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Townsend Bell

Townsend Bell
Born:
April 19 1975
Nationality:
United States
First race:
2004
Races:
39
Wins:
0
Race Win %:
0%

About Townsend Bell

  • Biography
  • Performance by Circuit Type
  • Results

    • Biography

    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.

    Performance by Circuit Type

    TypeRacesAvg FinishWinsRace Win %
    Oval3014.000000%
    Roadcourse310.000000%
    Streetcourse317.000000%
    Airfield221.500000%
    Roadcourse120.000000%

    Results

    2001
    Date (ET) Race Type FP
    September 15 Germany
    Lausitzring    		 Oval 13
    September 22 England
    Rockingham    		 Oval 12


    2002
    Date (ET) Race Type FP
    March 10 Monterrey
    Monterrey    		 Roadcourse 20
    April 14 Long Beach
    Long Beach    		 Streetcourse 15
    April 27 Japan
    Motegi Oval    		 Oval 14
    June 2 Milwaukee
    Milwaukee Mile    		 Oval 13
    June 9 Laguna Seca
    Laguna Seca    		 Roadcourse 7
    June 16 Portland
    Portland    		 Roadcourse 4
    June 16 Chicago
    Chicago    		 Oval 12
    July 7 Toronto
    Toronto    		 Streetcourse 15
    July 14 Cleveland
    Cleveland    		 Airfield 18


    2004
    Date (ET) Race Type FP
    July 4 Argent Mortgage 300
    Kansas    		 Oval 17
    July 17 Firestone Indy 200
    Nashville Superspeedway    		 Oval 5
    July 25 Menards A.J. Foyt 225
    Milwaukee Mile    		 Oval 6
    August 1 Michigan Indy 400
    Michigan International Raceway    		 Oval 8
    August 15 Belterra Casino Indy 300
    Kentucky Speedway    		 Oval 21
    August 22 Honda Indy 225
    Pikes Peak Raceway    		 Oval 12
    August 29 Firestone Indy 225
    Nazareth    		 Oval 18
    September 12 Delphi Indy 300
    Chicagoland    		 Oval 22
    October 3 Toyota Indy 400
    Fontana    		 Oval 9
    October 17 Chevy 500
    Texas Motor Speedway    		 Oval 9


    2005
    Date (ET) Race Type FP
    July 11 Firestone Indy 400
    Michigan International Raceway    		 Oval 15


    2006
    Date (ET) Race Type FP
    May 28 90th Indianapolis 500
    Indianapolis    		 Oval 22


    2008
    Date (ET) Race Type FP
    April 6 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg    		 Streetcourse 21
    April 19 Indy Japan 300
    Motegi Oval    		 Oval 10
    May 25 92nd Indianapolis 500
    Indianapolis    		 Oval 10
    June 1 ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225
    Milwaukee Mile    		 Oval 11
    June 28 SunTrust Indy Challenge
    Richmond Raceway    		 Oval 8
    July 26 Rexall Edmonton Indy
    Edmonton    		 Airfield 25
    August 24 Motorola Indy 300
    Sonoma Raceway    		 Roadcourse 19
    October 25 Nikon Indy 300
    Surfers Paradise    		 Streetcourse 23


    2009
    Date (ET) Race Type FP
    May 24 93rd Indianapolis 500
    Indianapolis    		 Oval 4


    2010
    Date (ET) Race Type FP
    May 30 Indianapolis 500
    Indianapolis    		 Oval 16


    2011
    Date (ET) Race Type FP
    May 29 95th Indianapolis 500 Mile Race
    Indianapolis    		 Oval 26
    October 2 Kentucky Indy 300
    Kentucky Speedway    		 Oval 11


    2012
    Date (ET) Race Type FP
    May 27 96th Indianapolis 500
    Indianapolis    		 Oval 9


    2013
    Date (ET) Race Type FP
    May 26 97th Indianapolis 500
    Indianapolis    		 Oval 27


    2014
    Date (ET) Race Type FP
    May 25 98th Indianapolis 500-Mile Race
    Indianapolis    		 Oval 25


    2015
    Date (ET) Race Type FP
    May 24 99th Indianapolis 500
    Indianapolis    		 Oval 14


    2016
    Date (ET) Race Type FP
    May 29 100th Indianapolis 500
    Indianapolis    		 Oval 21