Jensen MotorSport is proud to announce that 1998 Atlantic champion Lee Bentham has joined the team in the role of Driver Development Manager. Lee will begin his new position at the Portland Grand Prix on June 8th, where he will be coaching regular Jensen Atlantic drivers Frankie Muniz and Tom Sutherland.
Lee Bentham has impressive credentials. Lee drove for 4 years in the CART Toyota Atlantic championship in the 90's, including his championship year in 1998. Lee also drove in the 1997 Indy Lights championship, finishing an impressive 5th position in the point standings while competing against such notable rising stars as Helio Castro Neves, Christiano Da Matta, and Tony Kanaan. More recently, Lee has been the driver coach for the Forsythe Champ Car Atlantic team, and has been a driving instructor at numerous automotive related driving events.
Team owner Eric Jensen states, "I am thrilled to have a person of Lee's caliber and character join our team. Jensen MotorSport continues to grow, and it is terrific to add talented professional Canadians to our team. We opened our new race shop in downtown Montreal in large part because of the quality of Canadian talent working in the racing industry, and we continue to have strong interest from Canadians wanting to return home to work with us."
Lee Bentham states, "This is an exciting career move. Jensen MotorSport has grown quite a lot in recent years, and this is a terrific team for me to focus on developing champion drivers for the long-term. Frankie Muniz and Tom Sutherland are impressive young men who have shown that they have bright futures in professional racing. It is an appealing challenge to help them to develop their careers over the next couple of years. Also, Jensen MotorSport has a history of graduating drivers from their Formula BMW USA team, and I will be an integral part of that team as well."
For more information about Jensen MotorSport and Lee Bentham, contact the team online at team@jensenmotorsport.com
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