Bennett Hill

{{Short description|American racing driver (1893–1977)}}

{{About|the American auto racer|other uses}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Bennett Hill

| image = Bennett Hill - Feb 1924 UW.jpg

| caption = Hill, circa 1924

| birth_name = John Bennett Hill

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1893|05|31}}

| birth_place = New York, New York, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1977|12|09|1893|05|31}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| module1 =

{{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes

| Total_Champ_Races = 66

| Years_In_Champ = 10

| Best_Champ_Pos = 3rd (1923, 1924)

| First_Champ_Race = 1919 Independence Auto Derby,
Heat #1 (Uniontown)

| Last_Champ_Race = 1933 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)

| First_Champ_Win = 1922 San Joaquin Valley Classic
(Fresno)

| Last_Champ_Win = 1926 25-mile Heat #1
(Rockingham Park)

| Champ_Wins = 5

| Champ_Podiums = 16

| Champ_Poles = 7

}}}}

John Bennett Hill (May 31, 1893 – December 9, 1977) was an American racing driver active in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1922, he won a 100-mile race in Berkeley.{{cite magazine |title=BENNETT HILL WINS RACE AT BERKELEY |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Aw40AQAAMAAJ&dq=John+Bennett+Hill+racer&pg=RA18-PA41 |magazine=Motor World Wholesale |location=New York |publisher=Chilton Company |date=November 3, 1922 |access-date=October 30, 2018 }} He made 66 AAA Championship Car starts, capturing 5 wins and 7 poles.

Image:BennettHill1920BeverlyHills.jpg in 1920]]

Hill was a specialist at board track racing — all his wins and poles were recorded on this type of track, which features a racing surface composed of wooden planks. He was credited with 3rd place in the 1923 and 1924 national championships and 4th place in 1926. He started eight times in the Indianapolis 500 and started 5th in 1924 driving a Miller.{{Cite web |title=BENNETT HILL Indianapolis 500 Career |url=https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/events/indy500/history/historical-stats/driver-stats/drivers/bennett-hill |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com |language=en}}