Johnny McDowell

Johnny McDowell ( born January 29, 1915 in Delavan, Illinois, † June 8, 1952 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) was an American race car driver.

Johnny McDowell was in the 1930 racing mechanic and amateur racers. He drove Midget car racing and worked as a race mechanic for the race team of Frank Wearne, whose vehicles were also in the 500 miles of Indianapolis at the start.

In the 1940s, McDowell became a professional racing driver and one of the best U.S. Midget pilots. Four times McDowell was as a driver at the Indy 500 at the start. But placements on the front ranks he could not achieve. In 1949 he made ​​his debut and only two weeks after his last start in this race in 1952 he had an accident while qualifying for the Milwaukee Mile fatal.

Since the 500 - mile race from 1950 to 1960 belonged to the Formula 1 World Championship, are at McDowell three race starts in the statistics. Points for the world championship he could not reach.

Indy 500 Results

Literature and sources

• Rick Popely, L. Spencer Riggs: Indianapolis 500 Chronicle. Publications International Ltd.. , Lincolnwood IL 1998, ISBN 0-7853-2798-3.

• Formula 1 racer (United States)
• Champ Car racer
• Americans
• Born in 1915
• Died in 1952
• Man