Deacon Litz – flyinglap

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

Races	9
Race Starts	8
Victories	0
Poles	0
Fastest Laps	0
Podiums	0
Laps	669
Laps Led	49

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				Position		Qualifying
1928	Miller	Babe Stapp	14	6	0	0	0	1	0	1
		Bill Spence	14	7	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Billy Arnold	14	7	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Buddy Marr	14	37	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Chet Miller	14	33	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Cliff Bergere	14	19	0	0	2	0	1	1
		Cliff Woodbury	14	9	0	0	1	1	1	1
		Cy Marshall	14	18	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Dave Evans	14	12	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Dutch Baumann	14	10	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Earl DeVore	14	18	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Fred Comer	14	9	0	0	0	1	0	1
		George Souders	14	3	0	0	0	1	0	1
		Henry Kohlert	14	13	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Herman Schurch	14	34	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Jim Hill	14	32	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Kelly Petillo	14	31	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Leon Duray	14	19	0	1	1	0	0	1
		Lou Moore	14	2	0	0	0	1	0	1
		Lou Wilson	14	11	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Louis Meyer	14	1	1	0	0	1	0	1
		Louis Schneider	14	2	0	0	0	2	1	1
		Peter DePaolo	14	30	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Ralph Hepburn	14	6	0	0	1	1	1	1
		Ray Keech	14	4	0	0	0	1	0	1
		Sam Ross	14	20	0	0	1	0	0	1
		Shorty Cantlon	14	13	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Tony Gulotta	14	10	0	0	0	1	0	1
		Wesley Crawford	14	14	0	0	0	0	1	0
		Wilbur Shaw	14	4	0	0	1	1	2	0
		William Shattuc	14	13	0	0	0	1	1	0
1929	Miller	Barney Kloepfer	24	13	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Bert Karnatz	24	20	0	0	1	1	2	0
		Bill Albertson	24	14	0	0	1	1	2	0
		Bill Lindau	24	19	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Billy Arnold	24	8	0	0	0	1	0	1
		Bob McDonogh	24	18	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Carl Marchese	24	4	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Chet Gardner	24	6	0	0	1	1	2	0
		Cliff Bergere	24	9	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Cliff Woodbury	24	8	0	1	1	2	2	1
		Frank Brisko	24	11	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Frank Farmer	24	14	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Fred Roberts	24	8	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Henry Turgeon	24	48	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Herman Schurch	24	20	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Jack Buxton	24	20	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Jimmy Rossi	24	23	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Leon Duray	24	22	0	0	0	1	0	1
		Lou Moore	24	13	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Louis Meyer	24	2	0	0	0	1	0	1
		Myron Stevens	24	38	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Peter DePaolo	24	30	0	0	1	0	0	1
		Peter Kreis	24	9	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Phil Pardee	24	54	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Phil Red Shafer	24	12	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Ralph DePalma	24	40	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Ralph Hepburn	24	22	0	0	1	1	1	1
		Ray Keech	24	1	1	0	0	1	0	1
		Rick Decker	24	23	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Russell Snowberger	24	12	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Sam Grecco	24	41	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Speed Gardner	24	6	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Tony Gulotta	24	17	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Zeke Meyer	24	35	0	0	1	0	1	0
1930	Duesenberg	Babe Stapp	30	31	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Bill Denver	30	25	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Chet Gardner	30	38	0	0	1	0	0	1
		Cy Marshall	30	26	0	0	0	1	0	1
		Joe Caccia	30	24	0	0	0	1	0	1
		Rick Decker	30	24	0	0	1	1	2	0
1931	Duesenberg	Al Aspen	17	14	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Ben Brandfon	17	66	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Bill Cummings	17	17	0	0	0	0	1	0
		Bill Denver	17	14	0	0	1	1	2	0
		Dave Evans	17	13	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Ernie Triplett	17	7	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Fred Frame	17	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
		George Wingerter	17	33	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Jimmy Gleason	17	6	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Joe Caccia	17	50	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Malcolm Fox	17	63	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Milt Marion	17	52	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Norske Larson	17	64	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Phil Pardee	17	30	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Wilbur Shaw	17	6	0	0	2	1	3	0
1932	Duesenberg	Al Aspen	18	34	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Bennie Benefiel	18	64	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Billy Winn	18	9	0	0	0	1	0	1
		Danny Day	18	70	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Freddie Winnai	18	8	0	0	1	1	2	0
		George Kalen	18	71	0	0	1	0	1	0
		George Wingerter	18	61	0	0	1	0	1	0
		James Patterson	18	9	0	0	1	1	2	0
		Johnny Krieger	18	35	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Larry Wall	18	65	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Milt Marion	18	54	0	0	1	0	1	0
1933	Miller	Babe Stapp	16	23	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Bill Cummings	16	25	0	1	1	0	0	1
		Frank Brisko	16	25	0	0	2	0	1	1
		Johnny Sawyer	16	31	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Kelly Petillo	16	65	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Lester Spangler	16	26	0	0	1	0	0	1
		Louis Meyer	16	1	1	0	0	1	0	1
		Louis Schneider	16	16	0	0	0	0	1	0
		Mauri Rose	16	45	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Rick Decker	16	41	0	0	1	0	1	0
1934	Miller	Babe Stapp	4	4	0	0	1	0	2	0
		Bill Cummings	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	1
		Chet Gardner	4	14	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Frank Brisko	4	9	0	0	1	0	0	1
		Fred Frame	4	35	0	0	1	0	1	0
		George Barringer	4	14	0	0	1	0	0	1
		George Connor	4	36	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Johnny Sawyer	4	25	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Lou Moore	4	3	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Louis Meyer	4	13	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Milt Marion	4	49	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Orville Smith	4	59	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Peter DePaolo	4	57	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Peter Kreis	4	34	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Ralph Hepburn	4	13	0	0	1	0	0	1
		Rex Mays	4	9	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Rick Decker	4	27	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Wesley Crawford	4	38	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Wilbur Shaw	4	3	0	0	0	1	1	0
1936	Miller	Bill Cummings	10	7	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Billy DeVore	10	61	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Billy Winn	10	32	0	0	1	0	0	1
		Bob Swanson	10	23	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Chet Gardner	10	21	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Frank Beeder	10	56	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Frank Brisko	10	27	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Frank Wearne	10	69	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Henry Banks	10	20	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Mauri Rose	10	8	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Milt Marion	10	44	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Phil Red Shafer	10	25	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Shorty Cantlon	10	38	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Tony Wilman	10	10	0	0	0	0	1	0
1937	Maserati	Babe Stapp	35	27	0	0	0	1	0	1
		Enzo Fiermonte	35	31	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Mauri Rose	35	15	0	0	0	1	0	1
		Wilbur Shaw	35	9	0	0	0	1	0	1

Year	Team	Engine	Races	1st	2nd	3rd	Fastest Laps	Laps	Leading Laps	Avg Pts
1936	Miller	Miller	1	0	0	0	0	75	0	0.00
1934	Miller	Miller	1	0	0	0	0	94	0	0.00
1933	Miller	Miller	1	0	0	0	0	104	0	0.00
1932	Duesenberg	Duesenberg	1	0	0	0	0	152	0	0.00
1931	Duesenberg	Duesenberg	1	0	0	0	0	93	0	0.00
1930	Duesenberg	Duesenberg	1	0	0	0	0	22	0	0.00
1929	Miller	Miller	1	0	0	0	0	56	49	0.00
1928	Miller	Miller	1	0	0	0	0	73	0	0.00
1937	Maserati	Maserati