Mackena Bell
| Mackena Bell | |||||||
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 Bell's 2013 K&N East car at Richmond International Raceway | |||||||
| Born | June 9, 1990 Carson City, Nevada | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2014 position | 69th | ||||||
| Best finish | 69th (2014) | ||||||
| First race | 2014 DAV 200 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| 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]
Racing career
[edit]Early years
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Bell attended Carson High School in Carson City, Nevada, where she was the prom queen.[8]
Motorsports career results
[edit]NASCAR
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Nationwide Series
[edit]| NASCAR Nationwide Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NNSC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 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 | 69th | 15 | [7] | ||
K&N Pro Series East
[edit]| NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Revolution Racing | 8 | Chevy | GRE 19 |
SBO 23 |
IOW 21 |
MAR 18 |
NHA 27 |
LRP 28 |
LEE | JFC | NHA | DOV | 23rd | 570 | [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 |
13th | 419 | [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | IOW 16 |
IOW 15 |
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| 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 |
16th | 430 | [5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Mackena Bell Career Statistics - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ^ "Women in NASCAR: Mackena Bell". Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ^ a b "Mackena Bell – 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
- ^ a b "Mackena Bell – 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
- ^ a b "Mackena Bell – 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
- ^ "Mackena Bell to make NASCAR Nationwide debut at Phoenix". Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ^ a b "Mackena Bell – 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
- ^ "Drive for Diversity profile: Mackena Bell". FOX Sports. January 22, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Mackena Bell driver statistics at Racing-Reference