Mackena Bell

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Mackena Bell
Mackena Bell Rev Racing Toyota Richmond 2013.jpg
Bell's 2013 K&N East car at Richmond International Raceway
Born (1990-06-09) June 9, 1990 (age 34)
Carson City, Nevada
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2014 position69th
Best finish69th (2014)
First race 2014 DAV 200 (Phoenix)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of November 8, 2014.

Mackena Bell (born June 9, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver. She drove the No. 23 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet for one race in the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2014. She was also a graduate of NASCAR Drive for Diversity. [1]

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Racing career

Early years

Bell started racing go-karts at age five, moved up to Legend cars at age fourteen, and started racing late models at eighteen. [2]

K&N Pro Series East

As part of the Drive for Diversity program in NASCAR, Bell competed in six races in 2010, failing to finish four and recording a best finish of eighteenth, at Martinsville Speedway. [3] In 2013, running the whole season for Max Siegel, she recorded two top-five finishes and failed to finish only two of the fourteen races. [4] In 2014, she crashed out of two races and recorded only one top ten finish. [5] She did not return to the series in 2015.

Nationwide Series

Bell made her only Nationwide Series start at the end of 2014 at Phoenix International Raceway. [6] Driving for Rick Ware Racing, she started 39th and finished 29th, eight laps down. [7]

Personal life

Bell attended Carson High School in Carson City, Nevada, where she was the prom queen. [8]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233NNSCPtsRef
2014 Rick Ware Racing 23 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX DAR RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO
29		 HOM 69th15 [7]

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516NKNPSECPtsRef
2010 Revolution Racing 8 Chevy GRE
19		 SBO
23		 IOW
21		 MAR
18		 NHA
27		 LRP
28		 LEE JFC NHA DOV 23rd570 [3]
2013 Rev Racing 21 Toyota BRI
29		 GRE
18		 FIF
11		 RCH
5		 BGS
6		 LGY
11		 COL
11		 VIR
17		 GRE
5		 NHA
9		 DOV
19		 RAL
25		13th419 [4]
27 IOW
16		 IOW
15
2014 21 NSM
8		 DAY
17		 BRI
21		 GRE
21		 RCH
15		 IOW
19		 BGS
13		 FIF
12		 LGY
13		 NHA
27		 COL
22		 IOW
19		 GLN
13		 VIR
21		 GRE
16		 DOV
17		16th430 [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mackena Bell Career Statistics - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  2. ↑ "Women in NASCAR: Mackena Bell" . Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  3. 1 2 "Mackena Bell – 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Mackena Bell – 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Mackena Bell – 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Mackena Bell to make NASCAR Nationwide debut at Phoenix". 3 November 2014. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  7. 1 2 "Mackena Bell – 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Drive for Diversity profile: Mackena Bell". FOX Sports. January 22, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
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