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{{Short description|American racing driver (1915–1952)}}
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birth_date = {{birth date|1915|1|29}} |▼
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death_date = {{death date and age|1952|6|8|1915|1|29}} |▼
| nationality =
Years = {{F1|1950}}–{{F1|1952}} |▼
| birth_name = John Maxwell McDowell
Team(s) = [[Kurtis Kraft]], [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] |▼
Races = 3 |▼
| birth_place = [[Delavan, Illinois]], U.S.
Championships = 0 |▼
Wins = 0 |▼
| death_place = [[West Allis, Wisconsin]], U.S.
Podiums = 0 |▼
| titles =
Points = 0 |▼
| awards =
Poles = 0 |▼
| module1 = {{Infobox Champ Car driver|child=yes
Fastest laps = 0 |▼
| years = 1948–1952
First race = [[1950 Indianapolis 500]] |▼
| Total_Champ_Races = 18
First win = |▼
| Champ_Car_Team =
Last race = [[1952 Indianapolis 500]] |▼
| 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
| Last win =
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'''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 – 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.
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==
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==External links==
*{{Find a Grave|62893757}}
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Pasadena, California]]
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