Claude Ballot-Léna
| Claude Ballot-Léna | |||||||
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| Cause of death | Unknown | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Last race | 1979 Firecracker 400 (Daytona) | ||||||
| First win | - | ||||||
| Last win | - | ||||||
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Claude Ballot-Léna (August 4, 1936 - November 9, 1999) was a French race driver born in Paris. He won the 1969 Spa 24 Hours in a Porsche 911 and the 1983 24 Hours of Daytona in a Porsche 935 Turbo. 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 6 Winston Cup starts in 1978 to 1979 at Talladega Superspeedway, Daytona International Speedway, and Atlanta Motor Speedway.
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