Elmo Langley

Elmo Langley ( born August 21, 1928 in Landover, Maryland, † November 21, 1996 in Suzuka, Japan ) was a NASCAR race car driver, team owner and official.

Career as a racing driver and team owner

Langley began his racing career in 1952. He took in " Modifieds " at various races in Virginia and Maryland in part. On September 6, 1954, he was in the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway to his debut in the Grand National Series, today's Sprint Cup. He finished the race in which 50 riders took to the start, in twelfth. By 1959, he went almost exclusively with his own car. In 1965, Langley took other riders on his team, with the exception of Tommy Gale never went more than a few races per season for him. His first victory in the Grand National Series learned Langley on 4 June 1966 the " Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds " in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Only a few weeks later, on July 7, 1966 Langley took on the " Old Dominion Speedway " in Manassas, Virginia his second and final victory in the Grand National Series. From 1967 to 1972, made by Langley in every season to get into the top 10 in the driver standings. As of the 1976 season, he took only sporadically in races. In 1981, Langley finished his career in the top racing division of NASCAR, which was called at the time Winston Cup.

In his long career he has reached 536 races 63 times, the top five and 193 times the top 10. Twice he managed to win a race and once he started from the pole position. In 1987, he completed his race team.

NASCAR Official

Langley began working in 1989 as a NASCAR official. From 1989 to 1996, he drove the pace car of NASCAR. Langley died on 21 November 1996, while he was in the pace car at the Suzuka International Racing Course went to a heart attack. A few days later an idea of the NASCAR race with racers like Rusty Wallace and Dale Earnhardt took place on the same route, in which he had the pace car to drive.