Claude Ballot-Léna

Claude Ballot-Léna
Image of Claude Ballot-Léna (circa 1970s)
Born	(1936-08-04)August 4, 1936 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.

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.

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