Robert K. "Bobby" Ball (August 26, 1925, Phoenix, Arizona – February 27, 1954, Phoenix) was a United States race driver. He ran in the Indianapolis 500 twice, recording a fifth place in his first 500 in 1951.
In early 1953, Ball was running in a sprint car race in Los Angeles when he suffered severe head injuries in an accident. He remained in a coma for 14 months, before dying of an infection.
Formula One Statistical Overview[]
Formula One Record[]
| Year | Entrant | Team | WDC Points | WDC Pos. | Report |
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| 1951 | Blakely Oil | Schroeder-Offenhauser | 2 | 19th | Report |
| 1952 | Ansted Rotary | Stevens-Offenhauser | 0 | NC | Report |
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| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | ||
| 2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
| 3rd | DNQ | Did not qualify | |||
| 5th | Points finish | DNPQ | Did not pre-qualify | ||
| 14th | Non-points finish | TD | Test driver | ||
| Italics | Fastest Lap | DNS | Did not start | ||
| 18th† | Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) | NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | ||
| 4thP | Qualified for pole position | [+] More Symbols | |||