John McVitty

John McVitty
John McVitty
Born	December 26, 1926; Mamaroneck, New York, United States
Died	April 21, 1956 (aged 29); Langhorne, Pennsylvania, United States
Cause of death	Racing accident
NASCAR Cup Series career
	11 races run over 2 years
Best finish	48th (1955)
First race	1955 untitled race (Fonda)
Last race	1956 Wilkes County 160 (North Wilkesboro)

John Patrick McVitty (December 26, 1926 – April 21, 1956) was an American stock car racing driver who competed in the NASCAR Grand National Series. He was born in Mamaroneck, New York.

During his two-year NASCAR career, McVitty had raced in eleven races with three finished in the top ten and 1382 laps of experience – the equivalent of 786.8 miles (1,266.2 km). McVitty's total earning were considered to be $800 ($7,615.18 when adjusted for inflation). His average start was in 18th place and his average finish was in 15th place. All of McVitty's races were done in Chevrolet vehicles. At the 1956 Wilkes County 160, a fuel pump problem caused McVitty to retire from the race; he would be killed in a racing accident thirteen days later at Langhorne Speedway.

Motorsports career results[]

NASCAR[]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Grand National Series[]

NASCAR Grand National Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	NGNC	Pts	Ref
1955	John McVitty	27	Chevy	TCS	PBS	JSP	DAB		CLB	HBO	NWS	MGY	LAN	CLT	HCY	ASF		MAR	RCH	NCF	FOR		MCF	FON 8	8		PIF	CLB	AWS			NYF 20			FOR	MAS	RSP	DAR	MGY 17	LAN	RSP 13	GPS 15	MAS	CLB	MAR	LVP	NWS 17	HBO												48th	684	^[1]
1956	John McVitty	27	Chevy	HCY	CLT		PBS 20	ASF	DAB	PBS 10	19	ATL	NWS 20	LAN Wth^†	RCH		CON	GPS	HCY	HBO	MAR		CLT	POR		NYF		MAS		MCF	POR	AWS	RSP	PIF	CSF	CHI		MGY	OKL	ROA				PIF		POR	DAR			LAN	POR	CLB	HBO		CLT		MAR	HCY		116th	-	^[2]
^† – Fatal accident during qualifying

References[]

^ "John McVitty – 1955 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
^ "John McVitty – 1956 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2019.

External links[]

John McVitty driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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[1] "John McVitty – 1955 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2019.

[2] "John McVitty – 1956 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2019.

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