# Matt Bell (racing driver)

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.

## 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 |
| 2012 | Go Green Racing | 39 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GLN 36 | CGV | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | 83rd | 18 |
| 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 | Turner Motorsport | 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 |
| 2009 | 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 | Stevenson Motorsports | GS | DIS 28 | HMS 11 | BAR 5 | VIR 9 | LRP 4 | WGI 2 | ROA 1 | LS 1 | NJP 14 | MOH 33 | | | 8th | 218 |
| 2012 | Stevenson Motorsports | GS | DIS 17 | BAR | HMS | NJP 12 | MOH 5 | ROA 6 | WGI 4 | IMS 8 | LS 1 | LRP 4 | | | 9th | 198 |
| 2013 | Stevenson Motorsports | GS | 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 | Stevenson Motorsports | GS | 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 | Stevenson Motorsports | GS | 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 |
| 2010 | Doran Racing | DP | DIS | VIR | NJP 6 | LAG | WGI | MOH | DIS | BAR | WGI | MON | UTA 7 | HOM | | 21st | 49 |
| 2011 | Doran Racing | DP | DIS 17 | HOM | BAR | VIR | LRP | WGI 6 | ROA | | | | | | | 18th | 61 |
| 2011 | Michael Shank Racing | DP | | | | | | | | LAG 11 | NJP | WGI | MON | MOH | | 18th | 61 |
| 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 |