# 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. 12 Silverado for Young's 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.
He 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.

## Images

* Bell's 2011 Sprint Cup Series car at Pocono
* Bell at Road America in the Nationwide Series in 2012
* Bell at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the Xfinity Series in 2016

## 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 | NSCC | Pts |
| 2011 | LTD Powersports | 50 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | MAR | TEX | TAL | RCH | DAR 38 | DOV | CLT DNQ | KAN DNQ | POC 39 | MCH | SON | DAY | KEN DNQ | NHA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 45th | 29 |
| 2011 | LTD Powersports | 50 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | IND 42 | POC DNQ | GLN 37 | MCH DNQ | BRI DNQ | ATL DNQ | RCH DNQ | CHI | NHA DNQ | DOV | KAN | CLT | | | | | | | | 45th | 29 |
| 2011 | TRG Motorsports | 77 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TAL DNQ | MAR | TEX | PHO | | 45th | 29 |
| 2011 | FAS Lane Racing | 32 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | HOM 29 | 45th | 29 |
| 2012 | FAS Lane Racing | 32 | Ford | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | MAR | TEX | KAN | RCH | TAL | DAR | CLT 31 | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | KEN | DAY | NHA | IND | POC | GLN | MCH 33 | BRI | ATL 30 | RCH | CHI 30 | NHA | DOV 33 | TAL | CLT | KAN | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 68th | 0$^1$ |
| 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 | GLN DNQ | MCH | BRI | | | | | | | | | | | | | 49th | 7 |
| 2015 | Premium Motorsports | 98 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAR 37 | RCH | CHI | NHA | DOV | CLT | KAN | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 49th | 7 |

#### 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 | NXSC | 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 | CAL 38 | RCH 24 | DOV 22 | KAN 35 | CLT 34 | MEM 41 | TEX 34 | PHO 36 | 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 | GLN 42 | CGV | | | | | | | | | | | | 122nd | 0$^1$ | |
| 2011 | MAKE Motorsports | 50 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BRI DNQ | ATL 27 | RCH DNQ | CHI 43 | DOV 42 | KAN 42 | CLT 23 | TEX 41 | PHO | HOM DNQ | | 122nd | 0$^1$ | |
| 2012 | MAKE Motorsports | 50 | Chevy | DAY 24 | PHO 29 | LVS 31 | BRI 34 | CAL 27 | TEX 26 | RCH 28 | TAL 31 | DAR 32 | IOW 27 | CLT 30 | DOV 24 | MCH 32 | ROA 37 | KEN 27 | DAY 39 | | CHI 38 | IND 39 | IOW 36 | GLN | CGV | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | | CLT DNQ | KAN | TEX 43 | PHO | HOM | | | 25th | 258 | |
| 2012 | MAKE Motorsports | 50 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NHA 35 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25th | 258 |
| 2012 | The Motorsports Group | 47 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DOV 41 | | | | | | | | | | | 25th | 258 |
| 2013 | The Motorsports Group | 42 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | RCH | TAL | DAR | CLT | DOV | IOW 37 | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI 36 | IND | IOW 37 | | MOH DNQ | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN 38 | | | | | | | | | 45th | 102 | |
| 2013 | The Motorsports Group | 46 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GLN 38 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 45th | 102 | |
| 2013 | The Motorsports Group | 40 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DOV 28 | KAN 33 | CLT 28 | TEX 32 | PHO 37 | HOM 38 | | | | 45th | 102 |
| 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 | PHO 38 | HOM 15 | | | 104th | 0$^1$ | |
| 2015 | JGL Racing | 26 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | CHI 23 | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW | | | | | DAR 36 | RCH | CHI 38 | KEN 35 | DOV 36 | CLT 36 | KAN 36 | TEX 38 | PHO 36 | HOM 39 | | | 103rd | 0$^1$ | |
| 2015 | MBM Motorsports | 40 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GLN QL$^†$ | MOH | BRI | ROA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 103rd | 0$^1$ | |
| 2016 | JGL Racing | 24 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO 26 | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39th | 89 | |
| 2016 | MBM Motorsports | 40 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | CLT DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39th | 89 |
| 2016 | MBM Motorsports | 13 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | POC 32 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39th | 89 | |
| 2016 | Obaika Racing | 97 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | MCH 28 | IOW | DAY | KEN 28 | | | | | MOH 32 | BRI 31 | ROA | DAR | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | | | | 39th | 89 |
| 2016 | Obaika Racing | 77 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NHA 27 | IND DNQ | IOW 38 | GLN 38 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39th | 89 |
| $^†$ - 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 | NGTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2003 | Team Racing | 86 | Chevy | DAY | DAR | MMR 18 | MAR 28 | CLT | DOV 12 | TEX | MEM | MLW 28 | KAN 25 | KEN 29 | GTW 28 | MCH | IRP 25 | NSH 26 | BRI | RCH | NHA | | | | | | | | 26th | 1059 | |
| 2003 | Pro Motion Motorsports | 53 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CAL 30 | | | | | | | | | | | | 26th | 1059 |
| 2003 | Pro Motion Motorsports | 53 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LVS 23 | SBO | TEX 27 | MAR | PHO | HOM | 26th | 1059 | |
| 2005 | Glynn Motorsports | 65 | Dodge | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR | GTY | MFD | CLT | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | KAN | KEN 16 | 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 | NHA 21 | LVS | TAL | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 77th | 105 | |
| 2007 | Roush Fenway Racing | 50 | Ford | DAY | CAL | ATL 26 | MAR 23 | KAN 22 | CLT 9 | MFD 13 | DOV 30 | TEX 23 | MCH 20 | MLW | MEM | KEN | IRP | NSH | BRI | GTW 24 | NHA 16 | LVS 31 | TAL 31 | MAR | ATL 30 | TEX 17 | PHO 15 | HOM 17 | 22nd | 1569 | |
| 2008 | TRG Motorsports | 7 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | MFD | DOV | TEX 31 | MCH 20 | MLW 29 | MEM 18 | KEN 25 | IRP 7 | NSH 19 | BRI 6 | GTW 29 | NHA 10 | LVS 8 | TAL 8 | MAR 6 | ATL 9 | TEX 32 | PHO 27 | HOM 12 | 22nd | 1906 | |
| 2009 | Red Horse Racing | 11 | Toyota | DAY 11 | CAL 5 | ATL 12 | MAR 31 | KAN 22 | CLT 30 | DOV 23 | TEX 14 | MCH 18 | MLW 28 | MEM 18 | KEN 23 | IRP 15 | NSH 10 | BRI 8 | CHI 15 | IOW 7 | GTW 24 | NHA 12 | LVS 12 | MAR 30 | TAL 29 | TEX 23 | PHO 13 | HOM 10 | 15th | 2767 | |
| 2010 | MAKE Motorsports | 50 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | MAR | NSH | KAN | DOV | CLT 27 | TEX | MCH | IOW | GTY | IRP | POC | NSH | DAR 26 | BRI | CHI | KEN | NHA | LVS | MAR | TAL | TEX 19 | PHO | HOM | 68th | 273 | |
| 2011 | MAKE Motorsports | 50 | Chevy | DAY 31 | PHO | DAR 22 | MAR | NSH | DOV | CLT 31 | KAN | TEX | KEN | IOW | NSH | IRP | POC | MCH | BRI | ATL | CHI | NHA | KEN | LVS | TAL | MAR | | | 103rd | 0$^1$ | |
| 2011 | JJC Racing | 0 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TEX 32 | HOM | 103rd | 0$^1$ | |
| 2012 | JJC Racing | 0 | Ram | DAY | MAR | CAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | KEN | IOW | CHI 34 | POC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 102nd | 0$^1$ | |
| 2012 | JJC Racing | 0 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | MCH 35 | BRI | ATL | IOW | KEN | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | | | | | | 102nd | 0$^1$ | |
| 2013 | MAKE Motorsports | 1 | Chevy | DAY | MAR | CAR DNQ | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | KEN | IOW | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | IOW | CHI | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | | | | NA | - | |
| 2014 | MAKE Motorsports | 50 | Chevy | DAY | MAR | KAN 17 | CLT 18 | DOV 15 | TEX 18 | GTW 19 | KEN 25 | IOW 24 | ELD 21 | POC 29 | MCH 25 | BRI 28 | MSP 21 | CHI 26 | NHA 25 | LVS 25 | TAL | MAR 36 | TEX 25 | PHO | HOM | | | | 22nd | 352 | |
| 2015 | Premium Motorsports | 94 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | GTW | IOW | KEN | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP 13 | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | | | 98th | 0$^1$ | |
| 2017 | Niece Motorsports | 45 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | ATL 17 | MAR 24 | KAN | CLT 14 | DOV 23 | TEX 14 | GTW 15 | | KEN 26 | ELD | POC 14 | MCH 16 | BRI 21 | MSP | CHI | NHA 16 | | | | | PHO 30 | HOM 16 | | | 20th | 257 | |
| 2017 | Niece Motorsports | 38 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | IOW 29 | | | | | | | | | LVS 24 | TAL | MAR | TEX | | | | | | | | 20th | 257 | |
| 2018 | Niece Motorsports | 38 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | MAR | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | CHI | KEN | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | LVS 21 | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | | | 73rd | 16 | |
| 2019 | Niece Motorsports | 38 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | MAR | TEX | DOV | KAN 26 | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | CHI | KEN | POC 26 | ELD | MCH 29 | BRI | MSP | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO | HOM | | | 60th | 30 | |
| 2020 | CMI Motorsports | 83 | Chevy | DAY | LVS | CLT 33 | ATL 38 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 71st | 15 | |
| 2020 | Niece Motorsports | 40 | Chevy | | | | | HOM 35 | POC | KEN | TEX | KAN | KAN | MCH | DAY | DOV | GTW | DAR | RCH | BRI | LVS | TAL | KAN | TEX | MAR | PHO | | | | 71st | 15 | |
* Season still in progress $^1$ Ineligible for series points

### 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 | ARMC | Pts |
| 2004 | Brad Kemp Motorsports | 08 | Chevy | DAY 20 | NSH 30 | SLM 10 | KEN 22 | TOL 13 | CLT 9 | KAN 11 | POC 11 | MCH 24 | SBO 6 | BLN 5 | KEN 13 | GTW 8 | POC 5 | LER 5 | NSH 6 | ISF 28 | TOL 5 | DSF 3 | CHI 2* | SLM 7 | TAL 6 | | 3rd | 5140 |
| 2005 | Hardcore Motorsports | 08 | Chevy | DAY 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30th | 1570 |
| 2005 | James Hylton Motorsports | 48 | Chevy | | NSH 39 | SLM 2 | KEN 40 | TOL 5 | LAN 30 | MIL 7 | POC 31 | MCH 20 | KAN | KEN 33 | BLN | POC | GTW | LER | NSH | MCH | ISF 29 | TOL | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | 30th | 1570 |
| 2006 | Bobby Jones Racing | 50 | Dodge | DAY 9 | NSH 4 | SLM 21 | WIN 2 | KEN 13 | TOL 12 | POC 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30th | 1615 |
| 2006 | Andy Belmont Racing | 1 | Ford | | | | | | | | MCH DNQ | KAN | KEN | BLN | POC | GTW | NSH | | | | | | | | | | | | 30th | 1615 |
| 2006 | Ken Weaver Racing | 20 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MCH 17 | ISF | MIL | TOL | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | IOW | 30th | 1615 |

### 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 $^{DNF}$ | 10 $^{DNF}$ |