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Johnny McDowell

  • 1950–1952
  • MCD
  • Born 29 January 1915 in Delavan
  • Died 8 June 1952
  • John Maxwell McDowell

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Never drove a Formula 1 race. All of these appearances were at the Indianapolis 500, which counted towards the drivers' championship from 1950 to 1960 but was run to different regulations with a different field.

Career numbers

  • Avg grid position30.7
  • Avg finish23.7
  • Retirement rate0%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+21
  • Points scored0
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak–
  • TeamsKurtis Kraft (1950, 1952) · Maserati (1951)

Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.

The career at a glance

1 1950: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1951: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1952: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1950195119521 1950: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1951: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1952: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 195019511952
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1950Kurtis Kraft10–
1951Maserati10–
1952Kurtis Kraft10–

Every race

3 entries. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

All 3 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1950Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft33P18
1951Indianapolis 500Maserati26P32
1952Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft33P21

Against team-mates

Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.

Team-mateYearsRacesQualifyingQuali gapPoints
Johnnie Parsons1950–19520:20:2–0 : 9Compare
Jack McGrath1950–19520:20:2–0 : 0Compare
Fred Agabashian1950–19522:00:2–0 : 0Compare
Sam Hanks1950–19521:10:2–0 : 4Compare
Cecil Green19500:10:1–0 : 3Compare
Joie Chitwood19500:10:1–0 : 1Compare
Walt Faulkner19500:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Pat Flaherty19500:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Mack Hellings19500:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Walt Brown19501:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Jerry Hoyt19501:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Jimmy Jackson19501:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Duke Dinsmore19501:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Jim Rathmann19520:10:1–0 : 6Compare
Art Cross19520:10:1–0 : 2Compare
Jimmy Bryan19520:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Jimmy Reece19520:10:1–0 : 0Compare
George Connor19520:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Cliff Griffith19520:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Joe James19520:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Bill Vukovich19520:10:1–0 : 1Compare
Chuck Stevenson19520:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Rodger Ward19521:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Dennis Nalon19521:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Bob Sweikert19521:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Gene Hartley19521:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Bob Scott19521:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Chet Miller19521:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Andy Linden19521:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Tony Bettenhausen19500:10:0–0 : 1Compare

Green: Johnny McDowell came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.

Strongest circuits

Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.

CircuitStartsWinsPodiumsAvg finish
Indianapolis323.7