Matt Puccia
![]() Puccia at Richmond Raceway in 2018 | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Watertown, New York | March 17, 1977
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Country | United States |
Sport | NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series |
Team | Tricon Garage |
Matt Puccia is the Competition Director for the Tricon Garage racing team and former crew chief and Director of Operations for Roush Fenway Keslowski Racing.
Racing career
[edit]Puccia began working in Ken Schrader’s race shop in the mid-1990’s, and by 2004 had joined the Roush organization.[1]
In 2006, Puccia was assigned to crew chief with the NASCAR Truck Series team, and three years later he became the crew chief for Paul Menard in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.[2]
Puccia moved to Greg Biffle’s NASCAR Cup Series team mid-season in 2011 from Roush’s research and development organization.[3] He was named the Sprint Cup Series' 2012 Crew Chief of the Year.[4] Puccia called 269 Cup Series events as a crew chief for Roush and notched three career victories and three Playoff appearances.[2] He was named Director of Operations for Roush Fenway Keslowski Racing in October 2021.[5][6]
In 2023, Puccia, moved to Tricon Garage, where he serves as the organizations Competition Director.[2][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "What you may not know about Matt Puccia". speedwaydigest.com. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ a b c "TRICON Garage unveils 2023 crew chief & personnel lineup". SpeedwayMedia.com. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ Pockrass, Bob (April 5, 2012). "Golden opportunity: Greg Biffle has found what he needs to succeed in crew chief Matt Puccia". Sporting News. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
- ^ O'Donnell, John (December 7, 2012). "Watertown native Puccia acknowledges NASCAR crew chief award". Watertown Daily Times. Watertown, NY. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
- ^ a b "TRICON Garage Announces Crew Chief Lineup for 2023 Season". tobychristie.com. 8 February 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ "Matt Puccia named Director of Operations for Roush Fenway Racing : NASCAR". reddit.com. 14 October 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Matt Puccia crew chief statistics at Racing-Reference
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