Cause of death Cancer Died November 9, 1999 | Role Racing driver Name Claude Ballot-Lena | |
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Abarth 1000 TC Brunetti Racecar in Action, French Champion 2x, Bella Macchina
Claude Ballot-Léna (August 4, 1936 – November 9, 1999) was a French race driver born in Paris.
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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.
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
References
Claude Ballot-Léna Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA