Bell and Salama Win Grand Prix du Trois Rivieres

Trois Rivieres, Que- (12 Aug 2009) –Matt Bell checked another career accomplishment off his list on Sunday as he drove to his second Grand-Am KONI Sports Car GS Class victory with an impressive 2.7-second win in the challenging Grand Prix du Trois Rivieres.

Bell and Boris Finish 5th After Late Fuel Stop at Barber

Two race-closing drives as Bell takes 10th in ST and 5th in GS

Birmingham, AL (19 July 2009) –  Matt Bell had a busy weekend at Barber Motorsports Park as the California youngster competed in two races during the Legacy Credit Union 200 event, running both classes of Grand-Am KONI Sports Car Challenge competition and playing the role of race closer in both.

Bell’s first race of the weekend was on Saturday, as he returned to Street Tuner (ST) class competition with the No. 75 Honda Civic Si fielded by Compass360 Racing. Despite losing power when a header was knocked free, Bell  netted a 10th place finish as he raced to the checkered flag for the first time this season in his return to ST action.

Boris Said Teaming with Matt Bell at Barber

Birmingham, AL (July 13, 2009) – After taking yet another top-five finish at Mid-Ohio in June, Matt Bell has been ready to return to action in the Grand-Am KONI Sports Car Challenge for nearly a month. In this Sunday’s two-and-a-half hour Grand Sport (GS) race at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Ala., he’ll welcome the return of Boris Said as his co-driver in the No. 96 Turner Motorsport BMW M3 as the two shoot for the pair’s first victory together and Bell’s second of the 2009 season.

Closing Time for Bell at Barber

Toronto, ONT (14 July 2009) –  By any measure, Matt Bell has had a break-out season in his very first year competing in the top Grand Sports (GS) class of Grand-Am KONI Sports Car Challenge  competition with Turner Motorsport, setting new track records as well as taking a record number of pole positions after kicking off the year with a dramatic win in the season-opening race at Daytona.

But one thing he hasn’t done since move up to GS is run the second half of the endurance events as Turner has tapped the youngster for his qualifying and race-opening talents, a strategy that has paid dividends with Bell leading over 70 laps so far this season.

Brakes Break Bell’s Podium Hopes at Mid-Ohio

Lexington, OH (20June 2009)  After some promising race outings were thwarted by different kinds of bad racing luck, Matt Bell began to develop some superstitions surrounding his pole-winning performances.

But after making a run to the podium after scoring a track-record pole position at Watkins Glen, he was hoping that his luck had changed. Unfortunately, he might still have reason to wonder about his luck after another strong run at the front was slowed with a small mechanical setback.

Bell Breaks Mid-Ohio Track Record to Score 5th Pole Position

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Lexington, OH (18 June 2009)  Matt Bell is in his first season of GS Class competition in the Grand-Am KONI Sports Car Challenge, but he’s already looking like a seasoned expert.

Bell Ready for Mid-Ohio

5th in KONI Challenge championship as season kicks into high gear

Lexington, OH (18 June 2009) –  Looking at Matt Bell’s Grand-Am KONI Sports Car Challenge race results, it’s as if the California youngster has experienced two different seasons.

In six race starts, he has experienced both the highs of a victory and three podium finishes on some legendary race tracks (1st/Daytona,  2nd/Watkins Glen International, 3rd/ Lime Rock Park), and the lows of watching as contact from competitors or mechanical complications spelled three race finishes that were far less (24th, 10th, and 15th) satisfying.

Matt Bell Scores Second at Watkins Glen

WATKINS GLEN (5 June 2009)—Matt Bell and Bill Auberlen made it two in a row for podium appearances in Grand-Am KONI Sports Car Challenge competition as the duo backed up their recent run to third place at Lime Rock Park with a second place finish at Watkins Glen on Friday in the No. 96 H&R Springs/StopTech Brakes BMW M3.

Bell Sets Track Record on The Way Pole Position at Watkins Glen

(5 June 2009) Watkins Glen, NY—Matt Bell returned to pole-winning form on Friday as he set a new track record at Watkins Glen with his 2:04.576-second flying lap time in qualifying for Fridays TheGlen.com 200 for round six of the 2009 Grand-Am KONI Sports Car Challenge championship season.
The pole position is the fourth of the season for Bell, who has qualified 3rd or better in every race so far this year as he continues to make an impressive debut GS class campaign co-driving with Bill Auberlen in the No. 96 Turner Motorsport H&R Springs/StopTech Brakes BMW M3.

Bell Bringing Podium Momentum Upstate To Watkins Glen

Watkins Glen, NY (3 June 2009) – Matt Bell knows that in a long championship season, just like in a long-duration corner, momentum can be key.  Bell generated some positive momentum in his last racing outing, qualifying on the front row and leading the Grand-Am KONI Sports Car Challenge race before finishing on the Lime Rock Park podium with co-driver Bill Auberlen with a run to third place. So it’s understandable that he is looking forward to keeping that momentum going as he and Auberlen once again team up in the Turner Motorsport BMW M3 this weekend at Watkins Glen International.