Matt_Bell_(racing_driver)

Matt Bell (racing driver)

Matt Bell (racing driver)

American racing driver

Matthew Elwin Bell (born August 31, 1985) is a professional race car driver. Bell was born in Mountain View, California. Although Bell grew up in Los Altos, California, he attended Mountain View High School from which he graduated in 2004. After graduation, he pursued transportation design at the Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California. Shortly after his third year of attendance, Bell joined Grand America Road Racing Association Koni Challenge Series in 2008 and raced with Turner Motorsport. For two years he raced for Turner Motorsport. Bell is racing for Stevenson Motorsport in the 2010 No. 6 Sunoco Camaro. Bell resides in San Mateo, California and when not racing is an instructor at Jim Russell Racing School.[1]

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Racing career

In 2012, Bell made his debut in NASCAR competition, driving the No. 4 Chevrolet in the Nationwide Series for JD Motorsports at Road America.[2] Five years later, Bell returned to the series – now the Xfinity Series – at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, where he drove the No. 90 for King Autosport. His car suffered from brake issues and he violently crashed into the tire barrier in turn one;[3] he finished 38th.[4]

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Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

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Sports car racing

(key) Bold – pole position (overall finish/class finish).

Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge

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Rolex Sports Car Series

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American Le Mans Series

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References

  1. [1]
    "GRAND AM (DAYTONA, FLA.) – KONI Challenge Series Competitors Ready to Race into 2008 Season". Archived from the original on 2008-02-18. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  2. [2]
    "Matt Bell to make NASCAR debut with JD Motorsports at Road America". Catchfence.com. June 19, 2012. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
  3. [3]
    Crandall, Kelly (August 12, 2017). "Matt Bell OK after heavy hit at Mid-Ohio". Racer. Archived from the original on August 15, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  4. [4]
    "2017 Mid-Ohio Challenge". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  5. [5]
    "Matt Bell – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  6. [6]
    "Matt Bell – 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
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