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Deacon Litz from United States in Motorsport. Full information

Deacon Litz is race driver from United States. Born 2nd August 1897, dead 3rd January 1967 at age 69. Participant of AAA National Motor Car Championship. Participant of Indy 500. During the performances, he earned 1272 points.

First race: 1928 Indianapolis 500
Last race: 1941 Indianapolis 500

Top 5 main opponents on the track:

Wilbur Shaw
Lou Moore
Shorty Cantlon
Chet Gardner
Bill Cummings

All the years that Deacon Litz took part in Motorsport

AAA National Motor Car Championship

Year Points Position Wins Poles
1928 0 33 0 0
1929 90 11 0 0
1930 464 5 0 0
1931 72 22 0 0
1932 0 49 0 0
1933 104 11 0 0
1934 164 14 0 0
1935 152 14 0 1
1936 30 27 0 0
1937 0 47 0 0
1939 0 25 0 0
1941 0 28 0 0

List of tracks where Deacon Litz raced

Track Best Race Position Best position in qualification Total Races
Indianapolis 4 4 12
Altoona 2 2 8
Syracuse 2 2 6
Salem 9 16 1
Michigan Fairgrounds 4 4 2
Langhorne 2 2 1
St Paul 5 1 1
Roosevelt Raceway 10 5 1

Deacon Litz: List of all wins

Year Team Race

List of teams Deacon Litz was a part of

Team Best Race Position Best position in qualification Total Races
Boyle Valve 5 11 1
Deacon Litz 3 1 17
Henry W Maley 2 2 5
Buckeye 4 4 4
John Rutner 18 19 1
Sampson Motors 22 29 1
Richard T Wharton 33 31 1

List of all the cars Deacon Litz drove

Miller ? 1928

Miller

Best Race Position: 9
Best position in qualification: 12
Total Races: 4

Miller 91

Miller SC

Best Race Position: 24
Best position in qualification: 9
Total Races: 1

Miller ? 1929

Miller

Best Race Position: 3
Best position in qualification: 2
Total Races: 3

Duesenberg ? 1930

Duesenberg

Best Race Position: 2
Best position in qualification: 2
Total Races: 3

Miller ? 1930

Miller

Best Race Position: 2
Best position in qualification: 7
Total Races: 2

Duesenberg ? 1931

Duesenberg

Best Race Position: 4
Best position in qualification: 4
Total Races: 4

Duesenberg 122

Duesenberg

Best Race Position: 17
Best position in qualification: 4
Total Races: 2

Miller ? 1933

Miller

Best Race Position: 4
Best position in qualification: 4
Total Races: 3

Miller ? 1934

Miller

Best Race Position: 4
Best position in qualification: 19
Total Races: 1

Miller ? 1935

Miller

Best Race Position: 5
Best position in qualification: 1
Total Races: 3

Miller ? 1936

Miller

Best Race Position: 15
Best position in qualification: 8
Total Races: 2

Miller ? 1936

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 10
Best position in qualification: 5
Total Races: 1

Miller ? 1937

Miller

Best Race Position: 14
Best position in qualification: 11
Total Races: 1

Maserati V8RI

Maserati SC

Best Race Position: 33
Best position in qualification: 31
Total Races: 1

Sampson ?? 1939

Sampson SC

Best Race Position: 22
Best position in qualification: 29
Total Races: 1