Matt Bell (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]

Matt Bell
Bell in 2014
Born (1985-08-31) August 31, 1985
Mountain View, California
Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge (GS) career
Current teamStevenson Motorsports
Car number9
Co-driverLawson Aschenbach
Former teamsTurner Motorsport
Starts76 (Continental)
Wins8 (Continental)
Poles11 (Continental)
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
3 races run over 2 years
2017 position83rd
Best finish83rd (2012, 2017)
First race2012 Sargento 200 (Road America)
Last race2017 Mid-Ohio Challenge (Mid-Ohio)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of August 13, 2017.

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
  • Bell at his 2012 NASCAR debut
  • Bell at Willow Springs Raceway
  • 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
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
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
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

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
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
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
2009 LG Motorsports GT2 SEB STP LBGP UTA LRP MOH ROA MOS ATL
8		 MRLS 32nd 13
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References
  1. "GRAND AM (DAYTONA, FLA.) – KONI Challenge Series Competitors Ready to Race into 2008 Season".
  2. "Matt Bell to make NASCAR debut with JD Motorsports at Road America". Catchfence.com. June 19, 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
  3. Crandall, Kelly (August 12, 2017). "Matt Bell OK after heavy hit at Mid-Ohio". Racer. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  4. "2017 Mid-Ohio Challenge". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
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