Lee E. Brayton (August 13, 1933 – April 30, 2022) was an American racing driver from Coldwater, Michigan.
He competed in the USAC Championship Car series from 1972 to 1975, making 16 starts with the best finish of 10th three times (twice at Michigan International Speedway and once at Texas World Speedway).
His son, Scott Brayton, was a long-time CART and Indy Racing League driver, who was killed in a crash during a practice run after qualifying for the pole position for the 1996 Indy 500 race.
[citation needed] Lee Brayton owned Brayton Engineering, an engineering firm that helped build the Buick V6 IndyCar engine as well as fielding a car in the CART series, primarily for his son Scott, from 1981 to 1986 and then fielded an Indy Racing League car in 2002.
They entered two cars in the 2001 Indianapolis 500 for Memo Gidley and Steve Knapp but both missed the field; their single-car assault on the field in 2002 with John de Vries again failed.