Jon Bennett (racing driver)

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Jon Bennett
NationalityAmerican
BornJonathan Bennett
(1965-05-04) May 4, 1965 (age 58)
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.

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Racing career

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

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsPosition
2007SCCA Southeast Division National - Spec Racer Ford701318th
2008SCCA Southeast Division National - Formula Enterprises512336th
SARRC - Formula Enterprises 212449th
SCCA National Championship Runoffs - Formula Enterprises Inspire Racing1000-
2009SCCA Southeast Division National - Formula Enterprises814404th
SCCA Nationwide - Formula Enterprises 6146913th
IMSA Prototype Lites - Lites 16003415th
SCCA Chicago Region June Sprints - Formula Enterprises100010th
2010 IMSA Prototype Lites - Lites 1 Inspire Motorsports w/ CORE Autosport 15021336th
SCCA Southeast Division National - Formula Enterprises202186th
2011 American Le Mans Series - LMPC CORE Autosport 9041302nd
2012 American Le Mans Series - LMPC CORE Autosport 10471502nd
2013 American Le Mans Series - Prototype Challenge CORE Autosport 10281363rd
IMSA GT3 Challenge by Yokohama - Platinum Cup CORE Autosport 8002816th
2014 United Sports Car Championship - Prototype Challenge CORE Autosport 10483211st
2015 United Sports Car Championship - Prototype Challenge CORE Autosport 10263181st
2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype Challenge CORE Autosport 9252457th
2017 IMSA Sportscar Championship - GTD CORE Autosport 110023118th
2018 IMSA Sportscar Championship - Prototype CORE Autosport 10252742nd
Michelin Le Mans Cup - LMP3 M. Racing - YMR 200142nd
2019 IMSA Sportscar Championship - DPI CORE Autosport 100023010th
2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 CORE Autosport 82519902nd
2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 CORE Autosport 72520021st
IMSA Prototype Challenge CrowdStrike Racing by D Motorsports10012043rd
CORE Autosport 000

Motorsports career results

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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

YearTeamClassMakeEngine123456789101112RankPointsRef
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		1st321 [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		1st318 [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 7th245 [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		18th231 [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		2nd274 [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		10th230 [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		2nd1990 [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		1st2002 [16]
Source: [17]

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References

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  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.
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  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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