John “Jackie” McLaughlin (October 11, 1933 – August 23, 1964) was an American racing driver from the Thorofare section of West Deptford Township, New Jersey.
By 1955, his brother-in-law, Budd Olsen, convinced him to try the Modifieds, and McLaughlin immediately won at Nazareth Speedway in Pennsylvania and a track championship at Alcyon.
[3] McLaughlin entered the Daytona 300 in both 1959 and 1960, and claimed the 1956, 1957, and 1962 track championships at the Flemington Speedway in New Jersey.
[4][5][6][7] Jackie McLaughlin sustained a fatal injury in a racing accident at Nazareth in August 1964.
[8] He was inducted into the Eastern Motorsports Press Association and the Northeast Dirt Modified Halls of Fame.