T. J. Bell

Timothy Peter "T. J." Bell Jr. (born August 25, 1980) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He has primarily competed in NASCAR competition, driving in all three national touring series. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. 83 Chevrolet Silverado for CMI Motorsports and the No. 40 Silverado for Niece Motorsports.

Racing career

Bell began racing at the age of eight in go-karts and went on to win six consecutive championships in the state of Nevada. In 1997, he began racing in the SCCA F2000 Championship Series and won one out of the nine races he competed in. He soon moved up to the U.S. F2000 National Championship and was named the national spokesman for the Special Wish Foundation. In 2000, he joined the CART Toyota Atlantic Series, driving for Michael Shank Racing and posting five top-five finishes. After another tun in Toyota Atlantic, Bell joined the ASCARI factory team, participating in several endurance races for the team, including the 24 Hours of Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring, and 24 Hours of LeMans.

In 2003, Bell switched to stock car racing and began racing in the Truck Series. He drove a total of nine races in the No. 86 Defiant Clothing Chevrolet Silverado for Team Racing, his best finish a twelfth at Dover International Speedway. He also drove three races in the No. 53 truck owned by Mary Ward, but did not finish higher than 23rd. The following season, he moved to the ARCA RE/MAX Series to drive for Powertech Motorsports. He finished third in points and was named Rookie of the Year. He made eighteen starts in ARCA in 2005 and returned to the Truck Series, finishing sixteenth at Kentucky Speedway in a one-race deal with Glynn Motorsports. In the summer of 2005, he was hired by DCT Motorsports to drive their No. 36 Pontiac, earning a best finish of 22nd in eight races.

Bell drove a limited schedule for Bobby Jones Racing in 2006 in the ARCA Series, as well as driving the No. 07 Green Light Racing truck in the Truck Series. In 2007, Bell signed to drive sixteen races for Roush Fenway Racing's No. 50 Ford F-150 in the Trucks in 2007. Despite driving in elite equipment, he had only one top-ten finish and ended the year 22nd in points. He finished out 2008 with TRG Motorsports when he replaced Andy Lally in the No. 7. Bell impressed many, scoring five top-tens for TRG before leaving to drive Red Horse Racing's No. 11 Toyota vacated by David Starr. In 2010, he drove the No. 50 for new team MAKE Motorsports, and will drive with them in 2011.

Bell made his Cup Series debut at the May Darlington race, driving the No. 50 Chevrolet for Joe Falk, a Virginia car dealer who owned LJ Racing from 1997 to 2000. The car finished 38th after the transmission gave out after 67 laps. Bell ran several more races later in the year, attempting a run for Rookie of the Year honors.

In 2012, Bell ran full-time in the Nationwide Series for MAKE Motorsports, in addition to making selected Sprint Cup Series starts for FAS Lane Racing. He also ran selected races in the Truck Series for JJC Racing. In early August MAKE Motorsports began skipping races due to a lack of funding.

Since 2012, Bell has been a journeyman in the Truck and Xfinity Series. He has raced for various teams like Niece Motorsports and CMI Motorsports at the Truck level and MBM Motorsports and Obaika Racing in the Xfinity tier.

Bell was the spotter for Corey LaJoie in the NASCAR Cup Series, along with spotting for various other drivers in NASCAR's lower series.

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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.)

Sprint Cup Series NASCAR Sprint Cup 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 34 35 36 Pts Ref 2011 LTD Powersports 50 Toyota DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX TAL RCH DAR38 DOV CLTDNQ KANDNQ POC39 MCH SON DAY KENDNQ NHA 45th 29 Chevy IND42 POCDNQ GLN37 MCHDNQ BRIDNQ ATLDNQ RCHDNQ CHI NHADNQ DOV KAN CLT TRG Motorsports 77 Ford TALDNQ MAR TEX PHO FAS Lane Racing 32 Ford HOM29 2012 DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX KAN RCH TAL DAR CLT31 DOV POC MCH SON KEN DAY NHA IND POC GLN MCH33 BRI ATL30 RCH CHI30 NHA DOV33 TAL CLT KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM 68th 01 2015 Premium Motorsports 62 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL KAN CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY KEN NHA IND POC GLNDNQ MCH BRI 49th 7 98 Ford DAR37 RCH CHI NHA DOV CLT KAN TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM

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 34 35 Pts Ref 2005 McGill Motorsports 36 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL38 RCH24 DOV22 KAN35 CLT34 MEM41 TEX34 PHO36 HOM 69th 517 2011 JJC Racing 13 Dodge DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX TAL NSH RCH DAR DOV IOW CLT CHI MCH ROA DAY KEN NHA NSH IRP IOW GLN42 CGV 122nd 01 MAKE Motorsports 50 Chevy BRIDNQ ATL27 RCHDNQ CHI43 DOV42 KAN42 CLT23 TEX41 PHO HOMDNQ 2012 DAY24 PHO29 LVS31 BRI34 CAL27 TEX26 RCH28 TAL31 DAR32 IOW27 CLT30 DOV24 MCH32 ROA37 KEN27 DAY39 CHI38 IND39 IOW36 GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN CLTDNQ KAN TEX43 PHO HOM 25th 258 Toyota NHA35 The Motorsports Group 47 Chevy DOV41 2013 42 DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV IOW37 MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI36 IND IOW37 MOHDNQ BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN38 45th 102 46 GLN38 40 DOV28 KAN33 CLT28 TEX32 PHO37 HOM38 2014 JGL Racing 93 Dodge DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX DAR RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO38 HOM15 104th 01 2015 26 Toyota DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH CHI23 DAY KEN NHA IND IOW DAR36 RCH CHI38 KEN35 DOV36 CLT36 KAN36 TEX38 PHO36 HOM39 103rd 01 MBM Motorsports 40 Toyota GLNQL† MOH BRI ROA 2016 JGL Racing 24 Toyota DAY ATL LVS PHO26 CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV 39th 89 MBM Motorsports 40 Dodge CLTDNQ 13 POC32 Obaika Racing 97 Chevy MCH28 IOW DAY KEN28 MOH32 BRI31 ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 77 NHA27 INDDNQ IOW38 GLN38† - Qualified but replaced by Morgan Shepherd

Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck 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 Pts Ref 2003 Team Racing 86 Chevy DAY DAR MMR18 MAR28 CLT DOV12 TEX MEM MLW28 KAN25 KEN29 GTW28 MCH IRP25 NSH26 BRI RCH NHA 26th 1059 Pro Motion Motorsports 53 Chevy CAL30 Ford LVS23 SBO TEX27 MAR PHO HOM 2005 Glynn Motorsports 65 Dodge DAY CAL ATL MAR GTY MFD CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW KAN KEN16 MEM IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 75th 115 2006 Green Light Racing 07 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR GTY CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW KAN KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI NHA21 LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 77th 105 2007 Roush Fenway Racing 50 Ford DAY CAL ATL26 MAR23 KAN22 CLT9 MFD13 DOV30 TEX23 MCH20 MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW24 NHA16 LVS31 TAL31 MAR ATL30 TEX17 PHO15 HOM17 22nd 1569 2008 TRG Motorsports 7 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX31 MCH20 MLW29 MEM18 KEN25 IRP7 NSH19 BRI6 GTW29 NHA10 LVS8 TAL8 MAR6 ATL9 TEX32 PHO27 HOM12 22nd 1906 2009 Red Horse Racing 11 Toyota DAY11 CAL5 ATL12 MAR31 KAN22 CLT30 DOV23 TEX14 MCH18 MLW28 MEM18 KEN23 IRP15 NSH10 BRI8 CHI15 IOW7 GTW24 NHA12 LVS12 MAR30 TAL29 TEX23 PHO13 HOM10 15th 2767 2010 MAKE Motorsports 50 Chevy DAY ATL MAR NSH KAN DOV CLT27 TEX MCH IOW GTY IRP POC NSH DAR26 BRI CHI KEN NHA LVS MAR TAL TEX19 PHO HOM 68th 273 2011 DAY31 PHO DAR22 MAR NSH DOV CLT31 KAN TEX KEN IOW NSH IRP POC MCH BRI ATL CHI NHA KEN LVS TAL MAR 103rd 01 JJC Racing 0 Ford TEX32 HOM 2012 Ram DAY MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW CHI34 POC 102nd 01 Ford MCH35 BRI ATL IOW KEN LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 2013 MAKE Motorsports 1 Chevy DAY MAR CARDNQ KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP IOW CHI LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM NA - 2014 50 DAY MAR KAN17 CLT18 DOV15 TEX18 GTW19 KEN25 IOW24 ELD21 POC29 MCH25 BRI28 MSP21 CHI26 NHA25 LVS25 TAL MAR36 TEX25 PHO HOM 22nd 352 2015 Premium Motorsports 94 Chevy DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP13 CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 98th 01 2017 Niece Motorsports 45 Chevy DAYDNQ ATL17 MAR24 KAN CLT14 DOV23 TEX14 GTW15 KEN26 ELD POC14 MCH16 BRI21 MSP CHI NHA16 PHO30 HOM16 20th 257 38 IOW29 LVS24 TAL MAR TEX 2018 DAY ATL LVS MAR DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP LVS21 TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 73rd 16 2019 DAY ATL LVS MAR TEX DOV KAN26 CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN POC26 ELD MCH29 BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR PHO HOM 60th 30 2020 CMI Motorsports 83 Chevy DAY LVS CLT33 ATL38 71st 15 Niece Motorsports 40 Chevy HOM35 POC KEN TEX KAN KAN MCH DAY DOV GTW DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL KAN TEX MAR PHO

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ARCA Re/Max Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Re/Max 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 Pts Ref 2004 Brad Kemp Motorsports 08 Chevy DAY20 NSH30 SLM10 KEN22 TOL13 CLT9 KAN11 POC11 MCH24 SBO6 BLN5 KEN13 GTW8 POC5 LER5 NSH6 ISF28 TOL5 DSF3 CHI2* SLM7 TAL6 3rd 5140 2005 Hardcore Motorsports DAY6 30th 1570 James Hylton Motorsports 48 Chevy NSH39 SLM2 KEN40 TOL5 LAN30 MIL7 POC31 MCH20 KAN KEN33 BLN POC GTW LER NSH MCH ISF29 TOL DSF CHI SLM TAL 2006 Bobby Jones Racing 50 Dodge DAY9 NSH4 SLM21 WIN2 KEN13 TOL12 POC25 30th 1615 Andy Belmont Racing 1 Ford MCHDNQ KAN KEN BLN POC GTW NSH Ken Weaver Racing 20 Dodge MCH17 ISF MIL TOL DSF CHI SLM TAL IOW

Rolex Sports Car Series (key)

24 Hours of Daytona 24 Hours of Daytona results Year Class No Team Car Co-drivers Laps Position Class pos. 2002 SR 49 Team Ascari Pontiac Riley Werner Lupberger Harri Toivonen 429 38 10