Mackena Bell

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]

Mackena Bell
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 position	69th
Best finish	69th (2014)
First race	2014 DAV 200 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Statistics current as of November 8, 2014.

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
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

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
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
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

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. "Mackena Bell – 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
4. "Mackena Bell – 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
5. "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". Retrieved 2016-09-17.
7. "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.

External links

• Mackena Bell driver statistics at Racing-Reference