Matt McCall
McCall atDover Motor Speedway in 2017
Born	Matthew D. McCall (1981-07-03)July 3, 1981 (age 44) Denver, North Carolina, U.S.
Achievements	2004HMS Track Champion 2005, 2009UARA-Stars Champion
NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career
5 races run over 1 year
Best finish	79th (2006)
First race	2006Sharpie Mini 300 (Bristol)
Last race	2006Goody's 250 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career
2 races run over 2 years
2013 position	64th
Best finish	64th (2013)
First race	2003Advance Auto Parts 200 (Martinsville)
Last race	2013UNOH 200 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Statistics up to date as of November 21, 2024.

Matthew D. McCall (born July 3, 1981) is an American professionalstock car racing former driver, engineer and crew chief. He currently works forSpire Motorsports as Director of Vehicle Performance. He previously crew chiefed forChip Ganassi Racing andRFK Racing and prior to that was an engineer forRichard Childress Racing and a development driver forYates Racing.

McCall began racing at the age of nine, runninggo-karts. At the age of thirteen, he moved to the adult leagues, collecting over 150 wins, before moving to theWorld 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 atHickory 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 hisCraftsman Truck Series debut the next year atMartinsville Speedway, finishing 21st. In 2005, he won the UARA-Stars championship. He also competed in theRoush Racing: Driver X program and was a top 4 finalist.^[1] He later signed a driver development contract withYates Racing.^[2]

In 2006, he made his debut in theARCA Re/MAX Series atDaytona, where he started and finished second. He also ran five Busch races for Yates, his best finish being a 24th atBristol Motor Speedway. He was released after the season; he then joinedRichard Childress Racing as an engineer, while racing in regional events and graduating from theUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2003 with a degree in engineering.^[3] In 2009, he won aUSAR event at Bristol.^[3]

In 2013, McCall acted as interim crew chief forJeff Burton in theBrickyard 400;^[4] later in the year he returned to on-track competition, driving the No. 92 Chevrolet forRBR Enterprises in theCamping World Truck Series'UNOH 200 at Bristol, finishing 22nd in the event.^[3] After the 2014 season withRichard Childress Racing, he left to become the crew chief forJamie McMurray starting in 2015. McCall and McMurray made theNASCAR playoffs in 2015, 2016 and 2017 but failed to make it in 2018. With the departure of McMurray after the 2018 season, McCall became the crew chief forKurt Busch, who took over the No. 1 car for 2019. On July 13, 2019, McCall clinched his first win as crew chief during theQuaker State 400 atKentucky Speedway.^[5]

With CGR closing down and selling its NASCAR team toTrackhouse Racing Team after the 2021 season, McCall moved toRFK Racing to crew chief their No. 6 car, driven by new driver/co-ownerBrad Keselowski, in 2022.^[6] On March 24, 2022, McCall was suspended for four races and finedUS$100,000 for an L2 Penalty during post-race inspection after the2022 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 atAtlanta. The penalty came under Sections 14.1 and 14.5 in the NASCAR Rule Book, both of which pertain to the modification of a single source supplied part. In addition, the No. 6 team was docked 100 driver and owner points and 10 playoff points.^[7] Team engineer Josh Sell was announced as Keselowski's crew chief for the2022 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] On November 7, 2024, McCall announced he would not return to RFK Racing in 2025.^[10]Jeremy Bullins, who previously crew chiefed Keselowski atTeam Penske, replaced McCall as crew chief of the No. 6 car.^[11]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

^* Season still in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

• Matt McCall driver statistics at Racing-Reference
• Matt McCall crew chief statistics at Racing-Reference

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