- T. J. Bell
Infobox NASCAR driver
Name = Timothy Peter Bell Jr.
Birthplace =Sparks, Nevada
Birthdate = birth date and age|1980|8|25
First_Busch_Race = 2005Ameriquest 300 (California)
Last_Busch_Race = 2005Arizona 200 (Phoenix)
Truck_Car_Team = #7 -The Racer's Group
First_Truck_Race = 2003Lucas Oil 250 Presented by Glidden (Mesa Marin)
Truck_Top_Tens = 6
Achievements = 1989-1995 Nevada State Go Kart Championships
Awards = 2004ARCA RE/MAX Series Rookie of the Year
Updated_On =June 25 ,2008 Timothy Peter Bell Jr. (born
August 25 ,1980 is an American race car driver fromSparks, Nevada . He currently drives the #7Heathcliff Cat Litter Chevrolet Silverado in theNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for TRG Motorsports.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 Formula 2000 series and won one out of the nine races he competed in. He soon moved up to theUnited States Formula 2000 Series and was named the national spokesman for the Special Wish Foundation. In 2000, he joined theCART Toyota Atlantic Series , driving forMichael Shank Racing and posting five top-five finishes. After another tun in Toyota Atlantic, Bell joined theASCARI factory team, participating in several endurance races for the team, including the24 Hours of Daytona ,12 Hours of Sebring , and24 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 #86
Defiant Clothing Chevrolet Silverado forTeam Racing , his best finish a twelfth atDover International Speedway . He also drove three races in the #53 truck owned by Mary Ward, but did not finish higher than 23rd. The following season, he moved to theARCA RE/MAX Series to drive forPowertech 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 atKentucky Speedway in a one-race deal withGlynn Motorsports . In the summer of 2005, he was hired byDCT Motorsports to drive their #36 Pontiac, earning a best finish of 22nd in eight races.He drove a limited schedule for
Bobby Jones Racing in 2006 in the ARCA Series, as well as driving the #07Green Light Racing truck in the Truck Seres. In 2007, Bell signed to drive sixteen races forRoush Fenway Racing 's #50 Ford F-150 in the Trucks in 2007. He had one top-ten finish and ended the year 22nd in points. He now runs a part-time schedule in the Trucks, when he replacedAndy Lally in the #7 Chevrolet.External links
* [http://www.tj-bell.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.racing-reference.info/driver?id=bellt.01 NASCAR drivers statistics at racing-reference.info]
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