Matthew D. McCall (born July 3, 1981) is an American professional

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driver and racing engineer. He currently works as a crew chief for RFK Racing's No. 6

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in the

NASCAR Cup Series The NASCAR Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). The series began in 1949 as the Strictly Stock Division, and from 1950 to 1970 it was known as the Grand National Division. In 1971, ...

, driven by

Brad Keselowski Bradley Aaron Keselowski (; born February 12, 1984) is an American professional stock car racing driver, team owner, and entrepreneur. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 6 Ford Mustang for RFK Racing, a team he also ...

Career

McCall began racing at the age of nine, running

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. At the age of thirteen, he moved to the adult leagues, collecting over 150 wins, before moving to the

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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

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, 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

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debut the next year at

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, 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. He later signed a driver development contract with

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. In 2006, he made his debut in the

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, where he started and finished second. He also ran five Busch races for Yates, his best finish being a 24th at

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. He was released after the season; he then joined

Richard Childress Racing Richard Childress Racing (RCR) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is based in Welcome, North Carolina, and is owned and operated by Richard ...

as an engineer, while racing in regional events and graduating from the

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in 2003 with a degree in engineering. In 2009, he won a USAR event at Bristol. In 2013, McCall acted as interim crew chief for

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in the

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; later in the year he returned to on-track competition, driving the No. 92 Chevrolet for

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in the

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at Bristol, finishing 22nd in the event. After the 2014 season with

, he left to become the crew chief for

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starting in 2015. McCall and McMurray made the

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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 for

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, who took over the No. 1 car for 2019. On July 13, 2019, McCall clinched his first win as crew chief during the

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. With CGR closing down and selling its NASCAR team to

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after the 2021 season, McCall moved to RFK Racing to crew chief their No. 6 car, driven by new driver/co-owner

, in 2022. On March 24, 2022, McCall was suspended for four races and fined 100,000 for an L2 Penalty during post-race inspection after the

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. 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. Team engineer Josh Sell was announced as Keselowski's crew chief for the

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. 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.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(

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) (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
Ineligible for series points

ARCA Re/Max Series

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

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:McCall, Matt Living people 1981 births People from Denver, North Carolina Racing drivers from North Carolina NASCAR drivers University of North Carolina at Charlotte alumni NASCAR crew chiefs ARCA Menards Series drivers Robert Yates Racing drivers