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Joe Dawson (April 19, 1889 - June 18, 1946) was an American race car driver.

Born in Odon, Indiana, Dawson competed in the Indianapolis 500 race three times, berginning in 1911 when he drove a Marmon to a fifth place finish. The following year at age twenty-two he became the youngest driver to ever win the prestigious race, a record that still stands and equalled only by Troy Ruttman in 1952. Dawson won driving a National after Ralph DePalma, who had led for 196 laps of the 200 lap race, dropped out with a mechanical failure.

In his final Indy 500 race in 1914, Dawson went out after an accident on the 44th lap.

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