Deacon Litz

Artha Benson "Deacon" Litz (August 2, 1897 in DuBois, Pennsylvania – January 3, 1967 in Daytona Beach, Florida) was an American racecar driver active primarily during the 1920s and 1930s.

Personal life

Litz was a hotel-keeper by trade, and was said to weigh 16 stone.^[1]

Due to his fame as a racecar driver, he appeared in the 1929 silent film Speedway.^[2]

Litz participated, and came 10th in the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup.^[3]

Litz was the first person to apply to be in the 1935 Indy 500, putting in his application six months before the race date.^[1]

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

^ ^a ^b "First Indianapolis Entry". Referee. 31 January 1935. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
^ "The Show's the Thing". Truth. 6 April 1930. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
^ "The Vanderbilt Cup: The Inaugural American Roadrace". Sydney Mail. 25 November 1036. Retrieved 26 January 2019.

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