- Matt McCall
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Matthew McCall Born July 3, 1981
Denver, North CarolinaAwards 2005 & 2009 UARA-Stars Champion NASCAR Nationwide Series career 5 races run over 1 years First race 2006 Sharpie Mini 300 (Bristol) Last race 2006 Goody's 250 (Martinsville) Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0 Statistics current as of June 14, 2010. Matt McCall (born July 3, 1981, in Denver, North Carolina) is a professional race car driver.
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Racing career
Early racing
Matt ran karts from 1990 until 1999, racing first in the Rookie division at age nine, then at the age of thirteen moving to the Adult division earning more than 150 wins. Traveling extensively along the east coast in the World Karting Association (WKA) Dirt Series from year to year, Matt obtained numerous wins, as well as, WKA’s "Most Improved Driver" and "Grand National Champion.” In 1996, Matt won the North Carolina State Dirt Series Championship in all three classes. Concluding his career in the karting realm, Matt earned two track championships and three state championships.
A significant racing series debut came in 1999 when Matt began running Super Sport races at Hickory Motor Speedway (HMS), finishing fourth in points. The following year, Matt won both “Rookie of the Year” and “Mechanic of the Year” awards. Combining stats from his years running at HMS, Matt claimed a track championship, 26 victories, and HMS “Most Popular Driver” award. His first and only NASCAR Camping World Truck Series was made during his HMS stint at Martinsville Speedway in 2003.
Professional
In 2005, Matt was featured on the Discovery Channel’s "Roush Racing Gong Show," finishing fourth overall out of more than 2,000 aspiring race applicants. Following the show, Matt entered into the Robert Yates Racing driver developmental program, racing in five NASCAR Nationwide and two ARCA events.
He finished second in the 2006 Daytona ARCA 200 driving for Yates. His best Nationwide Series finish was 24th in his first start at Bristol Motor Speedway and he was running at the finish in four of his five starts.
McCall returned to racing late models in the UARA-Stars series (a league that races in North and South Carolina), where he won the 2009 championship, while attempting to return to the "big leagues" of stock car racing.[1]
Personal
When he is not racing or working on his racecar, Matt enjoys simulator racing, martial arts, working out, and running for charitable causes. Outside of racing, Matt has a unique passion for martial arts and is ranked a Third Degree Black Belt. Matt also simultaneously runs a business with his racing career, Matt McCall Motorsports or MX3. A 2003 graduate of UNC-Charlotte, Matt holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
References
- ^ 2009 Results, UARA, Retrieved 2010-06-14
External links
Categories:- 1981 births
- American racecar drivers
- ARCA drivers
- Living people
- NASCAR drivers
- People from Lincoln County, North Carolina
- Racecar drivers from North Carolina
- Yates Racing drivers
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