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

Racing career

Bennett competed for CORE Autosport in 2014, in the new United SportsCar Championship, driving the No. 54 PC car with Colin Braun. He and co-drivers Braun, James Gué and Mark Wilkins won the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona in the PC class followed by the 12 Hours of Sebring. 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. 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.

Bennett continued to drive for CORE Autosport with Braun in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship PC class in 2016.

Racing record Career summary 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 Autosport8251990 2nd 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 CORE Autosport72520021st IMSA Prototype Challenge CrowdStrike Racing by D Motorsports10012043rd CORE Autosport000

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) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank PointsRef 2014 CORE Autosport PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 DAY SIR LGA KAN WGI IMS ELK VIR AUS ATL1st321 2015 CORE Autosport PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 DAY SEB LGA DET WGI MOS LRP ELK AUS ATL1st318 2016 CORE Autosport PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 DAY SIR LBC LGA DET WGI MOS LRP ELK AUS ATL 7th 245 2017 CORE Autosport GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY SEB LBH COA DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 18th 231 2018 CORE Autosport P Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB LBH MDO DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 2nd 274 2019 CORE Autosport DPi Nissan Onroak DPi Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6 DAY SEB LBH MOH BEL WGL MOS ELK LGA ATL 10th 230 2021 CORE Autosport LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 DAY SEB MOH WGL WGL ELK ATL 2nd 1990 2022 CORE Autosport LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY SEB MDO WGL MOS ELK PET 1st 2002Source:

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