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John Charles MacDonald (known as J. C. McDonald, December 23, 1902 – May 11, 1966) was a Canadian
racing driver Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organise ...
who lived in
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. The
1930 Indianapolis 500 The 18th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 30, 1930. The race was part of the 1930 AAA Championship Car season. Pole position winner Billy Arnold took the lead on lap 3, and led th ...
was his only AAA
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start. He drove a
Studebaker Studebaker was an American wagon and automobile manufacturer based in South Bend, Indiana, with a building at 1600 Broadway, Times Square, Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Founded in 1852 and incorporated in 1868 as the Studebaker Brothers M ...
"special" that he designed and built.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:McDonald, J. C. 1902 births 1966 deaths Canadian racing drivers Indianapolis 500 drivers