Career Overview

2006
- ARCA RE/MAX Series, Bobby Jones Racing, Dodge
- Qualified for season opener in 18th place out of over 60 cars attempting to make the field, led the field, finished 9th

2005
- ARCA RE/MAX Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and NASCAR Busch Series
- Eighteen starts, with a best finish of 2nd at Salem in the ARCA RE/MAX Series
- Four top ten, one top five finish in ARCA RE/MAX Series
- Glynn Motorsports, NCTS, in one-race deal, qualified responsible and raced a clean, smart race, finishing 16th
- In NASCAR Busch Series earned respect and positive feedback from drivers such as Tony Stewart and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Best finish in Busch Series was 22nd at Dover in the fall

2004
- ARCA RE/MAX Series “Rookie of the Year” driving for Powertech Motorsports
- THERMO-TEC Durable Driver of the Year with “Most Laps Completed” (96%)
- Finished 3rd in Series points with six top fives and 13 top tens
- Showed he is very adaptable to new and difficult situations. In his 2nd ARCA run on dirt, Bell took the lead for 13 laps and stayed among the top veteran racers throughout the DuQuoin race
- Bell held onto a respectable 2nd place finish after leading the most laps at Chicagoland, making a veteran-like decision to back down when he knew he didn’t have enough RF tire left to make the change or to stay out front
- Under-funded throughout the season, Bell and his crew had to be inventive and tough to hang with the front runners. They went to the season finale with a shot at pulling away second in points-a great position for a barely sponsored rookie effort.

2003
- TJ Bell ran his first stock car races in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
- Ran a 12 race program
- Finished 26th in overall points
- Captured two “Raybestos Rookie of the Race” awards

2002
Through a excellent testing performance in Secring in December 2001, T.J. was
drafted into the ASCARI factory line up. Despite T.J.'s young age of 21
years, ASCARI entrusted him to race in all the Major Classic Sportscar
Endurance events in 2002...24 Hours of Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring, 24 Hours
of LeMans and the Petit Lemans 1000 mile race.

2001
CART Toyota Atlantic Championship - Cobb Racing - Drove in 10 races being one of the youngest drivers in the series. Posted one top-three, three top-five and six top-ten finishes for the season.

2000
CART Toyota Championship - Drove in 12 races for Michael Shank Racing. Youngest driver in the series. Posted five top-ten finishes.

1999
United States Formula 2000 Championship Series ... Drove in 14 races for Cape Motorsports ... Was the youngest driver in the series, turning 19 in late August ... Recorded four top-three, seven top-five, and 11 top-10 finishes. Placed fourth in overall standings, third in Oval Crown Championship ... Had fastest race lap at three events ... Set a new USF2000 track record for fastest lap at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
Appointed as a national spokesperson for "A Special Wish Foundation" helping grant wishes to children with life-threatening diseases.

1998
United States Formula 2000 Championship Series ... Was limited to driving in six of the series’ 13 races due to a rule that allows only drivers 18 and over to compete on oval tracks.

1997
SCCA Formula 2000 ... Competed in nine events, winning once and finishing in the top three in six others ... Had his Regional SCCA license upgraded to National level at age 16 ... Received Dual Pro/National competition license, one of the first issued to a minor by the SCCA.

1996
Skip Barber School of Racing (Laguna Seca Raceway) ... Attended three-day course shortly after his 16th birthday ... Was the school’s top driver, winning a final-day competition against 30 other drivers from across the United States.

1988-95
Karting ... Began racing go karts at age eight ... Won Nevada State Go-Kart Championships, 1989-95 ... Won 72 percent of his races at the junior level ... Graduated to shifter karts in 1995, ranking among top 10 in Northern California ... Finished top five in U.S. Go-Karting Grand National Championship, 1994 and 1991.