T. J. Bell
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| Born: | August 25, 1980 (age 26) | |
| Birthplace: |  Sparks, Nevada |
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| Awards: | 1989-1995 Nevada State Go Kart Championships
2004 ARCA RE/MAX Series Rookie of the Year |
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| NASCAR Busch Series Statistics | ||
| First Race: | 2005 Ameriquest 300 (California) | |
| Last Race: | 2005 Arizona 200 (Phoenix) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Statistics | ||
| Car #, Team | #50 - Roush Fenway Racing | |
| First Race: | 2003 Lucas Oil 250 Presented by Glidden (Mesa Marin) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All stats current as of March 28, 2007. | ||
T.J. Bell (born August 25, 1980 is an American race car driver from Sparks, Nevada. He currently drives the #50 Heathcliff Cat Litter Ford F-150 in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for Roush Fenway Racing.
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. Bell is scheduled to drive fifteen races for Roush in the Trucks in 2007.
