About
Name: Matt Bell
Birthday: August 31, 1985
Hometown: Mountain View, CA
Resides: Cornelius, NC
California native, Matt Bell, is a racing driver that has competed across the North America.
Bell began his journey in Motorsports much later then most drivers - starting at age 22. He competed in the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge (formerly KONI Challenge) driving for Turner Motorsport in 2008 after just a single season of BMW Club Racing.
Bell joined Stevenson Motorsports in 2010 and competed with them until the team was dissolved in 2017. He has also driven for Mike Shank Racing, Doran Racing, Compass 360, Garage Inc., WORKS Mitsubishi, APR Performance, and Lou Gigliotti Racing in sport cars. He has also had three starts in NASCAR Nationwide / XFinity.
Matt's professional coaching career started just one year after his first club race. He has worked with private clientele as well as corporations, working in the motorsport, fleet safety, executive protection, and autonomous driving industries.
Outside the race track, Matt works as a mechanical engineer, specializing in robotics and manufacturing. He also takes an interest in wrenching on classic cars and bikes as well as spending time outdoors camping, fishing, and sport shooting.
Career Highlights
2007
First competitive start in BMW CCA. Finished 2nd regionally and 4th nationally.
2008
First GRAND-AM KONI Challenge race start with Turner Motorsport in the ST class
2009
Beat the record for most pole position qualifying efforts in Grand-Am/IMSA history.
2010
Joined Stevenson Motorsports as GRAND-AM Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge (CTSC) GS driver.
2010
Made Daytona Prototype debut at New Jersey Motorsports Park with Doran Racing and finished sixth.
2012
Earned most personal career race starts in one year.
2013
Raced in the GRAND-AM CTSC GS championship for Stevenson Motorsports alongside co-driver John Edwards.
2015
Raced in the IMSA Continental Tire Sports Car Championship
2017
Bell debuts the all new Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R.
2019
Developed a driver training program ranked as the top in the country and the status quo by NHTSA.
