Elmo Langley
{{short description|NASCAR driver and owner (1928-1996)}}
{{More citations needed|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox NASCAR driver
|name = Elmo Langley
|birth_name = Elmo Harold Langley
|birth_date = {{birth date|1928|8|21}}
|birth_place = Creswell, North Carolina, U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|1996|11|21|1928|8|21}}
|death_place = Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, Japan
|death_cause = Heart attack
|Total_Cup_Races = 535
|Years_In_Cup = 27
|Best_Cup_Pos = 5th (1969, 1971)
|First_Cup_Race = 1954 Southern 500 (Darlington)
|Last_Cup_Race = 1981 Mason-Dixon 500 (Dover)
|First_Cup_Win = 1966 race #23 (Spartanburg)
|Last_Cup_Win = 1966 Old Dominion 150 (Manassas)
|Cup_Wins = 2
|Cup_Top_Tens = 193
|Cup_Poles = 1
|Total_GNEast_Races = 23
|Years_In_GNEast = 2
|Best_GNEast_Pos = 2nd (1972)
|First_GNEast_Race = 1972 Hickory 276 (Hickory)
|Last_GNEast_Race = 1973 Buddy Shuman 100 (Hickory)
|First_GNEast_Win = 1972 Fun Sun 200 (Myrtle Beach)
|Last_GNEast_Win = 1972 Fun Sun 200 (Myrtle Beach)
|GNEast_Wins = 1
|GNEast_Top_Tens = 19
|GNEast_Poles = 2
|updated = October 27, 2013
}}
Elmo Harold Langley (August 21, 1928 – November 21, 1996) was an American NASCAR driver and owner. Langley primarily used the number 64 on his race cars during his NASCAR career.
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.{{cite news|title=Langley new Yarborough crew chief|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jIY0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=OKoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2632,2781804&dq=elmo+langley&hl=en|newspaper=The Item|date=April 15, 1988|page=5B}}
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.{{cite web|title=Elmo Langley, 68, Nascar Pace-Car Driver|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/22/sports/elmo-langley-68-nascar-pace-car-driver.html|work=The New York Times|date=1996-11-22|access-date=2012-09-06}}
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.{{cite web|title=Elmo Langley dead at 68|url=http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/elmo-langley-dead-at-68/|publisher=motorsport.com|date=1996-11-21|access-date=2012-09-06|archive-date=2017-08-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819145527/https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/elmo-langley-dead-at-68/|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite news|title=Elmo Langley, NASCAR official|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=r61UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uDsNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1286,5265541&dq=elmo+langley&hl=en|newspaper=Beaver County Times|date=November 22, 1996|page=A4}} 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.{{cite web |title=1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Suzuka Thunder 100 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKbvfnp5yU0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/KKbvfnp5yU0| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|website=YouTube |access-date=24 October 2021}}{{cbignore}}
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 ==
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
! colspan="69" | NASCAR Grand National Series results |
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 ! {{Tooltip|NGNC|NASCAR Grand National classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |
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1954
! rowspan=2| Langley Racing ! rowspan=2| 53 ! rowspan=2| 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 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR | CCS | CLT | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LAN | MAS | MAR | NWS | colspan=25| ! 34th ! 864 |
rowspan=3| 1955
| TCS | PBS | JSP | DAB | OSP | CLB | HBO | NWS | MGY | LAN | CLT | HCY | ASF | TUS | MAR | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RCH | NCF | FOR | LIN | MCF | FON | AIR | CLT | PIF | CLB | AWS | colspan=7| | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RSP | colspan=28| ! rowspan=3| 100th ! rowspan=3| - |
John Dodd, Sr.
! 171 ! Dodge | colspan=26| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MOR | ALS | NYF | SAN | CLT | FOR | MAS | colspan=29| |
rowspan=4| Langley Racing
! 76 ! Dodge | colspan=34| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR | MGY | LAN | RSP | GPS | MAS | CLB | MAR | LVP | NWS | HBO | colspan=17| |
1956
! 81 ! rowspan=3| 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 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR | CSH | CLT | LAN | POR | CLB | HBO | NWP | CLT | CCF | MAR | HCY | WIL | colspan=6| ! NA ! 0 |
1957
! rowspan=2| 8 | WSS | CON | TIC | DAB | CON | WIL | HBO | AWS | NWS | LAN | CLT | PIF | GBF | POR | CCF | RCH | MAR | POR | EUR | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LIN | 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 | colspan=9| ! NA ! 0 |
rowspan=2| 1958
| FAY | DAB | CON | FAY | WIL | HBO | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FAY | CLB | PIF | ATL | CLT | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ODS | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| OBS | GPS | GBF | STR | NWS | BGS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TRN | RSD | CLB | NBS | REF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LIN | HCY | AWS | RSP | MCC | SLS | TOR | BUF | MCF | BEL | BRR | CLB | NSV | AWS | BGS | MBS | DAR | CLT | BIR | CSF | GAF | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RCH | HBO | SAS | colspan=14| ! rowspan=2| 39th ! rowspan=2| 980 |
rowspan=5| Ratus Walters
! rowspan=2| 10 ! rowspan=3| Ford | colspan=48| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR | NWS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL | colspan=11| |
rowspan=3| 1959
| FAY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HBO | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CON | ATL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WIL | BGS | CLB | NWS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| REF | HCY | MAR | colspan=13| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HEI | CLT | MBS | CLT | colspan=32| ! rowspan=3| 28th ! rowspan=3| 1568 |
110
| colspan=13| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TRN | CLT | NSV | ASP | PIF | GPS | ATL | CLB | WIL | RCH | BGS | AWS | colspan=37| |
rowspan=2| 10
! rowspan=2| Buick | colspan=25| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | colspan=4| | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NSV | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AWS | BGS | GPS | CLB | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR | HCY | RCH | CSF | HBO | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR | AWS | NWS | CON | colspan=18| |
rowspan=4| 1960
| CLT | CLB | DAY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | CLT | NWS | PHO | CLB | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR | HCY | WIL | BGS | GPS | AWS | DAR | PIF | HBO | RCH | HMS | CLT | BGS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | HEI | MAB | MBS | ATL | BIR | NSV | AWS | PIF | CLB | SBO | BGS | colspan=28| ! rowspan=4| 54th ! rowspan=4| 1534 |
Gerald Duke
! 92 ! Ford | colspan=34| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR | HCY | CSF | GSP | colspan=24| |
Doc White
! 61 ! Ford | colspan=38| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HBO | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH | colspan=19| |
Happy Steigel
! 16 ! Pontiac | colspan=43| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL | colspan=18| |
rowspan=6| 1961
! rowspan=2| Doc White ! 61 ! Ford | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT | colspan=14| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| HCY | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH | MAR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR | CLT | CLT | RSD | ASP | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT | PIF | BIR | GPS | BGS | NOR | HAS | STR | DAY | ATL | CLB | MBS | BRI | NSV | BGS | AWS | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RCH | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SBO | colspan=2| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RCH | CSF | colspan=17| ! rowspan=6| 30th ! rowspan=6| 5376 |
16
! Pontiac | | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JSP | DAY | colspan=59| |
Happy Steigel
! 16 ! Pontiac | colspan=3| | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY | PIF | AWS | HMS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL | GPS | HBO | BGS | MAR | NWS | CLB | colspan=47| |
Fred Clark
! 30 ! Chevy | colspan=41| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR | HCY | colspan=19| |
rowspan=2| J.L. Cheatham
! 96 ! Chevy | colspan=45| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL | MAR | NWS | colspan=14| |
32
! Ford | colspan=48| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT | BRI | GPS | HBO | colspan=10| |
rowspan=4| 1962
! 77 ! Ford | CON | AWS | DAY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | CON | AWS | SVH | HBO | RCH | CLB | NWS | GPS | MBS | MAR | BGS | BRI | RCH | HCY | CON | colspan=42| ! rowspan=4| 40th ! rowspan=4| 2556 |
rowspan=2| Langley Racing
! 64 ! rowspan=2| Ford | colspan=20| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR | PIF | CLT | ATL | BGS | AUG | RCH | SBO | DAY | CLB | ASH | GPS | AUG | SVH | MBS | BRI | CHT | NSV | HUN | AWS | STR | BGS | PIF | VAL | colspan=2| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH | DTS | AUG | MAR | NWS | CLT | colspan=10| |
82
| colspan=44| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR | HCY | colspan=16| |
Ratus Walters
! 66 ! Ford | colspan=52| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL | colspan=9| |
rowspan=4| 1963
! 64 ! Ford | BIR | GGS | THS | RSD | DAY | DAY | DAY | PIF | AWS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HBO | colspan=13| | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ODS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH | CLT | BIR | ATL | DAY | MBS | SVH | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DTS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BGS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ASH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OBS | BRR | colspan=26| ! rowspan=4| 39th ! rowspan=4| 3982 |
Lyle Stelter
! 55 ! Mercury | colspan=10| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL | HCY | BRI | AUG | RCH | GPS | SBO | BGS | MAR | NWS | CLB | THS | DAR | colspan=39| |
Bob Adams
! 09 ! Chevy | colspan=36| | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| BRI | GPS | NSV | CLB | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AWS | PIF | BGS | ONA | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR | HCY | colspan=16| |
rowspan=2| Ratus Walters
! rowspan=2| 66 ! rowspan=2| Ford | colspan=46| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH | MAR | DTS | NWS | THS | CLT | SBO | HBO | RSD | colspan=7| |
rowspan=3| 1964
| CON | AUG | JSP | SVH | RSD | DAY | DAY | DAY | RCH | BRI | GPS | BGS | ATL | AWS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HBO | PIF | CLB | NWS | MAR | SVH | DAR | colspan=41| ! rowspan=3| 42nd ! rowspan=3| 4400 |
Henry Woodfield
! 08 ! Ford | colspan=21| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| LGY | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| HCY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SBO | colspan=38| |
John Berejoski
! rowspan=2| 64 ! Ford | colspan=24| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT | GPS | ASH | ATL | CON | NSV | CHT | BIR | VAL | PIF | DAY | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ODS | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| OBS | BRR | ISP | GLN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LIN | BRI | NSV | MBS | AWS | DTS | ONA | CLB | BGS | STR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR | HCY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ODS | HBO | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR | SVH | NWS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT | HAR | AUG | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| JAC |
rowspan=3| 1965
! rowspan=2| Langley Racing ! rowspan=2| Ford | RSD | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY | DAY | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY | PIF | AWS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| HBO | ATL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GPS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR | CLB | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI | DAR | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| LGY | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BGS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HCY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT | CCF | ASH | HAR | NSV | BIR | ATL | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| GPS | MBS | VAL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ODS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OBS | ISP | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GLN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSV | CCF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AWS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SMR | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| PIF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUG | CLB | DTS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BLV | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR | colspan=2| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ODS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NWS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT | HBO | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CAR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DTS | colspan=7| ! rowspan=3| 25th ! rowspan=3| 10982 |
84
| colspan=43| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BGS | colspan=18| |
Emory Gilliam
! 00 ! Ford | colspan=45| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HCY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LIN | colspan=15| |
rowspan=3| 1966
! rowspan=2| Langley Racing ! rowspan=2| 64 ! Ford | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUG | RSD | DAY | colspan=2| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CAR | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| HCY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLB | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GPS | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BGS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| LGY | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MGR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DTS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ASH | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| PIF | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SMR | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AWS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BLV | | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ODS | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OXF | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FON | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ISP | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SMR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSV | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLB | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AWS | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BLV | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BGS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HCY | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| HBO | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR | colspan=13| ! rowspan=3| 11th ! rowspan=3| 19116 |
Chevy
| colspan=3| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | colspan=57| |
Gene Black
! 74 ! Ford | colspan=26| | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GPS | colspan=35| |
rowspan=3| 1967
! rowspan=2| Langley Racing ! 64 ! rowspan=2| Ford | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| AUG | RSD | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY | DAY | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| AWS | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GPS | BGS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLB | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HCY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SVH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BLV | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| LGY | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT | colspan=4| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GPS | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MGY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TRN | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| OXF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FDA | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ISP | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SMR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSV | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BGS | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLB | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SVH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| HCY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BLV | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| HBO | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CAR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AWS | colspan=13| ! rowspan=3| 9th ! rowspan=3| 22286 |
rowspan=2| 4
| colspan=20| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ASH | colspan=41| |
DeWitt Racing
! Ford | colspan=21| | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MGR | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SMR | BIR | colspan=38| |
rowspan=5| 1968
! 64 ! Ford | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MGR | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MGY | RSD | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| HCY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GPS | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLB | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUG | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| AWS | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BLV | | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ASH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MGR | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SMR | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BIR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR | | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ISP | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OXF | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| FDA | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TRN | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SMR | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NSV | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLB | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BGS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AWS | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SBO | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| LGY | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| HCY | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RCH | colspan=2| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUG | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| JFC | colspan=13| ! rowspan=5| 6th ! rowspan=5| 2823 |
Champion Racing
! 10 ! Ford | colspan=16| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| LGY | colspan=45| |
Langley Racing
! 93 ! Ford | colspan=23| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GPS | colspan=38| |
rowspan=2| Seifert Racing
! 45 ! rowspan=2| Ford | colspan=41| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BLV | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| HBO | colspan=19| |
47
| colspan=46| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT | colspan=15| |
rowspan=3| 1969
! rowspan=2| Langley Racing ! 64 ! rowspan=2| Ford | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MGR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MGY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSD | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY | DAY | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUG | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLB | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HCY | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GPS | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AWS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BLV | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| LGY | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MGR | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SMR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| KPT | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GPS | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NCF | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY | colspan=3| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BLV | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSV | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SMR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SBO | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BGS | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| AWS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| HCY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TAL | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLB | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NWS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SVH | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| AUG | | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| JFC | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MGR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TWS | colspan=8| ! rowspan=3| 5th ! rowspan=3| 3383 |
84
| colspan=28| | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DOV | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TPN | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TRN | colspan=31| |
Champion Racing
! 41 ! Ford | colspan=50| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR | colspan=11| |
rowspan=3| 1970
! rowspan=3| Langley Racing ! rowspan=2| 64 ! Ford | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSD | colspan=3| | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CAR | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SVH | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLB | | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BLV | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| LGY | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SMR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR | colspan=2| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| HCY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KPT | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GPS | colspan=5| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SMR | colspan=2| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLB | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ONA | colspan=2| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BGS | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SBO | | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| HCY | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NCF | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NWS | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MGR | colspan=16| ! rowspan=3| 6th ! rowspan=3| 3154 |
Mercury
| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY | DAY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | colspan=3| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL | colspan=4| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR | colspan=2| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT | colspan=2| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSD | colspan=3| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| AST | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TPN | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TRN | colspan=2| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSV | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL | colspan=2| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL | colspan=2| | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR | colspan=2| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV | colspan=2| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT | colspan=2| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAR | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| LGY | colspan=14| |
45
! Ford | colspan=27| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI | colspan=34| |
rowspan=6| 1971
! 64 ! Mercury | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSD | DAY | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ONT | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| HCY | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL | colspan=5| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ASH | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT | | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSD | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| HOU | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | colspan=5| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BGS | | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL | colspan=2| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR | | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DOV | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR | MGR | colspan=17| ! rowspan=6| 5th ! rowspan=6| 3356 |
rowspan=2| Clyde Lynn
! rowspan=2| 20 ! Ford | colspan=10| | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLB | colspan=3| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR |
Mercury
| colspan=11| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GPS | colspan=50| |
Langley Racing
! 64 ! Ford | colspan=12| | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SMR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS | colspan=2| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SBO | colspan=2| | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| KPT | | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DOV | colspan=3| | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GPS | colspan=5| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSV | colspan=2| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ONA | colspan=2| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLB | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| HCY | | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR | colspan=4| | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TWS | colspan=14| |
rowspan=2| Ron Ronacher
! rowspan=2| 67 ! Ford | colspan=27| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| AST | | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TRN | colspan=31| |
Mercury
| colspan=29| | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ISP | colspan=32| |
== Winston Cup Series ==
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" |
colspan=45| NASCAR Winston Cup 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 ! {{Tooltip|NWCC|NASCAR Winston Cup classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |
rowspan=2| 1972
! rowspan=5| Langley Racing ! rowspan=5| 64 ! Ford | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RSD | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RCH | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ONT | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CAR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH | RSD | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TWS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TRN | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NSV | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DOV | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAR | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TWS ! rowspan=2| 7th ! rowspan=2| 6656.25 |
Mercury
| colspan=11| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT | colspan=19| |
1973
! Ford | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RSD | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NWS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NSV | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOV | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TWS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSD | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSV | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DOV | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NWS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAR | colspan=3| ! 9th ! 5826.85 |
rowspan=4| 1974
! Mercury | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSD | colspan=30| ! rowspan=4| 25th ! rowspan=4| 433.78 |
Ford
| | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI | ATL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NWS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NSV | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOV | CLT | RSD | MCH | DAY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSV | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC | | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CLT | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAR | ONT | |
Adams Racing
! 56 ! Ford | colspan=20| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL | colspan=10| |
Champion Racing
! 10 ! Ford | colspan=27| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT | colspan=3| |
rowspan=4| 1975
! rowspan=2| Langley Racing ! rowspan=2| 64 ! Ford | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RSD | DAY | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSV | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOV | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSD | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NWS | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RCH | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ONT | ! rowspan=4| 8th ! rowspan=4| 3399 |
Dodge
| colspan=9| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL | colspan=21| |
Champion Racing
! 10 ! Ford | colspan=16| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NSV | colspan=14| |
Handy Racing
! 33 ! Chevy | colspan=28| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL | colspan=2| |
1976
! rowspan=2| Langley Racing ! rowspan=2| 64 ! rowspan=2| Ford | RSD | DAY | CAR | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RCH | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI | ATL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NWS | DAR | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR | TAL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NSV | DOV | CLT | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI | DAR | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | ONT | ! 36th ! 824 |
rowspan=4| 1977
| RSD | DAY | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH | CAR | ATL | NWS | DAR | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI | MAR | TAL | colspan=6| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSV | POC | TAL | colspan=5| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | ONT | ! rowspan=4| 42nd ! rowspan=4| 634 |
Price Racing
! 45 ! Chevy | colspan=10| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSV | colspan=20| |
Junior Miller Racing
! 95 ! Chevy | colspan=11| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV | CLT | RSD | MCH | DAY | colspan=15| |
Robbins Racing
! 42 ! Dodge | colspan=19| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | colspan=7| |
rowspan=3| 1978
! 10 ! Chevy | RSD | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV | CLT | NSV | RSD | MCH | DAY | colspan=15| ! rowspan=3| 67th ! rowspan=3| 243 |
Langley Racing
! 64 ! Ford | colspan=16| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | colspan=4| |
Gray Racing
! 19 ! Chevy | colspan=27| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR | ATL | ONT | |
rowspan=2| 1979
! 05 ! Chevy | RSD | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | NWS | BRI | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV | CLT | TWS | colspan=17| ! rowspan=2| 57th ! rowspan=2| 246 |
Langley Racing
! 64 ! Ford | colspan=14| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MAR | CLT | NWS | CAR | ATL | ONT |
1981
! 66 ! Olds | RSD | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | NWS | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV | CLT | TWS | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | RSD ! 96th ! 76 |
=== Daytona 500 ===
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |
Year
! Team ! Manufacturer ! Start ! Finish |
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1959
| rowspan=2| Ratus Walters | Ford |align=center| 48 |align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 25 |
1960
| Buick |align=center| 55 |align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 52 |
1961
| Pontiac |align=center| 38 |align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 25 |
1962
| Ford |align=center| 39 |align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 47 |
1965
| rowspan=10| Langley Racing | Ford |align=center| 31 |align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21 |
1966
|align=center| 26 |align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 45 |
1967
| rowspan=3| Ford |align=center| 33 |align=center style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20 |
1968
|align=center| 17 |align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 25 |
1969
|align=center| 29 |align=center style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 20 |
1970
| rowspan=2| Mercury |align=center| 25 |align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 28 |
1971
|align=center| 16 |align=center style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 14 |
1972
| rowspan=3| Ford |align=center| 38 |align=center style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12 |
1973
|align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ |
1974
|align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ |
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Racing-Reference driver|Elmo_Langley}}
- {{Racing-Reference owner|Elmo_Langley}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060508162749/http://mywebpages.comcast.net/loudfast/writeweb/elmo.htm Photo and Biography]
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