Editing Lloyd Ruby (section)

==Racing career==
Ruby raced in the [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]] [[American Championship car racing|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 Indianapolis 500|1964]]. In [[1966 Indianapolis 500|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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> A year later, he teamed with [[Denny Hulme]] in a [[Ford GT40|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|thumb|The Mongoose-[[Offenhauser]] 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 [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum|Auto Racing Hall of Fame]].

Perhaps Ruby's most notorious hard-luck bout at Indy came in [[1969 Indianapolis 500|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.