Marc Madison's Blog

Racing Legend LLOYD RUBY will be Grand Marshall at Red River Speedway
for the North Texas Asphalt Championship Races!
October 14th & 15th, 2006
For More Information go to www.redriverspeedway.com

For 18 years, race car driver Lloyd Ruby challenged the brickyard at the Indianapolis 500. For five of those years he led the race at various points. He was always in contention, it always looked like it was going to be his year. But it never was. He became known as "the best driver to never win the 500," a label that was something of a backhanded compliment, but one that never bothered him. "It was almost the truth," Ruby said. "It was just bad luck to be leading the race five different times and then to go out on every one of them. Every year, I just put it behind me and hoped the next year would be the one. I guess I just didn't stay around long enough."

Witchita Falls, Texas just recently honored Ruby, 78, the elevated expressway that runs the length of downtown from north to south. What was once known as the Broad/Holliday overpass will now be called the Lloyd Ruby Overpass.