Tony Bell, husband/tuner of road racer Vicky Jackson-Bell and co-owner of Spectrum Motorsports in Lake Forest, California, became a U.S. citizen on July 8, in Pomona, California.

Bell participated in a mass swearing-in, one of two held on the day, each producing 3500 new U.S. citizens originally from 93 foreign countries.

Bell, originally a British citizen, first came to U.S. 16 years ago as a legal alien, with a green card.

Bell’s son, Christopher, was born in the U.S. 8 years ago and holds dual citizenship. Vicky Jackson-Bell is a British citizen with a green card, and is in the process of gaining her U.S. citizenship as well.