Bentley Warren
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Bentley Warren (born December 10, 1940, Kennebunkport, Maine), is a former driver in the USAC Championship Car series. He raced in the 1970-1975 seasons, with 37 career starts, including the 1971 and 1975 Indianapolis 500. He finished in the top ten 14 times, with his best finish in 4th position in 1970 at Milwaukee.
[edit] Indy 500 results
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Finley | Offy | Practice Crash | |
| 1971 | Eagle | Offy | 15th | 23rd |
| 1972 | Eagle | Offy | Failed to Qualify | |
| 1973 | Eagle | Offy | Failed to Qualify | |
| 1974 | Finley | Offy | Failed to Qualify | |
| 1975 | King | Offy | 17th | 23rd |
After his finishing with the Indy cars, Warren's career was revitalized at Oswego Speeway driving for Tom Heveron. While subbing for injured driver Doug Heveron, Bentley racked up 5 wins in his first 6 starts which led to a series of great rides including the Flying 5 and one of the late Paul Dunigan's impressive fleet. Bentley has won the International Classic at Oswego on numerous occasions and is considered by many as one of the top 5 drivers ever to drive a Supermodified.
Other notable wins include the Little 500, the Copper World Classic, the Star Classic, The Thompson World Series, and an East-West showdown between the best of the supermodified drivers. He continues to drive on occasion in the ISMA supermodified series and recorded a win in 2006 driving for famous car owner Vic Miller.
In the early 2000s Bentley worked with film legend Paul Newman in a midget car at Star. In the last 90's and in the new millennium, Bently has dabbled back in the USAC open-wheel division, but continues to make appearances in a super.
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