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Bell rejoins Vasser Sullivan to race Lexus in Rolex 24

Bell rejoins Vasser Sullivan to race Lexus in Rolex 24

The former IndyCar racer and Indy 500 specialist has proven himself as a highly accomplished sportscar racer, having won the 2015 IMSA GTD championship, the GTD class in the Rolex 24 in 2015 and the GTE Am class in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2016. In 2019, Bell co-drove a Lexus RC F to second place on the IMSA debut of the Jimmy Vasser / James ‘Sulli’ Sullivan-owned team.

This year, Bell will race the #12 Lexus along with the car’s full-timers Aaron Telitz and Frankie Montecalvo and Michelin Endurance Cup third man Richard Heistand.

This completes the Vasser Sullivan line-up for the Rolex 24, as the #14 car, in the new GTD Pro category, will be driven by Jack Hawksworth and new co-driver Ben Barnicoat, with Kyle Kirkwood joining for the four endurance rounds.

The 2022 season marks the fourth year Lexus and Vasser Sullivan have been partners, and over the previous three years together they have earned seven GTD class wins and 11 other podiums.

Bell, who will once again do…

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