{{short description|American racing driver}} {{Infobox NASCAR driver| name = John McVitty | birth_date = {{birth date|1926|12|26}} | birth_place = Mamaroneck, New York, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1956|4|21|1926|12|26}} | death_place = Langhorne, Pennsylvania, U.S. | death_cause = Racing accident | Best_Cup_Pos = 48th (1955) | Cup_Wins = 0| Cup_Top_Tens = 3| Cup_Poles = 0| First_Cup_Race = 1955 untitled race (Fonda)| First_Cup_Win = | Last_Cup_Win = | Last_Cup_Race = 1956 Wilkes County 160 (North Wilkesboro)| awards = | Years_In_Cup = 2| Total_Cup_Races = 11| }} {{sources needed|date=December 2025}}

'''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 {{convert|786.8|mi|km}}. McVitty's total earning were considered to be $800 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|800|1956|r=2}}}} 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.{{citation needed|date=December 2025}}

==Motorsports career results== ===NASCAR=== (key) (<span style="font-size:85%">'''Bold'''&nbsp;– Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics''&nbsp;– Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. *&nbsp;– Most laps led.</span>)

====Grand National Series==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" ! colspan="69"| 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 ! {{Tooltip|NGNC|NASCAR Grand National classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |- ! 1955 ! rowspan=2| John McVitty ! rowspan=2| 27 ! rowspan=2| Chevy | TCS | style="background:#;"| PBS | JSP | DAB | OSP | CLB | HBO | NWS | MGY | LAN | CLT | HCY | ASF | TUS | MAR | RCH | NCF | FOR | LIN | MCF | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| FON<br><small>8</small> | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| AIR<br><small>8</small> | CLT | PIF | CLB | AWS | MOR | ALS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NYF<br><small>20</small> | SAN | CLT | FOR | MAS | RSP | DAR | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MGY<br><small>17</small> | LAN | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSP<br><small>13</small> | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GPS<br><small>15</small> | MAS | CLB | MAR | LVP | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS<br><small>17</small> | HBO | colspan=11| ! 48th ! 684 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/mcvitjo01/1955/W|title=John McVitty – 1955 NASCAR Grand National Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=March 6, 2019}}</ref> |- ! 1956 | HCY | CLT | WSS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PBS<br><small>20</small> | ASF | DAB | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| PBS<br><small>10</small> | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| WIL<br><small>19</small> | ATL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS<br><small>20</small> | style="background:#DFC484;"| LAN<br><small>Wth<sup>†</sup></small> | RCH | CLB | CON | GPS | HCY | HBO | MAR | LIN | CLT | POR | EUR | NYF | MER | MAS | CLT | MCF | POR | AWS | RSP | PIF | CSF | CHI | CCF | MGY | OKL | ROA | OBS | SAN | NOR | PIF | MYB | POR | DAR | CSH | CLT | LAN | POR | CLB | HBO | NWP | CLT | CCF | MAR | HCY | WIL ! 116th ! - ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/mcvitjo01/1956/W|title=John McVitty – 1956 NASCAR Grand National Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=March 6, 2019}}</ref> |- | colspan=63|<small><sup>†</sup> – Fatal accident during qualifying</small> |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{Racing-Reference driver|John_McVitty}}

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