Jon Bennett (racing driver)


Jonathan "Jon" Bennett 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 continues to drive for CORE Autosport with Braun in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship PC class in 2016.

Racing record

Career summary

Motorsports career results

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

YearTeamClassMakeEngine123456789101112RankPoints
2014CORE AutosportPCOreca FLM09Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8DAY
1
SIR
1
LGA
7
KAN
1
WGI
1
IMS
3
ELK
8
VIR
3
AUS
2
ATL
2
1st321
2015CORE AutosportPCOreca FLM09Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8DAY
2
SIR
2
LGA
2
DET
4
WGI
4
MOS
1
LRP
4
ELK
3
AUS
1
ATL
4
1st318
2016CORE AutosportPCOreca FLM09Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8DAY
8
SIR
1
LBC
7
LGA
3
DET
2
WGI
6
MOS
1
LRP
8
ELK
2
AUSATL7th245
2017CORE AutosportGTDPorsche 911 GT3 RPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6DAY
22
SEB
16
LBH
14
COA
14
DET
8
WGL
13
MOS
14
LIM
17
ELK
7
VIR
8
LGA
4
PET
5
18th231
2018CORE AutosportPOreca 07Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8DAY
3
SEB
4
LBH
10
MDO
13
DET
12
WGL
2
MOS
1
ELK
1
LGA
2
PET
7
2nd274
2019CORE AutosportDPiNissan Onroak DPiNissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6DAY
4
SEB
5
LBH
11
MOH
11
BEL
7
WGL
11
MOS
7
ELK
10
LGA
7
ATL
8
10th230