Date of birth: |
April 19 1975 |
Nationality: |
United States |
First race: |
2004 |
Townsend Bell’s racing accomplishments started at home in the U.S.A., which has led him to Europe and back to the IndyCar series.
Bell’s first major accomplishment was winning the last Indy Lights championship in 2001 after dominating the series in wins, poles and laps led. The following seaon the American took Roberto Moreno’s seat at Patrick Racing. After scoring a best finish of 4th, Bell was dropped in favor of Oriol Servia mid-season.
His efforts shifted to Europe and in 2003 he was team mate to series champion Bjorn Wirdheim in the International Formula 3000 competition. At the end of the season, Bell returned to America where in the next few years he drove for Panther Racing and Vision Racing. In 2008 Bell will debut with Dreyer and Reinbold Racing in the IndyCar Series.
Results 1979 - 2025
2001 |
Race |
Track |
FP |
Germany |
Lausitzring |
13 |
England |
Rockingham |
12 |
2002 |
Race |
Track |
FP |
Monterrey |
Monterrey |
20 |
Long Beach |
Long Beach |
15 |
Japan |
Motegi Oval |
14 |
Milwaukee |
Milwaukee Mile |
13 |
Laguna Seca |
Laguna Seca |
7 |
Portland |
Portland |
4 |
Chicago |
Chicago |
12 |
Toronto |
Toronto |
15 |
Cleveland |
Cleveland |
18 |
2004 |
Race |
Track |
FP |
Argent Mortgage 300 |
Kansas |
17 |
Firestone Indy 200 |
Nashville Superspeedway |
5 |
Menards A.J. Foyt 225 |
Milwaukee Mile |
6 |
Michigan Indy 400 |
Michigan |
8 |
Belterra Casino Indy 300 |
Kentucky Speedway |
21 |
Honda Indy 225 |
Pikes Peak Raceway |
12 |
Firestone Indy 225 |
Nazareth |
18 |
Delphi Indy 300 |
Chicagoland |
22 |
Toyota Indy 400 |
Fontana |
9 |
Chevy 500 |
Texas Motor Speedway |
9 |
2005 |
Race |
Track |
FP |
Firestone Indy 400 |
Michigan |
15 |
2006 |
Race |
Track |
FP |
90th Indianapolis 500 |
Indianapolis |
22 |
2008 |
Race |
Track |
FP |
Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg |
St. Petersburg |
21 |
Indy Japan 300 |
Motegi Oval |
10 |
92nd Indianapolis 500 |
Indianapolis |
10 |
ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225 |
Milwaukee Mile |
11 |
SunTrust Indy Challenge |
Richmond Raceway |
8 |
Rexall Edmonton Indy |
Edmonton |
25 |
Motorola Indy 300 |
Sonoma Raceway |
19 |
Nikon Indy 300 |
Surfers Paradise |
23 |
2009 |
Race |
Track |
FP |
93rd Indianapolis 500 |
Indianapolis |
4 |
2010 |
Race |
Track |
FP |
Indianapolis 500 |
Indianapolis |
16 |
2011 |
Race |
Track |
FP |
95th Indianapolis 500 Mile Race |
Indianapolis |
26 |
Kentucky Indy 300 |
Kentucky Speedway |
11 |
2012 |
Race |
Track |
FP |
96th Indianapolis 500 |
Indianapolis |
9 |
2013 |
Race |
Track |
FP |
97th Indianapolis 500 |
Indianapolis |
27 |
2014 |
Race |
Track |
FP |
98th Indianapolis 500-Mile Race |
Indianapolis |
25 |
2015 |
Race |
Track |
FP |
99th Indianapolis 500 |
Indianapolis |
14 |
2016 |
Race |
Track |
FP |
100th Indianapolis 500 |
Indianapolis |
21 |