Claude Ballot-Léna

Claude Ballot-Léna

Image of Claude Ballot-Léna (circa 1970s)
Born (1936-08-04)August 4, 1936
France Paris, France
Died November 9, 1999(1999-11-09) (aged 63)
Cause of death Cancer
Awards 1969 Spa 24 Hours winner
1983 24 Hours of Daytona winner
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career
6 races run over 2 years
First race 1978 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Last race 1979 Firecracker 400 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

Claude Ballot-Léna (August 4, 1936 – November 9, 1999) was a French race driver born in Paris.

Career

He 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. 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.

Motorsports career results

24 Hours of Le Mans results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1978 GC Spencer Racing Dodge 35 22
1979 Oldsmobile DNQ

References

  1. ↑ "Claude Ballot-Léna, France". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Claude Ballot-Lena − 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Claude Ballot-Lena − 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 21, 2015.


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