Baby News… McClure and his wife Miranda welcomed Merritt Hetteigh Mae on Monday, March 12 at 12:50am. Merritt weighed 6lbs 7ozs and was 18 inches long. Merritt, who is McClure’s fourth daughter, joins sisters Mabreigh (5), Maryleigh (3), and Mirabella (20 mos).
Food City Returns as Associate Sponsor…For the fourth consecutive year, Food City® will serve as an associate sponsor of McClure in Saturday’s Ford EcoBoost 300 at BMS. Headquartered in Abingdon, Virginia, K-VA-T Food Stores operates 105 food outlets throughout the tri-state regions of Southwest Virginia, Southeast Kentucky and Northeast Tennessee. The familiar Food City® logo will appear on the lower quarter-panels of the No. 14 Toyota Camry for all weekend events.
This Week’s Hefty®/ Reynolds Wrap® Camry …Crew Chief Wes Ward has selected chassis No. 9 from the TriStar Motorsports stable for this weekend’s race at the “World’s Fastest Half-Mile”. This chassis was last run two weeks ago at Phoenix Int’l Raceway where the team was credited with a 28th-place finish
Home Track Stats…This event marks the Virginia driver’s 175th-career NNS start and his 12th at Bristol Motor Speedway. In 11 starts he has completed 76.3% of the total laps and has encountered three DNF’s. Despite being his “home track,” it hasn’t been a favorite of the 33-year-old driver.
Personal Appearance…McClure, along with the No. 14 Hefty®/Reynolds Wrap® simulator, will be on hand at Wal Mart 599 on Thursday, March 15 from 11:30am – 12:30pm. The store is located at 3200 Fort Henry Dr. Kingsport, TN. Also, McClure will make a special appearance at the annual Food City® Race Night on Friday, March 16 at BMS from 4:30pm – 5:30pm.
Eric McClure Quotes:
“Bristol isn’t one of my favorite tracks, but I’m looking forward to the race. We ran ok for most of the race last spring, but didn’t get a finish to show for it. We certainly need to gain as many points as possible in the next two weeks, but I want to have a good run at home for the family and friends that come support us, as well as our friends at Food City®. They’ve been such great partners of the McClure family over the years and we look forward to representing them. On top of that I get to be home every night this week with Merritt and our girls, so it’s shaping up to be a great weekend.”
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