DNQ	TRE 8	SAC DNQ	PHX 13																	9th	710
1961	TRE	INDY 8	MIL 21	LAN	MIL 1	SPR 16	DUQ 16	SYR 11	ISF DNQ	TRE 18	SAC DNQ	PHX																	11th	670
1962	TRE	INDY 8	MIL 19	LAN	TRE	SPR 6	MIL 22	LAN	SYR 11	ISF 13	TRE 6	SAC 8	PHX 3																11th	700
1963	TRE 19	INDY 19	MIL 12	LAN	TRE 24	SPR 9	MIL 26	DUQ 17	ISF 8	TRE 8	SAC 4	PHX 16																	16th	320
1964	PHX 9	TRE 5	INDY 3	MIL 18	LAN 8	TRE 2	SPR 12	MIL 10	DUQ 17	ISF 9	TRE 26	SAC 5	PHX 1																3rd	1,752
1965	PHX 5	TRE DNQ	INDY 11	MIL 19	LAN 3	PPR	TRE 18	IRP 7	ATL 23	LAN	MIL 9	ISF	MIL 3	DSF	INF 10	TRE 26	SAC	PHX DNQ											13th	850
1966	PHX 12	TRE 21	INDY 11	MIL DNP	LAN	ATL	PIP	IRP 16	LAN 24	SPR	MIL 9	DUQ	ISF	TRE 22	SAC	PHX 6													20th	355
1967	PHX 1	TRE 21	INDY 33	MIL 2	LAN 1	PIP	MOS 4	MOS 4	IRP 16	LAN DNQ	MTR 4	MTR 3	SPR	MIL 13	DUQ	ISF DNQ	TRE 26	SAC	HAN 3	PHX 5	RIV 4								6th	2.090
1968	HAN 3	LVG 4	PHX 2	TRE 12	INDY 5	MIL 1	MOS 15	MOS 12	LAN 21	PIP	CDR 2	NAZ 17	IRP 23	IRP 15	LAN 10	LAN 6	MTR 19	MTR 14	SPR DNQ	MIL 1	DUQ DNQ	ISF DNQ	TRE 16	SAC	MCH 15	HAN 18	PHX 2	RIV 3	4th	2,799
1969	PHX 3	HAN 2	INDY 20	MIL 13	LAN 21	PIP	CDR	NAZ	TRE 15	IRP 7	IRP 15	MIL 3	SPR	DOV DNQ	DUQ	ISF	BRN	BRN	TRE	SAC	KEN	KEN	PHX 2	RIV DNP					10th	1,190
1970	PHX 3	SON	TRE 1	INDY 27	MIL 4	LAN DNP	CDR 17	MCH	IRP	SPR	MIL 20	ONT 23	DUQ	ISF	SED	TRE 22	SAC	PHX 16											14th	790
1971	RAF 2	RAF 2	PHX 5	TRE 13	INDY 11	MIL 7	POC 8	MCH 21	MIL 6	ONT 4	TRE 23	PHX 24																	5th	1,830
1972	PHX 21	TRE	INDY 6	MIL 22	MCH	POC 26	MIL DNQ	ONT 17	TRE 18	PHX 7																			18th	490
1973	TWS DNQ	TRE	TRE	INDY 27	MIL 21	POC 3	MCH 4	MIL DNQ	ONT	ONT 8	ONT 28	MCH 6	MCH 4	TRE 8	TWS 4	PHX 11													9th	1,610
1974	ONT 3	ONT	ONT 5	PHX 9	TRE 8	INDY 9	MIL 9	POC 6	MCH DNQ	MIL 7	MCH 21	TRE DNQ	TRE	PHX															7th	1,580
1975	ONT	ONT	ONT	PHX	TRE	INDY 32	MIL	POC	MCH	MIL	MCH	TRE	PHX 10																33rd	45
1976	PHX	TRE	INDY 11	MIL	POC	MCH	TWS	TRE	MIL	ONT	MCH	TWS 13	PHX 22																31st	100
1977	ONT 17	PHX	TWS	TRE	INDY 27	MIL	POC	MOS	MCH	TWS	MIL	ONT DNP	MCH	PHX															-	0

Indianapolis 500 results

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
Totals						2357	126

Starts	18
Poles	0
Front rows	0
Wins	0
Top-5s	2
Top-10s	7
Retired	10

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)

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	500 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	USA Ret			NC	0
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References

Hevesi, Dennis (March 25, 2009). "Lloyd Ruby, Star-Crossed Indy 500 Racer, Dies at 81". The New York Times. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
Baime, A, J. (2009). Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari and their battle for speed and glory at Le Mans. London: Bantam Books. p. 309. ISBN 0553818392.
"Wichita Falls". Wichita Falls. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
Lloyd Ruby at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
Small, Steve (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. p. 329. ISBN 0851127029.

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[NYTObit-1] Hevesi, Dennis (March 25, 2009). "Lloyd Ruby, Star-Crossed Indy 500 Racer, Dies at 81". The New York Times. Retrieved March 25, 2009.

[2] Baime, A, J. (2009). Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari and their battle for speed and glory at Le Mans. London: Bantam Books. p. 309. ISBN 0553818392.

[3] "Wichita Falls". Wichita Falls. Retrieved 16 April 2018.

[MSHoF-4] Lloyd Ruby at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America

[5] Small, Steve (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. p. 329. ISBN 0851127029.

Winners of the 24 Hours of Daytona
run as the Daytona 3 Hour Continental (1962–63) Daytona 2000 (1964–65) 6 Hours of Daytona (1972) 24 Hours of Daytona (1966–71 / 1973 / 1975–present)
Five-time	Hurley Haywood Scott Pruett
Four-time	Peter Gregg Pedro Rodríguez Rolf Stommelen Bob Wollek
Three-time	João Barbosa Derek Bell Scott Dixon Christian Fittipaldi Butch Leitzinger Juan Pablo Montoya Brian Redman Memo Rojas Andy Wallace
Two-time	Max Angelelli Mauro Baldi Terry Borcheller Elliott Forbes-Robinson A. J. Foyt Al Holbert Kamui Kobayashi Jan Lammers Ken Miles John Paul Jr. Lloyd Ruby Scott Sharp Jordan Taylor Wayne Taylor Didier Theys Al Unser Jr. Renger van der Zande
One-time	Albuquerque Allmendinger Alonso Amon J. Andretti Ma. Andretti Ballot-Léna Bandini Barber Beretta Bergmeister Bernhard Boesel Bouchut Bourdais Boutsen Briscoe Brown Brundle Buckler Collard Dalziel Derani Dismore D. Donohue M. Donohue Dupuy Durán Duxbury Dyson Elford Fellows Field Fitzpatrick Franchitti Fréon García Garretson Gentilozzi Gordon Graves Gurney Hand Hasemi Helmick Henn Herrmann Hezemans Hill Hoshino Ickx Jelinski Joest D. Jones P. J. Jones Kanaan Kimball Kinnunen Kneifel Krages Larson Lässig Lavaggi Law Lienhard Luyendyk Martin McMurray Mears Merl Millen Moran Moretti Neerpasch Negri Nielsen O'Connell Oliver Ongais Pace Papis C. Parsons Paul Sr. Pescarolo Pew Pilgrim B. Rahal G. Rahal Rice Robinson Rockenfeller Schneider Schrom Siffert Suzuki R. Taylor Unser Sr. Van der Merwe Van Overbeek Weaver Wendlinger Werner Wheldon Wilson

Winners of the 12 Hours of Sebring
Six-time	Tom Kristensen
Five-time	Rinaldo Capello
Four-time	Frank Biela Allan McNish
Three-time	Hans-Joachim Stuck Mario Andretti Pipo Derani Marco Werner
Two-time	Bob Akin Geoff Brabham Derek Daly Andy Evans Juan Manuel Fangio Juan Manuel Fangio II Olivier Gendebien Hurley Haywood Hans Herrmann Phil Hill Al Holbert Jacky Ickx Stefan Johansson Nicolas Lapierre JJ Lehto Emanuele Pirro Brian Redman Eric van de Poele Johannes van Overbeek Fermín Vélez Andy Wallace Phil Walters
One-time	Aïello Alboreto Baker Baldi Barbosa Barbour Behra Bernhard Bianchi Bonnier Bourdais Gary Brabham Brown Castellotti Collard Collins Daigh Dalmas Davidson de Narváez Dumas Duval Dyer Earl Elford Fässler Fitch Fittipaldi Fitzpatrick Foyt Franchitti Frisselle Garretson Gartner Gené Giunti Gray Gregg Gurney Hall Hawthorn Helmick Herbert Heyer Jarvis Kaffer Keyser Kulok Larrousse Leven Lloyd Ludwig Luyendyk Lynn Maglioli Mass McFarlin McLaren Mendez Miles Millen Moffat Moretti Morton Moss Mullen Müller Nierop O'Connell Oliver Pace Panis Parkes Paul Jr. Paul Sr. Pescatori Peter Pruett Rahal Robinson Rojas Ruby Scarfiotti H. Sharp S. Sharp Siffert Surtees J. Taylor R. Taylor W. Taylor Theys Tréluyer Vaccarella Wollek Woods Wurz