Elmo Harold Langley (August 21, 1928 – November 21, 1996) was a NASCAR driver and owner. Langley primarily used the number 64 on his race cars during his NASCAR career.
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Elmo Langley | |||||||
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Born | Elmo Harold Langley August 21, 1928 Creswell, North Carolina | ||||||
Died | November 21, 1996 68) Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, Japan | (aged||||||
Cause of death | Heart attack | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
535 races run over 27 years | |||||||
Best finish | 5th (1969, 1971) | ||||||
First race | 1954 Southern 500 (Darlington) | ||||||
Last race | 1981 Mason-Dixon 500 (Dover) | ||||||
First win | 1966 race #23 (Spartanburg) | ||||||
Last win | 1966 Old Dominion 150 (Manassas) | ||||||
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NASCAR Grand National East Series career | |||||||
23 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 2nd (1972) | ||||||
First race | 1972 Hickory 276 (Hickory) | ||||||
Last race | 1973 Buddy Shuman 100 (Hickory) | ||||||
First win | 1972 Fun Sun 200 (Myrtle Beach) | ||||||
Last win | 1972 Fun Sun 200 (Myrtle Beach) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of October 27, 2013. |
Racing career
Langley began his racing career racing modified cars in Virginia and Maryland in 1952. Langley came into NASCAR as a Driver/Owner in 1954. In 1966 he partnered with Henry Woodfield and created Langley-Woodfield Racing. That same year Langley won the only two races of his long career. After the second race of the 1969 season, Langley and Woodfield split and Langley continued to run the team on his own returning to the driver/owner role.
Langley finished 5th in season points in 1969 and 1971, 6th in 1968 and 1970, 7th in 1972, 8th in 1975, and 9th in 1967 and 1973. His final full season was as a driver for Langley Racing in 1975.
He continued to drive in a few select races until 1981 when he hung up the helmet for good. Langley began to field his familiar #64 for other drivers to develop their career including Tommy Gale, Joe Millikan, Jimmy Hensley and Ken Schrader. Langley shut down his team after the 1987 season.
On April 15, 1988, Langley was named as the crew chief for Cale Yarborough and Dale Jarrett with his duties in effect after that year's First Union 400 where he attended as an observer.[1]
Elmo's very last race was the Battle of the NASCAR Legends race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1991. The race featured such drivers as Cale Yarborough, Junior Johnson, Pete Hamilton, and Donnie Allison. The winner was Langley, beating Yarborough to the line by about 3 feet on the last lap.
From April 1989 through November 1996, Langley served as the official pace car driver for all Winston Cup events. Dale Earnhardt and Rusty Wallace were well known to bump and draft his car during pace laps.
Personal life
Langley was married to Nancy and had four sons; Elmo Jr., Raymond, William and Steven. He lived in Harrisburg, North Carolina.[2]
Death
On November 21, 1996, Langley was in Suzuka, Japan to drive the pace car in the NASCAR Thunder Special Suzuka exhibition race which was held on November 24.[3] During a test drive, he began to experience chest pains. He was subsequently taken to the Suzuka General Hospital where he was pronounced dead when his heart stopped beating before arrival.[4] NASCAR legend and TBS Superstation analyst Buddy Baker was in the pace car at the time Langley suffered his heart attack, and was one of the last people to see Langley still alive.[5]
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Grand National Series
NASCAR Grand National Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | NGNC | Pts | Ref |
1954 | Langley Racing | 53 | Olds | PBS | DAB | JSP | ATL | OSP | OAK | NWS | HBO | CCS | LAN | WIL | MAR | SHA | RSP | CLT | GAR | CLB | LND | HCY | MCF | WGS | PIF | AWS | SFS | GRS | MOR | OAK | CLT | SAN | COR | DAR 12 |
CCS | CLT | LAN 59 |
MAS | MAR | NWS | 34th | 864 | [6] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1955 | TCS | PBS | JSP | DAB | OSP | CLB | HBO | NWS | MGY | LAN | CLT | HCY | ASF | TUS | MAR | RCH 8 |
NCF | FOR | LIN | MCF | FON | AIR | CLT | PIF | CLB | AWS | RSP 23 |
100th | - | [7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Dodd, Sr. | 171 | Dodge | MOR 16 |
ALS | NYF | SAN | CLT | FOR | MAS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Langley Racing | 76 | Dodge | DAR 59 |
MGY | LAN | RSP | GPS | MAS | CLB | MAR | LVP | NWS | HBO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1956 | 81 | Chevy | HCY | CLT | WSS | PBS | ASF | DAB | PBS | WIL | ATL | NWS | LAN | RCH | CLB | CON | GPS | HCY | HBO | MAR | LIN | CLT | POR | EUR | NYF | MER | MAS | CLT | MCF | POR | AWS | RSP | PIF | CSF | CHI | CCF | MGY | OKL | ROA | OBS | SAN | NOR | PIF | MYB | POR | DAR 19 |
CSH | CLT | LAN | POR | CLB | HBO | NWP | CLT | CCF | MAR | HCY | WIL | NA | 0 | [8] | |||||||
1957 | 8 | WSS | CON | TIC | DAB | CON | WIL | HBO | AWS | NWS | LAN | CLT | PIF | GBF | POR | CCF | RCH | MAR | POR | EUR | LIN 11 |
LCS | ASP | NWP | CLB | CPS | PIF | JAC | RSP | CLT | MAS | POR | HCY | NOR | LCS | GLN | KPC | LIN | OBS | MYB | DAR | NYF | AWS | CSF | SCF | LAN | CLB | CCF | CLT | MAR | NBR | CON | NWS | GBF | NA | 0 | [9] | |||||||||||
1958 | FAY | DAB | CON | FAY | WIL | HBO | FAY 24 |
CLB | PIF | ATL | CLT | MAR 43 |
ODS 7 |
OBS 5 |
GPS | GBF | STR | NWS | BGS | TRN 13 |
RSD | CLB | NBS | REF | LIN 24 |
HCY | AWS | RSP | MCC | SLS | TOR | BUF | MCF | BEL | BRR | CLB | NSV | AWS | BGS | MBS | DAR | CLT | BIR | CSF | GAF | RCH 8 |
HBO | SAS | 39th | 980 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||
Ratus Walters | 10 | Ford | MAR 39 |
NWS | ATL 23 |
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1959 | FAY | DAY 30 |
DAY 25 |
HBO 17 |
CON 8 |
ATL | WIL 18 |
BGS | CLB | NWS | REF 22 |
HCY | MAR | HEI 17 |
CLT | MBS | CLT | 28th | 1568 | [11] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
110 | TRN 18 |
CLT | NSV | ASP | PIF | GPS | ATL | CLB | WIL | RCH | BGS | AWS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Buick | DAY 36 |
NSV 3 |
AWS 23 |
BGS | GPS | CLB | DAR 45 |
HCY | RCH | CSF | HBO | MAR 40 |
AWS | NWS | CON | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1960 | CLT | CLB | DAY | DAY 32 |
DAY 52 |
CLT | NWS | PHO | CLB | MAR 27 |
HCY | WIL | BGS | GPS | AWS | DAR | PIF | HBO | RCH | HMS | CLT | BGS | DAY 32 |
HEI | MAB | MBS | ATL | BIR | NSV | AWS | PIF | CLB | SBO | BGS | 54th | 1534 | [12] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gerald Duke | 92 | Ford | DAR 45 |
HCY | CSF | GSP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Doc White | 61 | Ford | HBO 14 |
MAR 19 |
NWS 23 |
CLT 17 |
RCH 14 |
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Happy Steigel | 16 | Pontiac | ATL 40 |
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1961 | Doc White | 61 | Ford | CLT 12 |
HCY 6 |
RCH 5 |
MAR | DAR 31 |
CLT | CLT | RSD | ASP | CLT 17 |
PIF | BIR | GPS | BGS | NOR | HAS | STR | DAY | ATL | CLB | MBS | BRI | NSV | BGS | AWS | RCH 8 |
SBO 12 |
RCH 8 |
CSF | 30th | 5376 | [13] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Pontiac | JSP 16 |
DAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Happy Steigel | 16 | Pontiac | DAY 21 |
DAY 25 |
PIF | AWS | HMS | ATL 17 |
GPS | HBO | BGS | MAR | NWS | CLB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fred Clark | 30 | Chevy | DAR 13 |
HCY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
J.L. Cheatham | 96 | Chevy | ATL 28 |
MAR | NWS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Ford | CLT 24 |
BRI | GPS | HBO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1962 | Ratus Walters | 77 | Ford | CON | AWS | DAY | DAY 19 |
DAY 47 |
CON | AWS | SVH | HBO | RCH | CLB | NWS | GPS | MBS | MAR | BGS | BRI | RCH | HCY | CON | 40th | 2556 | [14] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Langley Racing | 64 | Ford | DAR 24 |
PIF | CLT | ATL | BGS | AUG | RCH | SBO | DAY | CLB | ASH | GPS | AUG | SVH | MBS | BRI | CHT | NSV | HUN | AWS | STR | BGS | PIF | VAL | RCH 32 |
DTS | AUG | MAR | NWS | CLT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | DAR 16 |
HCY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ratus Walters | 66 | Ford | ATL 13 |
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1963 | Langley Racing | 64 | Ford | BIR | GGS | THS | RSD | DAY | DAY | DAY | PIF | AWS | HBO 18 |
ODS 5 |
RCH 15 |
CLT | BIR | ATL | DAY | MBS | SVH | DTS 6 |
BGS 20 |
ASH 12 |
OBS 17 |
BRR | 39th | 3982 | [15] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lyle Stelter | 55 | Mercury | ATL 15 |
HCY | BRI | AUG | RCH | GPS | SBO | BGS | MAR | NWS | CLB | THS | DAR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bob Adams | 09 | Chevy | BRI DNQ |
GPS | NSV | CLB | AWS 15 |
PIF | BGS | ONA | DAR 18 |
HCY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ratus Walters | 66 | Ford | RCH 26 |
MAR | DTS | NWS | THS | CLT | SBO | HBO | RSD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1964 | CON | AUG | JSP | SVH | RSD | DAY | DAY | DAY | RCH | BRI | GPS | BGS | ATL | AWS | HBO 11 |
PIF | CLB | NWS | MAR | SVH | DAR | 42nd | 4400 | [16] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Henry Woodfield | 08 | Ford | LGY 6 |
HCY 8 |
SBO 16 |
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John Berejoski | 64 | Ford | CLT 42 |
GPS | ASH | ATL | CON | NSV | CHT | BIR | VAL | PIF | DAY | ODS 6 |
OBS 7 |
BRR | ISP | GLN | LIN 14 |
BRI | NSV | MBS | AWS | DTS | ONA | CLB | BGS | STR | DAR 21 |
HCY | RCH 16 |
ODS 8 |
HBO | MAR 24 |
SVH | NWS | CLT 11 |
HAR | AUG | JAC 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1965 | Langley Racing | Ford | RSD | DAY 17 |
DAY | DAY 21 |
PIF | AWS | RCH 13 |
HBO 4 |
ATL | GPS 18 |
NWS 29 |
MAR 6 |
CLB | BRI 30 |
DAR | LGY 3 |
BGS 7 |
HCY 13 |
CLT 35 |
CCF | ASH | HAR | NSV | BIR | ATL | GPS DNQ |
MBS | VAL | DAY 21 |
ODS 6 |
OBS 17 |
ISP | GLN 7 |
BRI 33 |
NSV 16 |
CCF | AWS 12 |
SMR 12 |
PIF 3 |
AUG 13 |
CLB | DTS | BLV 13 |
DAR 26 |
ODS 6 |
RCH 12 |
MAR 34 |
NWS 14 |
CLT 27 |
HBO | CAR 8 |
DTS 21 |
25th | 10982 | [17] | |||||||||||
84 | BGS 12 |
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Emory Gilliam | 00 | Ford | HCY 16 |
LIN 16 |
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1966 | Langley Racing | 64 | Ford | AUG 30 |
RSD | DAY | CAR 7 |
BRI 4 |
ATL 30 |
HCY 6 |
CLB 22 |
GPS 25 |
BGS 5 |
NWS 21 |
MAR 4 |
DAR 7 |
LGY 4 |
MGR 8 |
MON 9 |
RCH 17 |
CLT 25 |
DTS 16 |
ASH 11 |
PIF 1 |
SMR 4 |
AWS 11 |
BLV 16 |
DAY 13 |
ODS 1* |
BRR 5 |
OXF 24 |
FON 15 |
ISP 5 |
BRI 6 |
SMR 26 |
NSV 17 |
ATL 30 |
CLB 6 |
AWS 22 |
BLV 2 |
BGS 15 |
DAR 18 |
HCY 12 |
RCH 5 |
HBO 6 |
MAR 33 |
NWS 29 |
CLT 30 |
CAR 19 |
11th | 19116 | [18] | ||||||||||||||||
Chevy | DAY 13 |
DAY 45 |
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Gene Black | 74 | Ford | GPS 3 |
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1967 | Langley Racing | 64 | Ford | AUG 8 |
RSD | DAY 16 |
DAY | DAY 20 |
AWS 8 |
BRI 6 |
GPS 6 |
BGS | ATL 26 |
CLB 8 |
HCY 13 |
NWS 18 |
MAR 7 |
SVH 4 |
RCH 14 |
DAR 9 |
BLV 13 |
LGY 4 |
CLT 15 |
CAR 24 |
GPS 3 |
MGY 5 |
DAY 22 |
TRN 5 |
OXF 9 |
FDA 23 |
ISP 8 |
BRI 7 |
SMR 8 |
NSV 31 |
ATL 24 |
BGS 7 |
CLB 3 |
SVH 2 |
DAR 34 |
HCY 5 |
RCH 12 |
BLV 15 |
HBO 6 |
MAR 20 |
NWS 23 |
CLT 30 |
CAR 9 |
AWS 22 |
9th | 22286 | [19] | |||||||||||||||||
4 | ASH 14 |
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DeWitt Racing | Ford | MGR 3 |
SMR 5 |
BIR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1968 | Langley Racing | 64 | Ford | MGR 6 |
MGY 12 |
RSD | DAY 25 |
BRI 9 |
RCH 3 |
ATL 17 |
HCY 10 |
GPS 10 |
CLB 8 |
NWS 31 |
MAR 10 |
AUG 12 |
AWS 5 |
DAR 10 |
BLV 13 |
CLT 18 |
ASH 5 |
MGR 22 |
SMR 6 |
BIR 6 |
CAR 23 |
DAY 18 |
ISP 7 |
OXF 24 |
FDA 7 |
TRN 9 |
BRI 11 |
SMR 6 |
NSV 6 |
ATL 30 |
CLB 4 |
BGS 5 |
AWS 16 |
SBO 7 |
LGY 7 |
DAR 12 |
HCY 5 |
RCH 9 |
MAR 32 |
NWS 10 |
AUG 18 |
CAR 40 |
JFC 8 |
6th | 2823 | [20] | ||||||||||||||||||
Champion Racing | 10 | Ford | LGY 8 |
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Langley Racing | 93 | Ford | GPS 7 |
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Seifert Racing | 45 | Ford | BLV 17 |
HBO 9 |
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47 | CLT 13 |
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1969 | Langley Racing | 64 | Ford | MGR 4 |
MGY 21 |
RSD 19 |
DAY 14 |
DAY | DAY 20 |
CAR 22 |
AUG 25 |
BRI 8 |
ATL 21 |
CLB 6 |
HCY 11 |
GPS 4 |
RCH 3 |
NWS 9 |
MAR 8 |
AWS 19 |
DAR 16 |
BLV 4 |
LGY 7 |
CLT 10 |
MGR 8 |
SMR 5 |
MCH 36 |
KPT 6 |
GPS 9 |
NCF 5 |
DAY 14 |
BLV 23 |
BRI 14 |
NSV 10 |
SMR 4 |
ATL 28 |
MCH 13 |
SBO 5 |
BGS 4 |
AWS 4 |
DAR 26 |
HCY 7 |
RCH 21 |
TAL DNQ |
CLB 6 |
MAR 9 |
NWS 16 |
CLT 13 |
SVH 5 |
AUG 5 |
JFC 6 |
MGR 20 |
TWS 27 |
5th | 3383 | [21] | ||||||||||||
84 | DOV 5 |
TPN 20 |
TRN 9 |
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Champion Racing | 41 | Ford | CAR 22 |
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1970 | Langley Racing | 64 | Ford | RSD 36 |
RCH 3 |
CAR 9 |
SVH 7 |
BRI 13 |
TAL 27 |
NWS 8 |
CLB 13 |
BLV 7 |
LGY 8 |
SMR 17 |
MAR 24 |
HCY 7 |
KPT 11 |
GPS 6 |
SMR 20 |
CLB 6 |
ONA 7 |
BGS 8 |
SBO 8 |
HCY 10 |
RCH 12 |
NCF 18 |
NWS 11 |
MAR 29 |
MGR 8 |
6th | 3154 | [22] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercury | DAY 13 |
DAY | DAY 28 |
ATL 11 |
DAR 31 |
CLT 35 |
MCH 11 |
RSD 17 |
DAY 28 |
AST 7 |
TPN 10 |
TRN 13 |
NSV 34 |
ATL 13 |
MCH 13 |
TAL 12 |
DAR 21 |
DOV 19 |
CLT 6 |
CAR 13 |
LGY 7 |
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45 | Ford | BRI 8 |
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1971 | Langley Racing | 64 | Mercury | RSD 17 |
DAY | DAY 7 |
DAY 14 |
ONT 11 |
RCH 6 |
CAR 9 |
HCY 5 |
BRI 7 |
ATL 18 |
DAR 10 |
TAL 28 |
ASH 2 |
CLT 27 |
MCH 22 |
RSD 27 |
HOU 4 |
DAY 27 |
ATL 40 |
BGS 15 |
MCH 21 |
TAL 11 |
DAR 34 |
CLT 14 |
DOV 8 |
CAR 29 |
MGR | 5th | 3356 | [23] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clyde Lynn | 20 | Ford | CLB 5 |
MAR 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercury | GPS 10 |
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Langley Racing | 64 | Ford | SMR 4 |
NWS 15 |
SBO 24 |
KPT 2 |
DOV 7 |
GPS 4 |
NSV 17 |
ONA 25 |
CLB 7 |
HCY 2 |
MAR 7 |
RCH 5 |
NWS 10 |
TWS 41 |
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Ron Ronacher | 67 | Ford | BRI 6 |
AST 5 |
TRN 15 |
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Mercury | ISP 3 |
Winston Cup Series
Daytona 500
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