50 T.J. Bell

YEAR-BY-YEAR NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RECAP

2011: Not eligible for series points, competed for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points. … Made 10 attempts, seven starts including one for Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing, six for MAKE Motorsports' new team. … Best start, 29th at Watkins Glen, Atlanta and Kansas. … Best finish, 23rd at Charlotte-2.

2005: Finished 69th in series points. … Competed in eight races for owner John McGill. … Best start, 31st at Richmond-2. … Best finish, 22nd at Dover-2. … Completed 72.5 percent of laps attempted. … Made series debut at Auto Club-2.

PREVIOUS RACING HISTORY

In 2011, raced part-time in all three NASCAR national series. Made five NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts, including his series debut at Darlington, four for owner Joe Falk and one for Frank Stoddard, with a best start of 33rd and finish of 29th. … Made four NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts for owner Mark Beaver and one for Jennifer Jo Cobb, with best starts and finishes of 22nd. … Between 2003-10 made 75 starts in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series with one top-five and 13 top-10 finishes, including a run of five consecutive top 10s in 2008 for owner Kevin Buckler. … From 2004-06 made 41 starts in the ARCA Racing Series, including the ARCA Rookie of the Year Award in 2004, accumulating 10 top-five and 20 top-10 finishes. … Temporarily segued back to sports cars in 2008, competing for TRG Motorsports, scoring six top-10 finishes in 13 GT-class races. … From the time he started racing in 1997 as a 16-year-old in SCCA Formula 2000 until he transitioned into stock cars in 2003, Bell was aiming at an open-wheel career. … Started professional career in U.S. Formula 2000 Series then moved to CART Toyota Atlantic Series, where he was among the youngest drivers in either series. … Road racing career peaked in 2002 when he raced in Rolex 24 At Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the ALMS Petit Le Mans.