Townsend Bell is likely to be qualifying for his ninth-straight Indianapolis 500 this year with his sixth different team - and it may be the best ride of his career. RACER.com has learned the Indy 500 specialist, sports car racer and television analyst for NBCSN is close to being announced as the driver of a fifth Andretti Autosport car. Bell has perfected the art of showing up each May, practicing a few days, qualifying and then being competitive in the race. The 40-year-old Californian finished fourth in 2009 for KV Racing, qualified fourth in 2011 for Sam Schmidt, ran ninth in 2012 for Schmidt, and was challenging for the lead in 2014 in a KV Racing entry before hitting the wall with 10...
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