Johnny Nave

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Jonathan "Johnny" Nave
Born unknown
Jonesboro, Georgia, United States[1]
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career
4[1][2] race(s) run over 3[1] year(s)
Best finish 132nd – 1962 NASCAR Grand National Series season[1]
First race 1958 untitled race at Orange Speedway[1]
Last race 1964 Volunteer 500[1] (Bristol International Speedway)
Wins Top tens Poles
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Jonathan "Johnny" Nave is a former NASCAR Grand National Series driver who has raced in 242 laps - the equivalent of 171.0 miles or 275.2 kilometres – while earning a grand total of $520 ($3,913.95 in today's money).[1]

Career

Nave would suffer from a 15th place finish after the end of an untitled race in 1958 involving only 18 drivers; including Buck Baker, Marvin Panch, and Speedy Thompson.[3]

His average starting position was 25th while his average finishing position was 28th.[1][4] Nave's primary vehicle is the #39 Ford machine;[4] although he made use of the numbers #561 and #79 from time to time.[5] Racing vehicles were either owned by himself or by Robert Ramey.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Racing information for Johnny Nave". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2012-04-23. 
  2. ↑ "Racing information for Johnny Nave". Driver Database. Retrieved 2012-04-23. 
  3. ↑ "Johnny Nave's first NASCAR race". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 2012-04-24. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Racing information for Johnny Nave". Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 2012-04-23. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Vehicle information for Johnny Nave". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 2012-04-24. 
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