Bentley Warren is an American racecar driver. He is best known for racing in the USAC

United States Automobile Club

The United States Auto Club is one of the sanctioning bodies of auto racing in the United States. From 1956 to 1979, the USAC sanctioned the United States National Championship, and from 1956 to 1997 the organization sanctioned the Indianapolis 500...

 Championship Car  series, and for some New Englanders, even more so for his racing in the Supermodified winged cars now called ISMA.

He had his first win 1957 at West Peabody, Massachusetts. As of 2007 he has won races at 34 tracks in states and Canada. His first championship came in 1962 in the B-class at Hudson and the Pines. Since then he has won championships at Oswego Speedway, Star Speedway, New England Super Modified Racing Association and ISMA.

He raced in the 1970-1975 seasons, with 37 career starts, including the 1971 and 1975 Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis 500

The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, also known as the Indianapolis 500, the 500 Miles at Indianapolis, the Indy 500 or The 500, is an American automobile race, held annually, typically on the last weekend in May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana...

. He finished in the top ten 14 times, with his best finish in 4th position in 1970 at Milwaukee

Milwaukee Mile

The Milwaukee Mile is a -long oval race track in West Allis, Wisconsin that seats about 40,000 spectators. It operated as a dirt track until 1953. The track was paved in 1954....

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After he stopped racing in the Indy cars, Warren's career was revitalized at Oswego Speedway

Oswego Speedway

The Oswego Speedway is a race track in Oswego, New York. It was built in 1951 and today is an asphalt race track. The track is the Labor Day Weekend home of the 200-lap, non-wing, big-block supermodified Budweiser Classic and Race of Champions...

 driving for Tom Heveron in a wingless supermodified

Supermodified (vehicle)

Supermodifieds are a class of open wheel race car that compete on paved short tracks throughout the United States and Canada. The class was founded in the 1950s and is especially popular in the Western states, the Northeast and Great Lakes regions.-Design:...

. 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 fleet. Bentley has won the International Classic at Oswego 6 times.

Other notable wins include the Little 500 twice, 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 car owner Vic Miller.

In the early 2000s Bentley worked with film legend Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Paul Leonard Newman was an American actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian, professional racing driver and auto racing enthusiast...

 in a midget car

Midget car racing

Midget cars, also Speedcars in Australia, are very small race cars with a very high power-to-weight ratio and typically use four-cylinder engines.-Cars:Typically, these cars have 300 to 400 horsepower and weigh...

 and supermodified at Star Speedway in Epping, NH. In the late 1990s and in the 2000s, Bentley has dabbled back in the USAC open-wheel division, and continues to make appearances in supermodifieds.

Indy 500 results

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish
1970 1970 Indianapolis 500 The 1970 Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis on Saturday, May 30, 1970.Following in the footsteps of his brother, Bobby, Al Unser dominates the 500, leading 190 laps, matching Jim Clark's total in 1965, and the most since 1953, when Bill Vukovich led all but five laps in the race...	Finley	Offy	Practice Crash
1971 1971 Indianapolis 500 The 1971 Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 29, 1971. ABC television broadcast the race for the first time in same-day tape delay....	Eagle	Offy	15th	23rd
1972 1972 Indianapolis 500 The 1972 Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 27, 1972.Gary Bettenhausen leads 138 laps until his engine blows on lap 176. Jerry Grant gets the lead but pits for new tires on lap 188 in team mate Bobby Unser’s pit. Bettenhausen’s Penske team mate Mark Donohue...	Eagle	Offy	Failed to Qualify
1973 1973 Indianapolis 500 The 57th Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis on Wednesday, May 30, 1973. The race was held over three days due to rain and 2 major accidents. After 133 laps , rain halted the race, and Gordon Johncock was declared the winner....	Eagle	Offy	Failed to Qualify
1974 1974 Indianapolis 500 The 58th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 26, 1974. Johnny Rutherford, in his eleventh attempt, won the race from the 25th starting position, the farthest back since Fred Frame in 1932....	Finley	Offy	Failed to Qualify
1975 1975 Indianapolis 500 The 1975 Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 25, 1975.Wally Dallenbach Sr. had a twenty-second lead when he retired on lap 162 with a burned piston. Johnny Rutherford lost the inherited lead to Bobby Unser when he pitted. On lap 171 the yellow came out for rain and the two...	King	Offy	17th	23rd