Claude Ballot-Léna

Claude Roger Léon Ballot-Léna (4 August 1936 – 5 December 1999) was a French racing driver born in Paris.

Career Ballot-Léna 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.

Ballot-Léna died on 5 December 1999 in Paris from cancer.

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 NASCAR Winston Cup Series results 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 Pts Ref 1978 GC Spencer Racing 49 Dodge RSD DAY22 RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL18 DOV CLT NSV RSD MCH DAY35 NSV POC TAL37 MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT NA 0 1979 6 Olds RSD DAYDNQ CAR RCH ATL27 NWS BRI DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY31 NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR ATL ONT NA 0

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