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🇺🇸 Johnny McDowell

Racing driver from United States. Formula 1, Kurtis Kraft.
Driver facts
Full name
Johnny McDowell
Born
29 January 1915(b. 1915)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Kurtis Kraft
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
0
Career starts
3
Career DNFs
1
Racer Rating
4,433
Driver photo 3:4
Racer Rating
4,433
Rank 2133 of 40,105 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Johnny McDowell is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Kurtis Kraft. McDowell has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 3 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,433 ranks McDowell 2133th of 40,105 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
1952 form
Last 3 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
1952-05-30Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayFormula 1P21−26
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
1952▸Formula 1Kurtis Kraft100000P13−264,432
1951▸Formula 1Maserati100100P14−1394,448
1950▸Formula 1Kurtis Kraft100000P13+3,1814,531
Recent coverage
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Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times McDowell finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇺🇸 Duane Carter6,1763030%
🇺🇸 Sam Hanks6,12131233%
🇺🇸 Tony Bettenhausen6,07031233%
🇺🇸 Jack McGrath6,0463030%
🇺🇸 Johnnie Parsons5,9923030%
🇺🇸 Fred Agabashian5,81032167%
🇺🇸 Troy Ruttman5,7193030%
🇺🇸 George Connor4,5533030%
🇺🇸 Henry Banks4,54231233%
🇺🇸 Bill Schindler4,53131233%
🇮🇹 Alberto AscariHigher-rated, 2× champion6,252110100%
🇺🇸 Jim RathmannHigher-rated6,17521150%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,105 drivers indexed
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2,124🇲🇽 Santiago RamosFormula 34,437
2,125🇺🇸 Maxwell RootIMSA WeatherTech4,436
2,126🇷🇺 Nikolay MartsenkoFormula V8 3.54,436
2,127🇯🇵 Shinsuke ShibaharaSuper GT4,436
2,128🇦🇹 Clemens SchmidWEC4,435
2,129🇺🇸 Scott MayerIMSA WeatherTech4,435
2,130🇯🇵 André CoutoLamborghini Super Trofeo Asia4,434
2,131🇬🇧 James KellettGT World Challenge Europe4,434
2,132🇺🇸 Mike MagillFormula 14,434
2,133🇺🇸 Johnny McDowellFormula 14,433
2,134🇺🇸 Buckshot JonesNASCAR Xfinity4,430
2,135🇺🇸 Gregory HUFFAKER IIEuropean Le Mans Series4,430
2,136🇬🇧 Jake HillNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,430
2,137🇺🇸 Brandon DavisIMSA WeatherTech4,429
2,138🇦🇺 David Calvert-JonesIMSA WeatherTech4,429
2,139🇺🇸 Jaap van LagenPorsche Mobil 1 Supercup4,428
2,140🇧🇷 Nonô FigueiredoStock Car Pro Series4,428
2,141🇯🇵 Yuya HirakiSuper GT4,428
2,142🇬🇧 Alex MartinBritish GT Championship4,427
2,143🇬🇧 David PiperFormula 14,426
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Johnny McDowell is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Kurtis Kraft. McDowell has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 3 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,433 ranks McDowell 2133th of 40,105 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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