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Lee Bentham

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Lee Bentham
Nationality Canada
Born (1970-07-27) July 27, 1970 (age 54)
Richmond Hill, Ontario
Retired1999
Toyota Atlantic Series
Years active1995-1999
TeamsP-1 Racing
Forsythe Championship Racing
Starts43
Wins3
Poles4
Best finish1st in 1998
Previous series
1997Indy Lights
Championship titles
1998Toyota Atlantic Series

Lee Bentham (born July 27, 1970) is a Canadian former racing driver from Richmond Hill, Ontario. In 1990 and 1992 he competed in the Formula K karting World Championship series.

He moved to cars in the Toyota Atlantic series in 1995 in a successful partial-season program that managed to place Bentham on the podium twice and finished 8th in points. The following year Bentham captured 7 podiums and was the series runner-up. In 1997, he competed for Forsythe Racing in the Indy Lights series, won on the oval at Gateway International Raceway and finished 5th in points.

1998 was Bentham's breakout year, as he captured three wins and seven podiums on his way to the Toyota Atlantic Championship for Forsythe Championship Racing. 1999 was his final year of top-level racing and was another year in Atlantics where he won a single race and finished 6th in points. Since 2012, Bentham has been the Driver Development Coach for Ed Carpenter Racing in the IndyCar series, having previously coached Josef Newgarden.

Motorsports career results

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American open–wheel racing results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Atlantic Championship

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Rank Points
1995 P-1 Racing MIA PHX LBH NAZ MIL MTL
5
TOR
8
TRR1
25
TRR2
3
MDO
2
VAN
5
LAG
4
8th 72
1996 P-1 Racing HMS
2
LBH
6
NAZ
3
MIL
3
MTL
3
TOR
16
TRR1
3
TRR2
4
MDO
4
ROA
3
VAN
2
LAG
5
2nd 149
1998 Forsythe Racing LBH
19
NAZ
6
GAT
5
MIL
2
MTL
1
CLE
5
TOR
2
TRR
3
MDO
1
ROA
19
VAN
6
LAG
2
HOU
3
1st 163
1999 Forsythe Racing LBH
3
NAZ
9
GAT
DNS
MIL
1
MTL
8
ROA
8
TRR
25
MDO
18
CHI
4
VAN
24
LAG
5
HOU
13
6th 71

Indy Lights

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Rank Points
1997 Forsythe Racing HMS
5
LBH
14
NAZ
22
SAV
3
STL
1
MIL
9
DET
22
POR
8
TOR
27
TRO
8
VAN
8
LAG
5
FON
3
5th 88
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Toyota Atlantic Champion
1998
Succeeded by