Johnny McDowell
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 United States
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| Automobile world championship | |||||||||
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| First start: | Indianapolis 500 1950 | ||||||||
| Last start: | Indianapolis 500 1952 | ||||||||
| Constructors | |||||||||
| 1950 M. Pete Wales 1951 Maserati Race Cars 1952 Roger C. Walcott | |||||||||
| statistics | |||||||||
| World Cup balance: | no World Cup placement | ||||||||
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| World Cup points : | - | ||||||||
| Podiums : | - | ||||||||
| Leadership laps : | - | ||||||||
Johnny McDowell (born January 29, 1915 in Delavan , † June 8, 1952 in Milwaukee ) was an American racing driver .
Career
Johnny McDowell was a racing mechanic and amateur racing driver in the 1930s. He drove midget car races and worked as a racing mechanic for Frank Wearne's racing team , whose vehicles also competed in the Indianapolis 500 .
In the 1940s, McDowell became a professional racing driver and was one of the best American midget pilots. McDowell has raced the Indy 500 four times. However, he could not achieve placements in the top ranks. He made his debut in 1949 and just two weeks after his last start in this race in 1952 he had a fatal accident during qualifying for the Milwaukee Mile .
Since the 500-mile race was part of the Formula 1 World Championship from 1950 to 1960, McDowell has three race starts in the statistics. He could not achieve points for the world championship.
statistics
Indy 500 results
| year | Start number | begin | Agony (km / h) | Result | Round | guide | failure |
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| 1949 | 32 | 28 | 202.968 | 18th | 142 | 0 | Magneto ignition |
| 1950 | 62 | 33 | 208.697 | 18th | 128 | 0 | |
| 1951 | 12 | 26th | 213.171 | 32 | 15th | 0 | Tank leak |
| 1952 | 31 | 33 | 215.520 | 21st | 182 | 0 |
| Legend | ||
|---|---|---|
| colour | abbreviation | meaning |
| gold | - | victory |
| silver | - | 2nd place |
| bronze | - | 3rd place |
| green | - | Placement in the points |
| blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
| violet | DNF | Race not finished (did not finish) |
| NC | not classified | |
| red | DNQ | did not qualify |
| DNPQ | failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify) | |
| black | DSQ | disqualified |
| White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
| WD | withdrawn | |
| Light Blue | PO | only participated in the training (practiced only) |
| TD | Friday test driver | |
| without | DNP | did not participate in the training (did not practice) |
| INJ | injured or sick | |
| EX | excluded | |
| DNA | did not arrive | |
| C. | Race canceled | |
| no participation in the World Cup | ||
| other | P / bold | Pole position |
| SR / italic | Fastest race lap | |
| * | not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered |
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| () | Streak results | |
| underlined | Leader in the overall standings | |
literature
- Rick Popely, L. Spencer Riggs: Indianapolis 500 Chronicle. Publications International Ltd., Lincolnwood IL 1998, ISBN 0-7853-2798-3 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | McDowell, Johnny |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Delavan (Illinois) |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 8, 1952 |
| Place of death | Milwaukee |