Ben Bretzman
Race Engineer, No. 3 Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet

In his 11th year at Team Penske, Ben Bretzman adds to the stability and continuity that is a strong suit within the team's talented group of race engineers. Bretzman begins his fourth season as race engineer for Scott McLaughlin and the No. 3 Chevrolet team in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES. The pairing first tasted victory together in 2022 on the streets of St. Petersburg and has gone onto seven wins, nine poles and three consecutive top five points results. In addition, McLaughlin put the Pennzoil "Yellow Submarine" on pole for the 2024 Indianapolis 500, which helped give Team Penske a lockout of the front row for the first time since 1988.

Since joining Team Penske as race engineer for Simon Pagenaud and the No. 22 Chevrolet team in 2015, Bretzman has helped lead his teams to 18 wins and 22 pole positions. The hardware he has helped add to the Team Penske collection includes the 2016 INDYCAR SERIES championship and 2019 Indianapolis 500 victory.

Hailing from Satellite Beach, Florida, and a 2005 graduate of the University of Central Florida, Bretzman began his motorsports career with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing while still in college.
Bretzman transitioned to Forsythe Championship Racing in the Champ Car Atlantic Series as lead race engineer for the four-car team heading into the 2006 campaign.

Having gained valuable knowledge and experience in both the IndyCar Series and the Champ Car Atlantic Series, Bretzman turned his attention to sports car racing and the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) with Andretti Green Racing as an assistant race engineer through the 2008 season.

Bretzman continued his learning process by gaining experience in many new areas of data acquisition and software tools throughout his tenure there. A move to Highcroft Racing prior to the 2009 ALMS season helped Bretzman produce consecutive driver championships in 2009 and 2010. While at Highcroft Racing, Bretzman had his first opportunity to work with Simon Pagenaud and a bond was quickly formed between the two - one that would pay handsome dividends in the years to come.

Always looking to expand his horizons, Bretzman moved to Hendrick Motorsports in 2011 as race engineer for the No. 5 Chevrolet, driven by veteran Mark Martin, in the NASCAR Cup Series. While there, he helped the team earn two pole positions, two top-five finishes and 10 top-10 results in his only season of stock car racing.

Bretzman joined Schmidt Peterson Motorsports for the 2012 IndyCar Series season, reuniting with Pagenaud. In their first year together, the Frenchman won the series Rookie of the Year Award with four podium finishes and a fifth-place effort in the championship standings. The 2013 season brought about the first series win for the Bretzman/Pagenaud pairing in the second race in Detroit. A second victory followed later in the season that concluded with a third-place finish in the championship standings.

Bretzman and Pagenaud earned two more victories in 2014, including the inaugural Grand Prix of Indianapolis, and a third consecutive top-five finish in the point standings.

Bretzman and his wife, Whitney, and their daughter, Blair, reside in Huntersville, North Carolina.