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Richard Lloyd Ruby (January 12, 1928 – March 23, 2009) 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 .
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Mar 23, 2009 · Lloyd Ruby competed in 18 Indianapolis 500s from 1960 to 1977, leading five races for 126 laps but never winning. He also won several major races with Ken Miles, including Daytona and Sebring, and was a respected and popular driver.
Mar 25, 2009 · March 24, 2009. Lloyd Ruby, one of the best — and most star-crossed — Indy 500 auto racers in history, died Monday in Wichita Falls, Tex., where he lived all his life. He was 81. The cause was...
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Jan 12, 2021 · Lloyd Ruby was a versatile and talented driver who came close to winning the Indy 500 several times but never quite made it. He also drove for Ford in its GT40 programme and won at Daytona and Sebring with Ken Miles.
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Jul 18, 2006 · Ask guys like Andretti, Shelby, or Foyt, and they'll likely tell you Lloyd Ruby is a Southern gentleman who let his driving skills do the talking. He's a husband, father, and grandfather. His...
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Mar 24, 2009 · One of the icons of auto racing died yesterday. Lloyd Ruby, who raced in the Indianapolis 500 for 18 straight years passed away after suffering intermittently the last few year with cancer, he was 81. Ruby is best known for not winning the Indy 500 even though he was a perennial contender.
Lloyd Ruby was a versatile and successful racer in various categories, including USAC, Indy, sports cars and F1. He drove for Ford GT in the 1960s and won the 24 Hours of Daytona twice, but had no F1 points or podiums in his two starts.
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