Deacon Litz 

2/8/1897 - 3/1/1967
Record updated 02-Aug-06
Deacon Litz was from DuBois, Pennsylvania he raced at the Indy 500 12 times between 1928 and 1941 only failing to qualify in 1938 and 1940. His best result was fourth in 1934 in a Miller.
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