Jon Bennett (racing driver)

Jon Bennett
BornJonathan Bennett
(1965-05-04) May 4, 1965 (age 59)
Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States

Jonathan Bennett (born May 4, 1965) is an American racing driver with residence in Charlotte, North Carolina.[1][2] Bennett competes in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for his own team, CORE Autosport.

Racing career

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Bennett competed for CORE Autosport in 2014, in the new United SportsCar Championship, driving the No. 54 PC car with Colin Braun.[3] He and co-drivers Braun, James Gué and Mark Wilkins won the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona in the PC class[4] followed by the 12 Hours of Sebring.[5] Bennett and Braun went on to win races at Kansas Speedway and Watkins Glen International, propelling them to the 2014 PC Drivers' Championship and PC Team Championship as well as the newly created Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup.[6] Bennett and Braun's success continued into 2015, where once again they claimed the PC Driver Championship in conjunction with CORE's PC Team Championship.[7]

Bennett continues to drive for CORE Autosport with Braun in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship PC class in 2016.[8]

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Podiums Points Position
2007 SCCA Southeast Division National - Spec Racer Ford 7 0 1 31 8th
2008 SCCA Southeast Division National - Formula Enterprises 5 1 2 33 6th
SARRC - Formula Enterprises 2 1 2 44 9th
SCCA National Championship Runoffs - Formula Enterprises Inspire Racing 1 0 0 0 -
2009 SCCA Southeast Division National - Formula Enterprises 8 1 4 40 4th
SCCA Nationwide - Formula Enterprises 6 1 4 69 13th
IMSA Prototype Lites - Lites 1 6 0 0 34 15th
SCCA Chicago Region June Sprints - Formula Enterprises 1 0 0 0 10th
2010 IMSA Prototype Lites - Lites 1 Inspire Motorsports w/ CORE Autosport 15 0 2 133 6th
SCCA Southeast Division National - Formula Enterprises 2 0 2 18 6th
2011 American Le Mans Series - LMPC CORE Autosport 9 0 4 130 2nd
2012 American Le Mans Series - LMPC CORE Autosport 10 4 7 150 2nd
2013 American Le Mans Series - Prototype Challenge CORE Autosport 10 2 8 136 3rd
IMSA GT3 Challenge by Yokohama - Platinum Cup CORE Autosport 8 0 0 28 16th
2014 United Sports Car Championship - Prototype Challenge CORE Autosport 10 4 8 321 1st
2015 United Sports Car Championship - Prototype Challenge CORE Autosport 10 2 6 318 1st
2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype Challenge CORE Autosport 9 2 5 245 7th
2017 IMSA Sportscar Championship - GTD CORE Autosport 11 0 0 231 18th
2018 IMSA Sportscar Championship - Prototype CORE Autosport 10 2 5 274 2nd
Michelin Le Mans Cup - LMP3 M. Racing - YMR 2 0 0 1 42nd
2019 IMSA Sportscar Championship - DPI CORE Autosport 10 0 0 230 10th
2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 CORE Autosport 8 2 5 1990 2nd
2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 CORE Autosport 7 2 5 2002 1st
IMSA Prototype Challenge CrowdStrike Racing by D Motorsports 1 0 0 120 43rd
CORE Autosport 0 0 0

Motorsports career results

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WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position. Races in italics indicate fastest race lap in class. Results are overall/class)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points Ref
2014 CORE Autosport PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 DAY
1 		SIR
1 		LGA
7 		KAN
1 		WGI
1 		IMS
3 		ELK
8 		VIR
3 		AUS
2 		ATL
2 		1st 321 [9]
2015 CORE Autosport PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 DAY
2 		SEB
2 		LGA
2 		DET
4 		WGI
4 		MOS
1 		LRP
4 		ELK
3 		AUS
1 		ATL
4 		1st 318 [10]
2016 CORE Autosport PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 DAY
8 		SIR
1 		LBC
7 		LGA
3 		DET
2 		WGI
6 		MOS
1 		LRP
8 		ELK
2 		AUS ATL 7th 245 [11]
2017 CORE Autosport GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
22 		SEB
16 		LBH
14 		COA
14 		DET
8 		WGL
13 		MOS
14 		LIM
17 		ELK
7 		VIR
8 		LGA
4 		PET
5 		18th 231 [12]
2018 CORE Autosport P Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
3 		SEB
4 		LBH
10 		MDO
13 		DET
12 		WGL
2 		MOS
1 		ELK
1 		LGA
2 		PET
7 		2nd 274 [13]
2019 CORE Autosport DPi Nissan Onroak DPi Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6 DAY
4 		SEB
5 		LBH
11 		MOH
11 		BEL
7 		WGL
11 		MOS
7 		ELK
10 		LGA
7 		ATL
8 		10th 230 [14]
2021 CORE Autosport LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 DAY
5 		SEB
1 		MOH
4 		WGL
2 		WGL
3 		ELK
1 		ATL
7 		2nd 1990 [15]
2022 CORE Autosport LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY
3 		SEB
5 		MDO
1 		WGL
2 		MOS
1 		ELK
3 		PET
5 		1st 2002 [16]
Source:[17]

References

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  1. ^ "JONATHAN BENNETT". 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2019-12-02.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "JON BENNETT". 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  3. ^ DiZinno, Tony. "TUSC: Braun, Huff earn PC class rides". NBC Sports. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Inside CORE's Double Rolex 24 Win - Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  5. ^ "Ganassi Wins Twelve Hours of Sebring - Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  6. ^ "Complete list of 2014 season champions: IMSA Tudor United SportsCar Championship". Autoweek. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  7. ^ "IMSA Celebrates 2015 Season At TUDOR Night Of Champions". International Motor Sports Association. Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  8. ^ "Braun, Bennett back for CORE". www.highlandstoday.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  9. ^ "Jon Bennett – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Jon Bennett – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Jon Bennett – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Jon Bennett – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Jon Bennett – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Jon Bennett – 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Jon Bennett – 2021 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Jon Bennett - 2022 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Jon Bennett Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
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