Leslie Allen (racing driver)

{{Short description|American racing driver (1892–1946)}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Leslie Allen

| image =

| caption =

| birth_name = Leslie Charles Allen

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1892|03|05}}

| birth_place = Odell, Illinois, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1946|05|19|1892|03|05}}

| death_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| module1 =

{{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes

| Total_Champ_Races = 1

| Years_In_Champ = 2

| Best_Champ_Pos = 34th (1930)

| First_Champ_Race = 1930 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)

| Champ_Wins = 0

| Champ_Podiums = 0

| Champ_Poles = 0

}}}}

Leslie Charles Allen (March 5, 1892 – May 19, 1946) was an American racing driver. Allen attempted to qualify for the 1927 Indianapolis 500 but failed to qualify. He successfully qualified for the 1930 Indianapolis 500 driving a Miller and started and finished ninth. Allen later worked as a mechanic, secret policeman and bank teller in Chicago.

Motorsports career results

= Indianapolis 500 results =

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Year

!Car

!Start

!Qual

!Rank

!Finish

!Laps

!Led

!Retired

1930

|25

|9

|101.919

|14

|9

|200

|0

|Running

colspan=6|Totals

|200

|0

|

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Starts

|1

Poles

|0

Front Row

|0

Wins

|0

Top 5

|0

Top 10

|1

Retired

|0

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