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{{Short description|American racing driver (1915–1952)}}
'''Johnny McDowell''' ([[January 29]], [[1915]] – [[June 8]], [[1952]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[racecar driver]] from [[Delavan, Illinois]]. He died in a qualifying crash at the [[Milwaukee Mile]] the week after the 1952 Indy 500.
{{Infobox racing driver
| name = Johnny McDowell
| image =
| caption =
| nationality =
| birth_name = John Maxwell McDowell
| birth_date = {{birth date|1915|01|29}}
| birth_place = [[Delavan, Illinois]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1952|06|08|1915|01|29}}
| death_place = [[West Allis, Wisconsin]], U.S.
| titles =
| awards =
| module1 = {{Infobox Champ Car driver|child=yes
| years = 1948–1952
| Total_Champ_Races = 18
| Years_In_Champ = 5
| Champ_Car_Team =
| Best_Champ_Pos = 27th – [[1951 AAA Championship Car season|1951]]
| First_Champ_Race = [[1949 AAA Championship Car season|1949]] [[Arlington Downs Raceway|Arlington 100]] ([[Arlington Downs Raceway|Arlington]])
| Last_Champ_Race = [[1952 AAA Championship Car season|1952]] [[1952 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]] ([[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indianapolis]])
| First_Champ_Win =
| Last_Champ_Win =
| Champ_Wins = 0
| Champ_Podiums = 0
| Champ_Poles = 3
}}
| module2 = {{Infobox F1 driver
| child = yes
| Years = {{F1|1950}}–{{F1|1952}}
| Team(s) = [[Kurtis Kraft]], [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]]
| Races = 3
| Championships = 0
| Wins = 0
| Podiums = 0
| Points = 0
| Poles = 0
| Fastest laps = 0
| First race = [[1950 Indianapolis 500]]
| First win =
| Last win =
| Last race = [[1952 Indianapolis 500]]
}}}}
 
'''John Maxwell McDowell'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Johnny McDowell |url=http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/McDowellJohnny.htm |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=www.champcarstats.com}}</ref> (January 29, 1915 &ndash; June 8, 1952)<ref name=mem>{{Cite web |title=Motorsport Memorial - Johnny McDowell |url=http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=532 |access-date=31 March 2023 |website=Motorsport Memorial}}</ref> was an American [[racecar driver]] from [[Delavan, Illinois]]. He died in a qualifying crash at the [[Milwaukee Mile]] the week after the [[1952 Indianapolis 500|1952 Indy 500]].
 
==Racing career==
McDowell was raised in [[Pasadena, California]]. He began racing cars at [[Legion Ascot Speedway]] in 1934. He later moved on to the independent circuits in the Northwestern United States. He then moved to the CSRA circuit based in [[Ohio]]. He had his first experience at the [[Indianapolis 500]] as a riding mechanic for [[Frank Wearne]] in 1937. <ref name=NMARHoF>[{{cite web|url=http://worthyofhonor.com/Inductees/Johnny_McDowell.htm|title=Johnny Biography] at the McDowell|website=[[National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927032917/http://worthyofhonor.com/Inductees/Johnny_McDowell.htm|archivedate=2007-09-27|url-status=dead}}</ref> McDowell raced against top [[midget car racing|midget car]] drivers at [[Gilmore Stadium]] in 1939. He held the points lead until September, and he finished second in the points behind [[Bob Swanson (driver)|Bob Swanson]]. He won thirteen features at the track, and is ninth on the track's all-time win list. McDowell finished second in the [[American Automobile Association|AAA]] West Coast midget car points standings in 1947. He also won the 1947 [[Turkey Night Grand Prix]].
 
McDowell moved to the Midwestern United States in 1948. He won at least eight AAA midget car features, and won the 1948 [[Soldier Field]] title.
 
McDowell competed in the 1949 to 1952 Indianapolis 500 races. He was killed at the [[American open-wheel car racing|Champ Car]] race at the [[Milwaukee Mile]] on [[June 8]], [[1952]], at age 37.
 
==Career awards==
* He was inducted in the [[National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame]] in 2003. <ref name=NMARHoF />
 
==IndyIndianapolis 500 results==
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==World Championship career summary==
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==External links==
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*{{Find a Grave|62893757}}
 
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