Johnny Nave

{{short description|Racecar driver from Georgia}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver |

name = Jonathan "Johnny" Nave |

birth_date = unknown |

death_date = |

birth_place = Jonesboro, Georgia, United States |

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death_cause = |

Best_Cup_Pos = 132nd – 1962 NASCAR Grand National Series season|

Cup_Wins = 0|

Cup_Top_Tens = 0|

Cup_Poles = 0|

First_Cup_Race = 1958 untitled race at Orange Speedway|

First_Cup_Win = |

Last_Cup_Win = |

Last_Cup_Race = 1964 Volunteer 500 (Bristol International Speedway)|

awards = |

Years_In_Cup = 3|

Total_Cup_Races = 4{{cite web | url = http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/21610/ | title = Racing information for Johnny Nave | publisher = Driver Database| date = | accessdate = 2012-04-23}}|

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Jonathan "Johnny" Nave is a former NASCAR Grand National Series driver who has raced in 242 laps - the equivalent of {{convert|171.0|mi|km|disp=or}} – while earning a grand total of $520 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|520|1964|r=2}}}} when adjusted for inflation).{{cite web | url = http://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Johnny_Nave | title = Racing information for Johnny Nave | publisher = Racing Reference| date = | accessdate = 2012-04-23}}

Career

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.{{cite web | url = http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=4695 | title = Johnny Nave's first NASCAR race | publisher = Ultimate Racing History | date = | accessdate = 2012-04-24}}

His average starting position was 25th while his average finishing position was 28th.{{cite web | url = http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/drivers/johnny-nave/1891 | title = Racing information for Johnny Nave | publisher = Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet | date = | accessdate = 2012-04-23 | archive-date = 2012-03-20 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120320185004/http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/drivers/johnny-nave/1891 | url-status = dead }} Nave's primary vehicle is the #39 Ford machine; although he made use of the numbers #561 and #79 from time to time.{{cite web | url = http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/racelist2.php?uniqid=8795 | title = Vehicle information for Johnny Nave | publisher = Ultimate Racing History | date = | accessdate = 2012-04-24}} Racing vehicles were either owned by himself or by Robert Ramey.

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