KEEPING THE SPIRIT ALIVE SINCE 1999
Deacon Litz
2/8/1897 - 3/1/1967
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.
Deacon Litz died 54 years ago, he was 70
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Angelo Villafranca 1908 - 1945 -
Robin Richards 1920 -
Antonio Ascari Jr 1942 -
Rollo Feilding 1943 - 1995 -
Louis Krages 1949 - 2001
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Ernst Klodwig 1903 - 1973
Ernst Klodwig was an East German racing driver. He raced his rear engined special in nation F2 with some success. He made two German Grand Prix appearances in the West, 1952 and 1953, and has the distinction of being the first person to race a rear engined car in the World Championship. -
Jimmy Murphy 1894 - 1924
He was the racing driver of the Decade of the 1920's. He drove championship Duesenberg and Miller cars on the board tracks and at Indianapolis. He also raced in Europe competing in the French, which he won, and Italian Grand Prix's. Jimmy Murphy had a brief, but brilliant career of only four years and nine months but is truly American Racing's "Neglected Legend". -
Herbert Fahrnow 1903 - 1981