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 = 2005 Ameriquest 300 (California)
Last_Busch_Race = 2005 Arizona 200 (Phoenix)
Truck_Car_Team = #7 - The Racer's Group
First_Truck_Race = 2003 Lucas Oil 250 Presented by Glidden (Mesa Marin)
Truck_Top_Tens = 6
Achievements = 1989-1995 Nevada State Go Kart Championships
Awards = 2004 ARCA 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 from Sparks, Nevada. He currently drives the #7 Heathcliff Cat Litter Chevrolet Silverado in the NASCAR 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 the United States Formula 2000 Series 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 #86 Defiant Clothing Chevrolet Silverado for Team Racing, his best finish a twelfth at Dover 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 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 #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 #07 Green Light Racing truck in the Truck Seres. In 2007, Bell signed to drive sixteen races for Roush 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 replaced Andy 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]