Matt McCall
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| Born: | July 3, 1981 | |
| Birthplace: | Denver, North Carolina | |
| Awards: | 2000 Hickory Motor Speedway Rookie of the Year
2000 Mechanic of the Year 2004 Valvoline Cup National Champion 2004 "Smokin Hot Lap" Award of the Year 2004 Most Late Model Stock wins award 2004 Most Popular Late Model Stock driver 2004 Hickory Motor Speedway Most Pole Winner 2004 Hickory Motor Speedway Track Champion 2005 UARA-Stars Champion |
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| NASCAR Busch Series Statistics | ||
| Car #, Team | #90 CitiFinancial Ford - Robert Yates Racing | |
| 2005 Busch Series Position: | - | |
| Best Busch Position: | - | |
| First Race: | 2006 Sharpie Mini 300 (Bristol) | |
| First Win: | None | |
| Last Win: | None | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All stats current as of July 5, 2006. | ||
Matt McCall (born July 3, 1981, in Denver, North Carolina) is a professional race car driver. He is a member of Robert Yates Racing's driver development program. Currently, he drives the #90 Citifinancial Ford Fusion part-time in the NASCAR Busch Series, sharing the ride with Elliott Sadler and fellow Yates development driver Stephen Leicht. He is being mentored by Andy Petree. He also has a bachelor's degree in Mechanical engineering from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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. After he failed to win the competition, he signed a driver development contract with Yates Racing.
In 2006, he made his debut in the ARCA RE/MAX series at Daytona, where he started and finished second. He has also run three Busch races, his best finish a 24th at Bristol Motor Speedway.
