Barry Lee

Barry John Lee, nicknamed "Leapy" or "No 351", is a British racing driver who has been successful in many areas of motor sport. He started as a jockey, and then a speedway rider for Hackney and then moved into autocross, rallying and rallycross. His greatest successes were in short oval hot rod racing where he won four world titles.
After retiring from short oval racing, Lee moved into raid rallying, making three attempts at the Paris-Dakar Rally with Ted Toleman. In 1994 he won the inaugural Eurocar V6 Saloon Car Championship. He successfully defended the title in 1995 before moving into the new V8 Championship in 1996. Lee has also competed in the British Saloon Car Championship and the British Truck Racing Championship.
In short oval racing, Lee notched up over 1400 wins, a number that Motorsport magazine described as "never likely to be bettered".

Major Titles Won

Autocross

1966 Players Autocross Champion

Rallycross

1978 BTRDA Rallycross Champion

Hot Rod Racing

World Champion 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978

European Champion 1974, 1975

National Champion 1972, 1975

Grand Prix / NHRPA Series Winner 1978, 1980

Spedeworth National Points Champion 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1983

British Champion 1971, 1972, 1977, 1981

English Champion 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980

Eurocar V6 Saloon Championship

1994 Champion

1995 Champion

Author

Lee has written two books on hot rod racing and was also a columnist for various motor racing magazines over the years, including Oval News, Auto Enthusiast and Rods & Stocks International. He has also commentated on hot rod racing for Sky Sports.
The Barry Lee Book of Hot Rod Racing

The Barry Lee Guide to Hot Rod Racing
In 2013, Lee released his autobiography, ''The Other Side of Winning.''