Les Nash

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Les Nash
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
British Saloon Car Championship
Years active 19681969, 19731974
Starts45
Wins0 (6 in class)
Poles0
Fastest laps0 (3 in class)
Best finish6th in 1973
Championship titles
1973 British Saloon Car Championship - Class A

Leslie Nash is a British auto racing driver. In 1973 he finished sixth overall and as champion in Class A in the British Saloon Car Championship, [1] driving a Sunbeam Imp that had been driven the previous season by championship winner Bill McGovern.

Contents

Racing record

Complete British Saloon Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

YearTeamCarClass12345678910111213DCPtsClass
1968 Les Nash Ford Anglia A BRH THR
Ret
SIL
Ret
CRY
Ret†
MAL
7†
BRH SIL
19
CRO
?^
OUL
19
BRH
14
BRH
Ret
10th282nd
1969 Les Nash Ford Anglia A BRH
23^
SIL
27
SNE
15
THR
15
SIL
19
CRY
Ret†
MAL CRO
13^
SIL
15
OUL
19
BRH
17^
BRH
Ret
13th344th
1973 Les Nash Sunbeam Imp A BRH
11
SIL
12
THR
Ret
THR
Ret
SIL
Ret
ING
6^
BRH
Ret†
SIL
15
BRH
15
6th391st
1974 Les Nash Chevrolet Camaro Z28 D MAL BRH
Ret
SIL
Ret
OUL
Ret
THR
Ret
SIL
Ret
THR
?
BRH
Ret
ING
Ret†
BRH
3†
OUL SNE
2†
BRH
Ret
23rd145th
Source: [2]

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

^ Race with 2 heats - Aggregate result.

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References

  1. "RAC British Saloon Car Championship 1973 standings". Driver Database. 21 November 2022.
  2. de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 21 November 2022.