Matt McCall (racing driver)
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| Born | Matthew D. McCall July 3, 1981 Goody's 250 (Martinsville ) | ||||||
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Advance Auto Parts 200 (Martinsville) | |||||||
| Last race | 2013 UNOH 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
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Matthew D. McCall (born July 3, 1981) is an American professional stock car racing driver and racing engineer. He currently works as a crew chief for RFK Racing's No. 6 Ford Mustang GT in the NASCAR Cup Series, driven by Brad Keselowski.
Career
McCall began racing at the age of nine, running
go-karts. At the age of thirteen, he moved to the adult leagues, collecting over 150 wins, before moving to the World Karting Association
Dirt Series. During that time, McCall collected the WKA's Most Improved Driver and Grand National Champion awards.
McCall's major racing debut came in 1999, when began running Super Sport races at
Craftsman Truck Series debut the next year at Martinsville Speedway, finishing 21st. In 2005, he won the UARA-Stars championship. He also competed in the Roush Racing: Driver X program and was a top 4 finalist.[1] He later signed a driver development contract with Yates Racing.[2]
In 2006, he made his debut in the
ARCA Re/MAX Series at Daytona, where he started and finished second. He also ran five Busch races for Yates, his best finish being a 24th at Bristol Motor Speedway. He was released after the season; he then joined Richard Childress Racing as an engineer, while racing in regional events and graduating from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2003 with a degree in engineering.[3] In 2009, he won a USAR event at Bristol.[3]
In 2013, McCall acted as interim crew chief for
Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway.[5]
With CGR closing down and selling its NASCAR team to
2022 Texas Grand Prix.[8] On April 13, Scott Miller, NASCAR's senior vice president of competition, explained that the repairs No. 6's rear fascia did not meet original specifications, as a critical dimension of the part was altered.[9]
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.)
Busch Series
NASCAR Busch 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 | 34 | 35 | NNSC | Pts | Ref | |
| 2006 | Robert Yates Racing
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90 | Ford | DAY
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CAL
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MXC
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LVS
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ATL
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BRI 24 |
TEX
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NSH 42 |
PHO
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TAL
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RCH
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DAR
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CLT
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DOV 41 |
NSH 34 |
KEN
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MLW
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DAY
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CHI
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NHA
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MAR 26 |
GTY
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IRP | GLN
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MCH
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BRI
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CAL
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RCH
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DOV
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KAN
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CLT
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MEM
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TEX
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PHO
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HOM
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79th | 314 | [10] | |
| 2007 | Roush Fenway Racing | 60 | Ford | DAY
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CAL
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MXC
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LVS
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ATL
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BRI
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NSH
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TEX
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PHO
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TAL
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RCH
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DAR
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CLT
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DOV
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NSH | KEN
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MLW
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NHA
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DAY
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CHI
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GTY
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IRP | CGV | GLN
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MCH
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BRI
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CAL
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RCH
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DOV
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KAN
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CLT
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MEM QL† |
TEX
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PHO
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HOM
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NA | - | [11] | |
| † - Qualified for Carl Edwards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Camping World Truck Series
NASCAR Camping World Truck 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 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | McCall Motorsports
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56 | Chevy | DAY
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DAR
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MMR | MAR
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CLT
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DOV
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TEX
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MEM
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MLW
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KAN
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KEN
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GTW
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MCH
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IRP
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NSH
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BRI
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RCH
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NHA
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CAL
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LVS
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SBO | TEX
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MAR 21 |
PHO
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HOM
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105th | 100 | [12] | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | RBR Enterprises | 92 | Chevy | DAY
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MAR
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CAR | KAN
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CLT | DOV
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TEX
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KEN
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IOW
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ELD | POC
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MCH
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BRI 22 |
MSP | IOW | CHI
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LVS
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TAL
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MAR
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TEX
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PHO
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HOM
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64th | 22 | [13] | ||||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
ARCA Re/Max Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Re/Max 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 | ARMC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Robert Yates Racing
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55 | Ford | DAY 2 |
NSH
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SLM
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WIN
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KEN 3 |
TOL
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POC
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MCH
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KAN
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KEN
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BLN
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POC
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GTW | NSH | MCH
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ISF
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MIL
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TOL
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DSF
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CHI
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SLM
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TAL
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IOW
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71st | 445 | [14] | |||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Drivers chase Roush ride: promise of Truck Series job draws hopefuls to Martinsville audition". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, NC. July 28, 2005. p. 2C. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
- ^ "Young driver to tackle Bristol: McCall to make series debut for Yates team". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, NC. March 23, 2006. p. 9C. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
- ^ a b c Burns, Aaron (August 30, 2013). "Never a dull moment for NASCAR's McCall". Denver Weekly. Denver, NC. Retrieved 2013-09-10.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Jeff Burton uses interim crew chief". ESPN. July 28, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
- ^ "07/13/2019 race: Quaker State 400 (Cup) - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- ^ "Matt McCall to serve as Brad Keselowski's crew chief at Roush in 2022". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 2, 2021.
- ^ "RFK Racing No. 6 team penalized 100 points, fined $100,000". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Bob Pockrass. March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
Josh Sell, an engineer for Keselowski, is now listed as his crew chief for this weekend on the roster.
- ^ "NASCAR Provides More Information on Keselowski Penalty". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 13, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ^ "Matt McCall – 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ "Matt McCall – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ "Matt McCall – 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ "Matt McCall – 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ "Matt McCall – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
External links
- Matt McCall driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Matt McCall crew chief statistics at Racing-Reference