Matt Bell (racing driver)
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Matt Bell | |||||||
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Born | Mountain View, California | August 31, 1985||||||
Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge (GS) career | |||||||
Current team | Stevenson Motorsports | ||||||
Racing licence | FIA Silver | ||||||
Car number | 9 | ||||||
Co-driver | Lawson Aschenbach | ||||||
Former teams | Turner Motorsport | ||||||
Starts | 76 (Continental) | ||||||
Wins | 8 (Continental) | ||||||
Poles | 11 (Continental) | ||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
3 races run over 2 years | |||||||
2017 position | 83rd | ||||||
Best finish | 83rd (2012, 2017) | ||||||
First race | 2012 Sargento 200 (Road America) | ||||||
Last race | 2017 Mid-Ohio Challenge (Mid-Ohio) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of August 13, 2017. |
Matthew Elwin Bell (born August 31, 1985) is an American 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]
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]
Images
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Bell at his 2012 NASCAR debut
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Bell at Willow Springs Raceway
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Bell's No. 4 at the 2012 Sargento 200
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
NASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | Ref | ||
2012 | JD Motorsports | 4 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | RCH | TAL | DAR | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | ROA 34 |
KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | 83rd | 18 | [5] | |||||||||||||||
Go Green Racing | 39 | Ford | GLN 36 |
CGV | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | King Autosport | 90 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | IOW | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH 38 |
BRI | ROA | DAR | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | 83rd | 1 | [6] |
Sports car racing
(key) Bold – pole position (overall finish/class finish).
Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge
Year | Team | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
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2008 | Turner Motorsport | ST | DIS 15 |
LRP 42 |
MOS 22 |
MOH 15 |
WGI 9 |
IWO 2 |
TRR 21 |
NJP 14 |
UTA 11 |
VIR 4 |
12th | 170 | ||
2009 | GS | DIS 1 |
HOM 24 |
NJP 10 |
LS 15 |
LRP 3 |
WGI 2 |
MOH 5 |
BAR 5 |
TRR 1 |
UTA 2 |
VIR 4 |
3rd | 288 | ||
Compass360 Racing | ST | DIS | HOM | NJP | LS | LRP | WGI | MOH | BAR 10 |
TRR | UTA | VIR | 78th | 21 | ||
2010 | Stevenson Motorsports | GS | DIS 5 |
HOM 32 |
BAR 14 |
VIR 2 |
LRP 19 |
WGI 24 |
MOH 18 |
NJP 6 |
TRR 3 |
UTA 15 |
7th | 178 | ||
2011 | DIS 28 |
HMS 11 |
BAR 5 |
VIR 9 |
LRP 4 |
WGI 2 |
ROA 1 |
LS 1 |
NJP 14 |
MOH 33 |
8th | 218 | ||||
2012 | DIS 17 |
BAR | HMS | NJP 12 |
MOH 5 |
ROA 6 |
WGI 4 |
IMS 8 |
LS 1 |
LRP 4 |
9th | 198 | ||||
2013 | DIS 6 |
COTA 10 |
BAR 2 |
ATL 1 |
MOH 3 |
WGI 6 |
IMS 20 |
ROA 17 |
KAS 1 |
LS 2 |
LRP 2 |
2nd | 289 | |||
2014 | DIS 23 |
SEB 8 |
LS 11 |
LRP 3 |
KAS 15 |
WGI 4 |
MOS 1 |
IMS 19 |
ROA 14 |
VIR 16 |
COTA 17 |
ATL 18 |
17th | 204 | ||
2015 | DIS 3 |
SEB 2 |
LS 10 |
WGI 5 |
MOS 4 |
LRP 5 |
ROA 12 |
VIR 3 |
COTA 8 |
ATL 8 |
4th | 260 |
Rolex Sports Car Series
Year | Team | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points |
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2010 | Stevenson Motorsports | GT | DIS 10 |
HOM | BAR | VIR | LRP | WGI | MOH | DIS | NJP | WGI | MON | UTA | 21st | 49 | |
Doran Racing | DP | DIS | VIR | NJP 6 |
LAG | WGI | MOH | DIS | BAR | WGI | MON | UTA 7 |
HOM | ||||
2011 | DIS 17 |
HOM | BAR | VIR | LRP | WGI 6 |
ROA | 18th | 61 | ||||||||
Michael Shank Racing | DP | LAG 11 |
NJP | WGI | MON | MOH | |||||||||||
2012 | Stevenson Motorsports | GT | DIS 15 |
BAR | HOM | NJP | DET | MOH | ROA | WGI 5 |
IMS 17 |
WGI | MON | LAG | LRP | 35th | 56 |
American Le Mans Series
Year | Team | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points |
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2009 | LG Motorsports | GT2 | SEB | STP | LBGP | UTA | LRP | MOH | ROA | MOS | ATL 8 |
MRLS | 32nd | 13 |
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2017 Mid-Ohio Challenge". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
- ^ "Matt Bell – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "Matt Bell – 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Matt Bell driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Living people
- 1985 births
- Sportspeople from Mountain View, California
- Racing drivers from San Jose, California
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- American Le Mans Series drivers
- Rolex Sports Car Series drivers
- NASCAR drivers
- WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
- Academy of Art University alumni
- Mountain View High School alumni
- Meyer Shank Racing drivers
- Michelin Pilot Challenge drivers
- GT World Challenge America drivers
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