Elmo Harold Langley was an American NASCAR driver and owner.
10 Facts About Elmo Langley
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Elmo Langley began his racing career racing modified cars in Virginia and Maryland in 1952.
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That same year Elmo Langley won the only two races of his long career.
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Elmo 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.
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Elmo Langley continued to drive in a few select races until 1981 when he hung up the helmet for good.
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The winner was Elmo Langley, beating Yarborough to the line by about 3 feet on the last lap.
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From April 1989 through November 1996, Elmo Langley served as the official pace car driver for all Winston Cup events.
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On November 21,1996, Elmo Langley was in Suzuka, Japan to drive the pace car in the NASCAR Thunder Special Suzuka exhibition race which was held on November 24.
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Elmo Langley was taken to the Suzuka General Hospital where he was pronounced dead when his heart stopped beating before arrival.
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NASCAR legend and TBS Superstation analyst Buddy Baker was in the pace car at the time Elmo Langley suffered his heart attack, and was one of the last people to see Elmo Langley still alive.