Ross Bentley

Ross Bentley (born November 4, 1956) is a performance coach, racing driver, author and speaker. His performance coaching spans executive / business coaching to sports (athletes and teams in a variety of sports, with a speciality in motorsports).

Ross Bentley
Bentley with DirtFish Rally School in July 2011
NationalityCanadian
Born (1956-11-04) November 4, 1956
Vancouver, British Columbia
Rolex Sports Car Series
Years active2000–2005, 2008–2010
TeamsPrototype Technology Group, Doran Racing, TRV Motorsport, Miracle Motorsports, Park Place Racing, Team Seattle, Essex Racing, The Racers Group, Farnbacher Loles Racing, Bullet Racing
Starts20
Wins1
Poles2
Best finish7th in 2003
Previous series
1999, 2002
1998–1999		American Le Mans Series
United States Road Racing Championship
Championship titles
1998United States Road Racing Championship GT3
Champ Car career
25 races run over 6 years
Years active1990–1995
Team(s)Spirit of Vancouver, Dale Coyne Racing
Best finish30th (1992)
First race1990 Molson Indy Vancouver (Vancouver)
Last race1994 Slick 50 200 (Loudon)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 0 0

Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Bentley grew up in a racing household (father was a race mechanic, brother a mechanic and driver). He became one of only seven Canadian drivers to race in the CART Indy Car series in the 1990s; he continued his professional career in endurance racing. Bentley won the 1998 United States Road Racing Championship in the GT3 class and the 2003 24 Hours of Daytona in the SRPII Class.

Bentley currently owns a consulting business, Bentley Performance Systems, which focuses on improving the performance of individuals, teams and organizations through coaching, workshops and the development of custom-designed programs.

In 1998, Bentley published the first in a series of racing technique and strategy books called Speed Secrets. To date he has nine books published under the Speed Secrets banner, including Inner Speed Secrets with Ronn Langford and The Complete Driver with Bruce Cleland. He also co-wrote with Bob Bondurant on Race Kart Driving.

In 2017, Bentley released a new title, "Performance Pilot", (written with professional aviator, Phil Wilkes) detailing aviation-specific procedures, techniques and strategies to help pilots improve their flying performance.

Bentley currently lives with his wife and daughter in Issaquah, Washington, USA.

American open–wheel racing results

(key)

PPG Indycar Series

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points
1990 Spirit of Vancouver PHX
 LBH
 INDY
 MIL
 DET
 POR
 CLE
 MEA
 TOR
 MCH
 DEN
 VAN
18		 MDO
 ROA
 NAZ
 LAG
 40th 0
1991 Dale Coyne Racing SRF
 LBH
 PHX
 INDY
 MIL
 DET
 POR
 CLE
 MEA
 TOR
 MCH
 DEN
 VAN
13		 MDO
 ROA
 NAZ
 LAG
 34th 0
1992 Dale Coyne Racing SRF
11		 PHX
 LBH
 INDY
 DET
20		 POR
17		 MIL
 NHA
 TOR
14		 MCH
23		 CLE
18		 ROA
DNQ		 VAN
14		 MDO
 NAZ
 LAG
 30th 2
1993 Dale Coyne Racing SRF
17		 PHX
12		 LBH
15		 INDY
DNQ		 MIL
14		 DET
DNQ		 POR
15		 CLE
16		 TOR
25		 MCH
16		 NHA
 ROA
17		 VAN
17		 MDO
DNQ		 NAZ
22		 LAG
DNQ		 32nd 1
1994 Payton Coyne Racing SRF PHX
 LBH
 INDY
DNQ		 MIL
DNQ		 DET
DNQ		 POR
22		 CLE
29		 TOR
19		 MCH
19		 MDO
DNQ		 NHA
22		 VAN
DNQ		 ROA
DNS		 NAZ
DNQ		 LAG
DNQ		 46th 0
1995 Payton Coyne Racing MIA
 SRF
 PHX
 LBH
 NAZ
 INDY
 MIL
 DET
 POR
 ROA
 TOR
 CLE
 MCH
 MDO
 NHA
 VAN
DNQ		 LAG
 NC -

Bibliography
  • Performance Pilot: Skills, techniques, and strategies to maximize your flying performance, Ross Bentley and Phil Wilkes (2017)
  • The Lost Art of High-Performance Driving, Ross Bentley (2017)
  • Ultimate Speed Secrets: The Racer's Bible, Ross Bentley (2011)
  • Speed Secrets 7: Winning Autocross Techniques, Ross Bentley (2009)
  • Speed Secrets 6: The Perfect Driver, Ross Bentley (2007)
  • Speed Secrets 5: The Complete Driver, Ross Bentley and Bruce Cleland (2006)
  • Speed Secrets 4: Engineering the Driver, Ross Bentley (2005)
  • Speed Secrets 3: More Professional Driving Techniques, Ross Bentley (2003)
  • Bob Bondurant on Race Kart Driving, Bob Bondurant and Ross Bentley (2002)
  • Speed Secrets 2: Inner Speed Secrets: Strategies to Maximize Your Racing Performance, Ross Bentley and Ronn Langford (2000)
  • Speed Secrets: Professional Race Driving Techniques, Ross Bentley (1998)
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