Preston Henn

Preston Henn ( born January 20, 1931) is a retired American race car driver and entrepreneur.

Preston Henn founded in 1963 in Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop, a drive-in movie was over the years into one of the biggest tourist attractions in Fort Lauderdale and surrounding areas. Over the years, let Henn cinema through retail outlets expanded again and again and could be financed by the revenue his private passion, motor racing.

2005, a long time after the end of his racing career, he came to the company in financial difficulties. When trying a creditor to obtain an eviction, there was a skirmish with the consequence that the police had to intervene to calm the dispute.

In motor sport - especially in sports car racing - Henn was active both as a driver and as a team boss. In 1983, he won as a driver AJ Foyt together with Bob Wollek and Claude Ballot - Léna the 24 - hour race at Daytona. Four times he was also in the 24- hour race at Le Mans at the start. His biggest success in this long-distance race was the tenth overall in 1983.

As a team leader he could in 1985 to celebrate the overall win at the 12 Hours of Sebring. At the wheel of the Porsche 962 while sitting AJ Foyt and Bob Wollek. A year before that drove Jean Paul junior and Jean Rondeau in Le Mans a Preston Henn Porsche 956 to the second place overall.

Le Mans results

  • Drivers in the 24 Hours of Le Mans
  • Racers (United States)
  • Born in 1931
  • Man
  • World Sports Car Championship racer
  • Americans
Drive-in theater 24 Hours of Daytona Endurance racing (motorsport) 1984 24 Hours of Le Mans 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans France 1981 24 Hours of Le Mans Porsche 935 1982 24 Hours of Le Mans 1983 24 Hours of Le Mans Jean-Louis Schlesser
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