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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 1920's and 1930's.
[edit] 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 |
|
