Deacon Litz

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