Claude Roger Léon Ballot-Léna (4 August 1936 – 5 December 1999)[1] was a French racing driver born in Paris.
| Claude Ballot-Léna | |||||||
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Ballot-Léna c. 1988 | |||||||
| Born | 4 August 1936 Paris, France | ||||||
| Died | 5 December 1999 (aged 63) Paris, France | ||||||
| Cause of death | Cancer | ||||||
| Awards | 1969 Spa 24 Hours winner 1983 24 Hours of Daytona winner | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 6 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| First race | 1978 Daytona 500 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 1979 Firecracker 400 (Daytona) | ||||||
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Career
editHe won the 1969 Spa 24 Hours in a Porsche 911 and the 1983 24 Hours of Daytona in a Porsche 935 Turbo owned by Preston Henn. He also entered the 24 Hours of Le Mans many times from 1966 until the 1980s and other than record holder Tom Kristensen has scored the most class victories at Le Mans with seven wins driving Porsche, Ferrari and Jaguar GT class cars. Ballot-Léna was also one of the earliest European NASCAR drivers when he made six Winston Cup starts in 1978 to 1979 at Talladega Superspeedway, Daytona International Speedway, and Atlanta Motor Speedway.[citation needed]
He died on 5 December 1999 in Paris from cancer.[1]
Motorsports career results
edit24 Hours of Le Mans results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Winston Cup Series
edit| NASCAR Winston Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | NWCC | Pts | Ref | |||||||
| 1978 | GC Spencer Racing | 49 | Dodge | RSD | DAY 22 |
RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL 18 |
DOV | CLT | NSV | RSD | MCH | DAY 35 |
NSV | POC | TAL 37 |
MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | ONT | NA | 0 | [3] | ||||||||
| 1979 | 6 | Olds | RSD | DAY DNQ |
CAR | RCH | ATL 27 |
NWS | BRI | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | TWS | RSD | MCH | DAY 31 |
NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | NWS | CAR | ATL | ONT | NA | 0 | [3] | ||||||||
Daytona 500
edit| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 35 | 22 |
| 1979 | Oldsmobile | DNQ | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "matchID - Claude Ballot-Léna". Fichier des décès (in French). Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Claude Ballot-Léna, France". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Claude Ballot-Lena − 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
External links
edit- Claude Ballot-Léna driver statistics at Racing-Reference