- Deacon Litz
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Artha Benson "Deacon" Litz (August 2, 1897 DuBois, Pennsylvania – January 3, 1967 Daytona Beach, Florida) was an American racecar driver active primarily during the 1920s and 1930s.
Indy 500 results
Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1928 23 17 106.213 23 14 161 0 Flagged 1929 26 9 114.526 10 24 56 49 Rod 1930 12 31 105.755 8 30 22 0 Crash T3 1931 5 4 111.531 7 17 177 0 Crash T1 1932 24 19 109.546 31 18 152 0 Rod 1933 26 14 113.138 17 16 197 0 Flagged 1934 12 19 113.731 14 4 200 0 Running 1935 16 13 114.488 18 8 200 0 Running 1936 15 26 115.997 13 23 108 0 Crankshaft 1937 35 11 116.372 33 14 191 0 Out of oil 1939 53 31 117.979 31 33 7 0 Valve 1941 32 29 123.440 15 22 89 0 Oil trouble Totals 1560 49 Starts 12 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 1 Top 10 2 Retired 8 Categories:- 1897 births
- 1967 deaths
- People from DuBois, Pennsylvania
- American racecar drivers
- Indianapolis 500 drivers
- American auto racing biography stubs
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