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Matt Bell

b. 1985

American racing driver

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Born 1985. Matt Bell is an American engineer.

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.

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. 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; he finished 38th.

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 Pts Ref 2012 JD Motorsports 4 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA34 KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW 83rd 18 Go Green Racing 39 Ford GLN36 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 MOH38 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

Rolex Sports Car Series

American Le Mans Series

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Academy of Art University
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Matthew Elwin Bell

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Matt Bell?

American racing driver

When was Matt Bell born?

Matt Bell was born on 31 August 1985 in Los Altos.

What is Matt Bell's occupation?

Matt Bell is an engineer.

What nationality is Matt Bell?

Matt Bell is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Matt Bell

· Wikidata: Q16223587

· DBpedia: Matt Bell (American racing driver)

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