36 Facts About Eric McClure

Eric Wayne McClure was an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner.

Eric McClure last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No 0 Chevrolet Camaro for JD Motorsports.

Eric McClure's debut came at Talladega, driving the No 04 I Can Learn Chevy in 2004.

Eric McClure made the field in 35th position, and went on to finish 26th.

Eric McClure then landed a ride with the No 73 Raabe Racing Enterprises Chevy for 2005.

Eric McClure did not qualify for the first two races, but did make the race at Las Vegas, starting 41st.

Eric McClure's engine blew midway through the race and relegated McClure to 32nd.

In 2008, Eric McClure attempted the Daytona 500 in the No 37 Front Row Motorsports Chevy sponsored by Hefty, but failed to qualify.

Eric McClure attempted to qualify the Hefty-sponsored No 4 Chevrolet but did not make the field.

In January 2014, Eric McClure announced that he would attempt to compete in the 2014 Daytona 500 driving the No 35 Ford for Front Row Motorsports; he failed to qualify for the race.

In May 2014, Eric McClure returned to the No 35 car for Front Row Motorsports at Talladega, but failed to make the race.

Eric McClure made his Busch Series debut in 2003, running at Rockingham Speedway.

Eric McClure made four starts in 2004, running two races for his family team and two more for Mac Hill Motorsports.

Eric McClure's best run was at Memphis, where he finished 22nd.

Eric McClure added eight starts in 2005, seven for Means Racing, but only managed a best finish of 30th at Texas.

Eric McClure did attract the eye of James Finch and ran one race for that team at Daytona.

At Bristol, Eric McClure was sent home because of a rainout of qualifying, and at Memphis, Eric McClure missed the field by one spot.

Eric McClure drove for Front Row Motorsports in the Busch Series in 2008, with Hefty sponsoring the car for all the races in the No 24 Chevrolet.

Eric McClure scored his best career finish of 15th in the Aaron's 312 at Talladega.

Eric McClure stuck with the team, now Team Rensi Motorsports, for 2010.

However, performance slipped and the economic downturn forced Eric McClure to be cautious with the team's equipment, with Rensi bringing a second team over for COT races that was raced by Kelly Bires.

Eric McClure announced on December 1,2010, that he and Hefty would move to TriStar Motorsports for 2011 alongside series veterans Mike Bliss and Jeff Green.

Eric McClure was airlifted to the University of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, for further evaluation.

NASCAR stated that Eric McClure was talking to the rescue crew while he was being extracted from his car.

In spite of starting only 28 races, Eric McClure finished the 2012 season with a career best points finish of 16th.

Eric McClure started his season on a high note by taking his best career finish of eighth at Daytona.

Eric McClure missed a race later in the year at Texas Motor Speedway due to medical issues, before being hospitalized again prior to the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

At the fall race at Kentucky, Eric McClure would suffer his fourth concussion, in a single car crash in turn 3.

In 2016, Eric McClure joined JD Motorsports for the season opener at Daytona, driving the No 0 Chevrolet Camaro.

Eric McClure stepped away from the team in 2018 after his domestic violence arrest.

Eric McClure was born in Chilhowie, Virginia, and was a graduate of Emory and Henry College.

Eric McClure was married to Miranda from 2004 until their divorce in 2018, and had seven daughters.

On February 11,2018, Eric McClure was arrested for domestic violence.

Eric McClure plead no contest to a misdemeanor domestic violence charge and sentenced to 12 months probation, substance abuse counseling, and was ordered to undergo a mental health assessment.

Eric McClure's ex-wife said that Eric McClure choked her and hit her in front of their children.

Eric McClure was engaged to Keira Brinegar Tibbs at the time of his death.