Les Nash | |
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Nationality | British |
British Saloon Car Championship | |
Years active | 1968–1969, 1973–1974 |
Starts | 45 |
Wins | 0 (6 in class) |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 (3 in class) |
Best finish | 6th 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.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | DC | Pts | Class |
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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 | 10th | 28 | 2nd | ||
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 | 13th | 34 | 4th | |
1973 | Les Nash | Sunbeam Imp | A | BRH 11 | SIL 12 | THR Ret | THR Ret | SIL Ret | ING 6^ | BRH Ret† | SIL 15 | BRH 15 | 6th | 39 | 1st | ||||
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 | 23rd | 14 | 5th |
Source: [2] |
† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.
^ Race with 2 heats - Aggregate result.
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