| Timothy Peter Bell Jr. (born August 25, 1980 in Sparks, Nevada) is an American racing driver. He last drove the #11 Toyota Tundra for Red Horse Racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
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 finished out 2008 with TRG Motorsports when he replaced Andy Lally in the #7. Bell impressed many, scoring five top tens for TRG before lleaving to drive Red Horse Racing's #11 Toyota vacated by David Starr
2012
T.J. Bell and the #50 Gulfcoast Loss Prevention MAKE Motorsports team will be teaming up with the Toomer's for Tuscaloosa Organization to honor those who lost their lives during the tornado outbreak that begin on April 27th, 2011. Gulfcoast Loss Prevention will be the primary sponsor on the #50 Chevrolet sporting a special tribute on the hood of the Chevy Impala. The hood will have the names of those that lost their lives during these deadly tornadoes listed along with the Toomer's for Tuscaloosa logo, which symbolizes the rivalries between Auburn University and The University of Alabama coming together. A portion of the sponsorship gained for this weekend will be donated to Toomer's for Tuscaloosa who assists in disaster recovery efforts. A few of the Victims' families will also be at the race to see this special car.(MAKE Motorsports), see an image of the hood on the #50 team paint schemes page.(5-2-2012)
Green Smoke, a leading producer of electronic cigarettes enjoyed around the globe, announced that it will be the primary sponsor of T.J. Bell in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Bell will be at the helm of the #32 Ford Fusion fielded by FAS Lane Racing. In addition, to help celebrate the sacrifices of our service men and women on Memorial Day weekend, Green Smoke is hosting Jay Carrey, a 14-year military veteran who was injured on duty, through its support of the HERO organization. Green Smoke is a proud advocate of the HERO (Helping Early Responders Organization) organization and the 32 million Americans that put on a uniform every day to serve and protect us. Green Smoke's first NASCAR sponsorship was aboard Bell's car in the 2011 Coca-Cola 600. Since then, it has served as a primary and associate sponsor for several vehicles in NASCAR's top-three series. Green Smoke is a full-time associate sponsor of FAS Lane Racing in 2012 and plans to run at least four primaries this year with Bell behind the wheel.(Green Smoke/Breaking Limits)(5-21-2012)
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