John McVitty

Who was John McVitty?

John P. McVitty was a NASCAR Grand National driver from Mamaroneck, New York, USA.

During his two-year NASCAR career, McVitty had raced in eleven races with three finished in the top ten and 1382 laps of experience under his belt - the equivalent of 786.8 miles. McVitty's total earning were considered to be $800. 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.