Grand Prix
SummaryStatisticsTeamsPositionsTeam MatesYear by Year
| Name | Deacon Litz |
| Country | United States |
| Place of Birth | DuBois, Pennsylvania |
| Date of Birth | 02/08/1897 |
| Date of Death | 03/01/1967 |
| First Race | Indianapolis 500 30/05/1928 |
| Last Race | Vanderbilt Cup 12/10/1936 |
| Best Qualifying | 4th – Indianapolis 500 30/05/1931 |
| Best Result | 4th – Indianapolis 500 30/05/1934 |
Miller (1928-1929, 1933-1934, 1936), Duesenberg (1930-1932), Maserati (1937)
| 4th | 1 Time |
| 10th | 1 Time |
| 14th | 1 Time |
| 16th | 1 Time |
| DNF | 4 Times |
| DNA | 1 Time |
| Season | Team | Team Mate | Best Pos | Points | Wins | Poles | Position | Qualifying | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Miller | Babe Stapp | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Spence | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Billy Arnold | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Buddy Marr | 14 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chet Miller | 14 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cliff Bergere | 14 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Cliff Woodbury | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Cy Marshall | 14 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Dave Evans | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Dutch Baumann | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Earl DeVore | 14 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Fred Comer | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| George Souders | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Henry Kohlert | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Herman Schurch | 14 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jim Hill | 14 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Kelly Petillo | 14 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Leon Duray | 14 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Lou Moore | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Lou Wilson | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Louis Meyer | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Louis Schneider | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Peter DePaolo | 14 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ralph Hepburn | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ray Keech | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Sam Ross | 14 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Shorty Cantlon | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tony Gulotta | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Wesley Crawford | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Wilbur Shaw | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| William Shattuc | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1929 | Miller | Barney Kloepfer | 24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bert Karnatz | 24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Bill Albertson | 24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Bill Lindau | 24 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Billy Arnold | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Bob McDonogh | 24 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Carl Marchese | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chet Gardner | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cliff Bergere | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cliff Woodbury | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Frank Brisko | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Frank Farmer | 24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Fred Roberts | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Henry Turgeon | 24 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Herman Schurch | 24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jack Buxton | 24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Rossi | 24 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Leon Duray | 24 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Lou Moore | 24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Louis Meyer | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Myron Stevens | 24 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Peter DePaolo | 24 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Peter Kreis | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phil Pardee | 24 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phil Red Shafer | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ralph DePalma | 24 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ralph Hepburn | 24 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ray Keech | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Rick Decker | 24 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Russell Snowberger | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sam Grecco | 24 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Speed Gardner | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tony Gulotta | 24 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zeke Meyer | 24 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1930 | Duesenberg | Babe Stapp | 30 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Denver | 30 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chet Gardner | 30 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Cy Marshall | 30 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Joe Caccia | 30 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Rick Decker | 30 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1931 | Duesenberg | Al Aspen | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Brandfon | 17 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bill Cummings | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bill Denver | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Dave Evans | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ernie Triplett | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Fred Frame | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| George Wingerter | 17 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Gleason | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Joe Caccia | 17 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Malcolm Fox | 17 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Milt Marion | 17 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Norske Larson | 17 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phil Pardee | 17 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Wilbur Shaw | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1932 | Duesenberg | Al Aspen | 18 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bennie Benefiel | 18 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Billy Winn | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Danny Day | 18 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Freddie Winnai | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| George Kalen | 18 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| George Wingerter | 18 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| James Patterson | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Johnny Krieger | 18 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Larry Wall | 18 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Milt Marion | 18 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1933 | Miller | Babe Stapp | 16 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Cummings | 16 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Frank Brisko | 16 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Johnny Sawyer | 16 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Kelly Petillo | 16 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lester Spangler | 16 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Louis Meyer | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Louis Schneider | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mauri Rose | 16 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Rick Decker | 16 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1934 | Miller | Babe Stapp | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Cummings | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Chet Gardner | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Frank Brisko | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Fred Frame | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| George Barringer | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| George Connor | 4 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Johnny Sawyer | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lou Moore | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Louis Meyer | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Milt Marion | 4 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Orville Smith | 4 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Peter DePaolo | 4 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Peter Kreis | 4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ralph Hepburn | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Rex Mays | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Rick Decker | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Wesley Crawford | 4 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Wilbur Shaw | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1936 | Miller | Bill Cummings | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy DeVore | 10 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Billy Winn | 10 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Bob Swanson | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chet Gardner | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Frank Beeder | 10 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Frank Brisko | 10 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Frank Wearne | 10 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Henry Banks | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mauri Rose | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Milt Marion | 10 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phil Red Shafer | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Shorty Cantlon | 10 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tony Wilman | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1937 | Maserati | Babe Stapp | 35 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Enzo Fiermonte | 35 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mauri Rose | 35 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Wilbur Shaw | 35 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Year | Team | Engine | Races | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Podiums | Poles | Fastest Laps | Laps | Leading Laps | Points | Avg Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 |
Miller |
Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1934 |
Miller |
Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1933 |
Miller |
Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1932 |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1931 |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1930 |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1929 |
Miller |
Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 49 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1928 |
Miller |
Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1937 |
Maserati |
Maserati | 0 | 0 | 0 |