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Johnny Nave

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Jonathan "Johnny" Nave
Bornunknown
Jonesboro, Georgia, United States[1]
NASCAR Cup Series career
4[1][2] races run over 3[1] years
Best finish132nd – 1962 NASCAR Grand National Series season[1]
First race1958 untitled race at Orange Speedway[1]
Last race1964 Volunteer 500[1] (Bristol International Speedway)
Wins Top tens Poles
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Jonathan "Johnny" Nave is a former NASCAR Grand National Series driver who has raced in 242 laps - the equivalent of 171.0 miles or 275.2 kilometres – while earning a grand total of $520 ($5,108.5 when adjusted for inflation).[1]

Career

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Nave would suffer from a 15th-place finish after the end of an untitled race in 1958 involving only 18 drivers; including Buck Baker, Marvin Panch, and Speedy Thompson.[3]

His average starting position was 25th while his average finishing position was 28th.[1][4] Nave's primary vehicle is the #39 Ford machine;[4] although he made use of the numbers #561 and #79 from time to time.[5] Racing vehicles were either owned by himself or by Robert Ramey.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Racing information for Johnny Nave". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
  2. ^ "Racing information for Johnny Nave". Driver Database. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
  3. ^ "Johnny Nave's first NASCAR race". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
  4. ^ a b "Racing information for Johnny Nave". Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
  5. ^ a b "Vehicle information for Johnny Nave". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
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