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Team: TriStar Motorsports-14-NNS
Age / DOB:  (34) / 11/11/1978
Ht / Wt:  5'10 / 175

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Eric McClure will be reaching a milestone this weekend in his Nationwide Series career; he will be making his 200th start during the season-opener at Daytona.
McClure’s first recorded NNS start came in 2003, where he has competed in at least one race every year since then. This weekend’s DRIVE4COPD 300 will mark his 14th start at the famed 2.5-mile superspeedway. In 13 starts, the 34-year-old driver has completed 88.6% of the total laps attempted and has an average finish of 30.2. One year ago, McClure was on-track to earn a career-high finish when a mistake by another competitor relegated the team to a 22nd-place finish, with just six laps remaining in the event. Feb 19 - 3:33 PM
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Eric McClure - TriStar Motorsports-14-NNS

NASCAR veteran John Monsam has replaced Wes Ward as crew chief for Eric McClure and the #14 Hefty/Reynolds Racing team effective immediately.

Monsam has worked for top Sprint Cup organizations like Dale Earnhardt Inc, Roush Fenway Racing, The Wood Brothers, and former Camping World Truck Series team Kevin Harvick, Inc. He most recently led Nationwide Series driver Jason Bowles and the #81 team at Randy MacDonald Motorsports to a 13th-place and 22nd-place finish in the NASCAR Nationwide Series Driver and Owner standings respectively. In 19 years, the 52-year-old crew chief has recorded one ARCA Series victory, seven Camping World Truck Series victories, and two Nationwide Series victories.(TMI)-jayski.com
Jan 31 - 12:50 PM
Eric McClure - TriStar Motorsports-14-NNS

Eric McClure will return to the TriStar organization for the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) season, driving the familiar orange and blue No. 14 Toyota Camry in all 33 scheduled events.

McClure, 34, made his NNS debut in 2003 and will make his 200th start at the season-opener on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Daytona International Speedway. In his two years with TriStar Motorsports, McClure has recorded one top-15, eight top-20, and 30 top-25 finishes. Additionally, he earned a career-best season-ending points finish of 16th following the 2012 season. NASCAR veteran Wes Ward will continue to lead McClure and the Hefty®/Reynolds® Racing™ team during the 2013 season. This will mark Ward’s 23rd year of NASCAR competition and his second with the 34 year-old driver.
Source: Eric McClure on Facebook
Jan 9 - 10:36 PM
Eric McClure - TriStar Motorsports-14-NNS

After spending the last six weeks sidelined due to injuries received during a late-race accident at Talladega Superspeedway on May 5, Eric McClure has been medically cleared to return to the seat of his Hefty/Reynolds Wrap Camry.

While sidelined, teammate Jeff Green piloted the #14 Camry and has earned three top-20 finishes.(TMI)-jayski.com
Wed, Jun 20, 2012 09:15:00 PM
Eric McClure - TriStar Motorsports-14-NNS

Eric McClure will return to the TriStar organization for the 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series season, driving the #14 Toyota in all 33 scheduled events.

In his first year with TriStar Motorsports, McClure ended the 2011 season 19th in Nationwide Series Standings. Reynolds Consumer Products, with its Hefty and Reynolds Wrap brands, will continue its relationship with McClure for the seventh consecutive season by serving as primary sponsor in all 33 scheduled events.-jayski.com
Tue, Dec 27, 2011 09:06:00 PM
Eric McClure - TriStar Motorsports-14-NNS

Saturday’s event will mark Eric McClure’s 161st career start and his second at the 15-turn Montreal road course.

He was unable to participate in last year’s event as he was recovering from a concussion suffered the week at Bristol Motor Speedway. In 2009, McClure recorded a 22nd-place finish after starting the 74-lap event in the 41st position.
Source: Eric McClure PR
Thu, Aug 18, 2011 09:54:00 PM
Eric McClure - TriStar Motorsports-14-NNS

The No. 14 Nationwide Series car, driven by Eric McClure, was found to be in violation of Sections 12-1; 12-4-J; and 20A-10.7G (lug nuts were less than the minimum specified thickness) of the 2011 NASCAR rule book.

As a result, Gary Cogswell crew chief for the No. 14 has been fined $2,500 and placed on NASCAR probation until Sept. 21. This violation was discovered during pre-qualifying inspection on Aug. 6 at Iowa Speedway.
Tue, Aug 9, 2011 09:02:00 PM
Eric McClure - TriStar Motorsports-14-NNS

Eric McClure will be competing in his 157th NASCAR Nationwide Series race this weekend and his 12th at Nashville Superspeedway.

In 11 Nationwide Series starts the 32-year-old driver has completed 88.6% of the laps. The driver recorded his best finish (22nd) at the speedway in 2009 and has been running at the end of nine of the 11 races. Crew Chief Gary Cogswell has selected chassis No. 7 this weekend. It was last run at Kentucky Speedway, where it recorded a 27th-place finish.
Source: Eric McClure PR
Thu, Jul 21, 2011 10:06:00 PM
Eric McClure - TriStar Motorsports-14-NNS

Eric McClure, who was taken to Halifax hospital after an accident in the Subway Jalapeno 250 at Daytona International Speedway, was released Friday night.

He posted on Facebook, "I have a concussion and am quite sore but otherwise ok. Guys build safe cars and nascar medical team is great." He will need to be cleared by NASCAR to drive Friday night at Kentucky.-jayski.com
Tue, Jul 5, 2011 09:07:00 PM
Eric McClure - TriStar Motorsports-14-NNS

After getting home from attending a friend’s church Wednesday night, Eric McClure, his wife and their three girls rushed to the basement of their house as they heard on the radio that a tornado was headed their way.

The McClure family spent the next few hours huddled in the basement as the rest of the storm and threat of more tornados passed. His father, who lives about 400 yards away, came over later in a golf cart and took them to his house for the rest of the night. He will compete in the Bubba Burgers 250 on Friday night.
Source: SceneDaily.com
Thu, Apr 28, 2011 08:30:00 PM
Eric McClure - TriStar Motorsports-14-NNS

Eric McClure will be competing in his 145th NASCAR Nationwide Series race this weekend and his 11th at Nashville Superspeedway.

In 10 Nationwide Series starts, the 32-year-old driver has completed 87.9% of the laps and has an average finish of 29.8. He recorded his best finish (22nd) at the speedway in 2009 and has been running at the end of eight of the 10 races. The team will utilize a new chassis this weekend. It was previously a Red Bull chassis in the Sprint Cup Series.
Source: Eric McClure PR
Thu, Apr 21, 2011 05:44:00 PM
Eric McClure - TriStar Motorsports-14-NNS

After two weekends at home, Eric McClure heads west to compete in Saturday’s Royal Purple 300 at Auto Club Speedway.

Saturday’s event will mark the Virginia driver’s 142nd career start and his ninth at the two-mile speedway. ACS is known to be one of McClure’s least favorite tracks; in eight events, the driver has an average start of 35.9 and an average finish of 33.6.
Source: Eric McClure PR
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 11:04:00 PM
Eric McClure - TriStar Motorsports-14-NNS

TriStar Motorsports announces the appointment of Rick Carpenter as General Manager for their NASCAR Nationwide Series effort.

Carpenter replaces Keith Barnwell in this position after his departure from the team last week. TriStar Motorsports will field three entries this coming season in the NNS with Eric McClure piloting the No. 14 Hefty Chevrolet as well as the team fielding the No. 19 and No. 44 Chevrolets. The team will be making future announcements on drivers and sponsors for the other two entries.
Source: Integrity Sports Marketing
Thu, Jan 6, 2011 12:25:00 PM
Eric McClure - TriStar Motorsports-14-NNS

TriStar Motorsports owner Mark Smith announced the addition of Eric McClure to the organization's driver line up for 2011 in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.

McClure returns to the Chevrolet family and will pilot TriStar Impalas for a full NNS season. The Hefty brand will continue its relationship with McClure for a sixth consecutive season by serving as primary sponsor in all 34 scheduled events. The team's car number, as well as other program details will be announced at a later date.(TMI PR)(via jayski.com)
Tue, Dec 7, 2010 05:15:00 PM
Eric McClure - TriStar Motorsports-14-NNS

After a two-year partnership, Eric McClure and his Hefty sponsorship will not be returning to Team Rensi Motorsports for the 2011 Nationwide Series season.

He noted that economic realities and differences in priorities ultimately led the two parties to a crossroads in the middle of the summer, where the Rensi camp informed McClure that he would not be retained by the team for the upcoming year. McClure and his marketing team have been shopping the Hefty sponsorship since being informed by Rensi that they would not be returning, and have had interest from a number of teams in the Nationwide Series garage. The team will be making an official announcement in the coming weeks on their future for 2011.-Frontstretch.com
Tue, Nov 30, 2010 03:35:00 PM