Matt McCall (racing driver)

Matt McCall
Born (1981-07-03) July 3, 1981
Denver, North Carolina
Achievements 2004 HMS Track Champion
2005 & 2009 UARA-Stars Champion
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
5 races run over 1 year
Best finish 79th (2006)
First race 2006 Sharpie Mini 300 (Bristol)
Last race 2006 Goody's 250 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
2 races run over 2 years
2013 position 64th
Best finish 64th (2013)
First race 2003 Advance Auto Parts 200 (Martinsville)
Last race 2013 UNOH 200 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of August 21, 2013.

Matthew "Matt" McCall (born July 3, 1981) is an American professional stock car racing driver and racing engineer. He currently works as a crew chief for Chip Ganassi Racing's No. 1 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, driven by Jamie McMurray.

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 Hickory Motor Speedway, finishing fourth in points. The next year, he won Rookie of the Year and Mechanic of the Year awards. He would be runner-up for the track championship the following season. He won six races apiece in 2003 and 2004 and won the track championship the later year. He also made his 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 Jeff Burton in the Brickyard 400;[4] later in the year he returned to on-track competition, driving the No. 92 Chevrolet for RBR Racing in the Camping World Truck Series' UNOH 200 at Bristol, finishing 22nd in the event.[3]

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

Camping World Truck Series

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. 1 2 3 Burns, Aaron (August 30, 2013). "Never a dull moment for NASCAR's McCall". Denver Weekly. Denver, NC. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
  4. ↑ "Jeff Burton uses interim crew chief". ESPN. July 28, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
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