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{{Short description|American Modified racing driver (1934-2021)}}
{{about||the American academic|John McCardell Jr.}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name = John McArdell
| image =
| birth_name = John F. McArdell
| birth_date = October 28, 1934
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|5|10|1934|10|28|mf=y}}
| first year = 1952
| car number = 11
| championships = 7
| wins =
| last finish = 1977
| titles =
| awards=
| updated=
}}
'''John "Johnny" McArdell''' (October 28, 1934 – May 10, 2021) was an American [[Modified stock car racing|Modified]] racing driver. He was one of few drivers to make the successful transition from flatheads to V8 powered engines.<ref name="AC1">{{cite news|title=Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame driver McArdell dies at 86|url=https://auburnpub.com/sports/auto_r...3-5d5a-8582-982901b488e5.html|newspaper=[[The Citizen (Auburn, New York)|The Citizen]]|location=Auburn NY |date= May 11, 2021|accessdate=April 28, 2024}}</ref>
==Racing career==
In 1952 McArdle and his brother Gale pooled their money to buy their first stock car, sharing driving duties at tracks like Lafayette and [[Brewerton Speedway]]s.<ref name="TM1">{{cite news|title=B'ville racer selected for Hall of Fame|url=https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?...t-txIN-"John+Mcardell"---------|newspaper=The Messenger|location=Baldswinville NY|page=15|date=April 26, 1955|via=NYS Historic Newspapers|access-date=April 28, 2024}}</ref> He soon became a regular winner at the [[Central New York]] venues including the "Salt City 25", a NASCAR sanctioned event for flatheads at the [[Syracuse Mile]]. McArdell claimed track titles at Maple Grove in Waterloo (1960), [[Land of Legends Raceway |Canandaigua Speedway]] (1960, 1964) and [[Weedsport Speedway]](1963, 1968). Still competitive in the twilight of his career, McArdell was track champion at both Rolling Wheels in Elbridge and Skyline Raceway in Cortland in 1975.<ref name="AC1"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Hill|first=John|title= Old racers take laps at Waterloo|url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us...t-standard/1996/07-12/page-48|newspaper=[[The Post-Standard]]|page=F1|date=July 12, 1996|via=[[Heritage Microfilm, Inc.#NewspaperArchive|NewspaperArchive]] |accessdate=April 28, 2024}}</ref><ref name="RPW1">{{cite web|title= Mike McLaughlin, Johnny McArdell, Jeff Heotzler & Charlie Langenstein To Be Inducted Into NYSSCA Hall Of Fame|url=https://raceproweekly.com/rpw/2019/...tein-to-be-inducted-into-nyssca-hall-of-fame/ | publisher=Race Pro Weekly|date=December 13, 2019|accessdate=April 28, 2024}}</ref>
John McArdell was inducted into the [[Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame]] in 1995 and the [[Saratoga Automobile Museum|New York State Stock Car Association]] Hall of Fame in 2019.<ref name="AC1"/><ref name="TM1"/><ref name="RPW1"/>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:McArdell, John}}
[[Category:1934 births]]
[[Category:2021 deaths]]
[[Category:Racing drivers from New York (state)]]
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{{Short description|American Modified racing driver (1934-2021)}}
{{about||the American academic|John McCardell Jr.}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name = John McArdell
| image =
| birth_name = John F. McArdell
| birth_date = October 28, 1934
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|5|10|1934|10|28|mf=y}}
| first year = 1952
| car number = 11
| championships = 7
| wins =
| last finish = 1977
| titles =
| awards=
| updated=
}}
'''John "Johnny" McArdell''' (October 28, 1934 – May 10, 2021) was an American [[Modified stock car racing|Modified]] racing driver. He was one of few drivers to make the successful transition from flatheads to V8 powered engines.<ref name="AC1">{{cite news|title=Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame driver McArdell dies at 86|url=https://auburnpub.com/sports/auto_r...3-5d5a-8582-982901b488e5.html|newspaper=[[The Citizen (Auburn, New York)|The Citizen]]|location=Auburn NY |date= May 11, 2021|accessdate=April 28, 2024}}</ref>
==Racing career==
In 1952 McArdle and his brother Gale pooled their money to buy their first stock car, sharing driving duties at tracks like Lafayette and [[Brewerton Speedway]]s.<ref name="TM1">{{cite news|title=B'ville racer selected for Hall of Fame|url=https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?...t-txIN-"John+Mcardell"---------|newspaper=The Messenger|location=Baldswinville NY|page=15|date=April 26, 1955|via=NYS Historic Newspapers|access-date=April 28, 2024}}</ref> He soon became a regular winner at the [[Central New York]] venues including the "Salt City 25", a NASCAR sanctioned event for flatheads at the [[Syracuse Mile]]. McArdell claimed track titles at Maple Grove in Waterloo (1960), [[Land of Legends Raceway |Canandaigua Speedway]] (1960, 1964) and [[Weedsport Speedway]](1963, 1968). Still competitive in the twilight of his career, McArdell was track champion at both Rolling Wheels in Elbridge and Skyline Raceway in Cortland in 1975.<ref name="AC1"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Hill|first=John|title= Old racers take laps at Waterloo|url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us...t-standard/1996/07-12/page-48|newspaper=[[The Post-Standard]]|page=F1|date=July 12, 1996|via=[[Heritage Microfilm, Inc.#NewspaperArchive|NewspaperArchive]] |accessdate=April 28, 2024}}</ref><ref name="RPW1">{{cite web|title= Mike McLaughlin, Johnny McArdell, Jeff Heotzler & Charlie Langenstein To Be Inducted Into NYSSCA Hall Of Fame|url=https://raceproweekly.com/rpw/2019/...tein-to-be-inducted-into-nyssca-hall-of-fame/ | publisher=Race Pro Weekly|date=December 13, 2019|accessdate=April 28, 2024}}</ref>
John McArdell was inducted into the [[Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame]] in 1995 and the [[Saratoga Automobile Museum|New York State Stock Car Association]] Hall of Fame in 2019.<ref name="AC1"/><ref name="TM1"/><ref name="RPW1"/>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:McArdell, John}}
[[Category:1934 births]]
[[Category:2021 deaths]]
[[Category:Racing drivers from New York (state)]]
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