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|birth_name = Eric Wayne McClure
|birth_name = Eric Wayne McClure
|birth_date = {{birth date|1978|12|11}}
|birth_date = {{birth date|1978|12|11}}
|birth_place = [[Chilhowie, Virginia]]
|birth_place = [[Chilhowie, Virginia]], U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|2021|5|2|1978|12|11}}
|death_date = {{death date and age|2021|5|2|1978|12|11}}
|death_place = [[Abingdon, Virginia]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/heraldcourier/name/eric-mcclure-obituary?pid=198538345|title=Eric McClure 1978 - 2021|website=Legacy.com|publisher=Legacy.com}}</ref>
|death_place = [[Abingdon, Virginia]], U.S.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/heraldcourier/name/eric-mcclure-obituary?pid=198538345|title=Eric McClure 1978 - 2021|website=Legacy.com|publisher=Legacy.com}}</ref>
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|updated = February 20, 2016
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'''Eric Wayne McClure'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Eric McClure passes away at age 42|url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2021/05/02/xfinity-series-eric-mcclure-obituary/|date=May 2, 2021|accessdate=May 2, 2021|website=Nascar.com|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.}}</ref> (December 11, 1978 – May 2, 2021) was an American professional [[stock car racing]] driver and team owner. He last competed part-time in the [[NASCAR Xfinity Series]], driving the No. 0 [[Chevrolet Camaro]] for [[JD Motorsports]].
'''Eric Wayne McClure'''<ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=Eric McClure passes away at age 42|url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2021/05/02/xfinity-series-eric-mcclure-obituary/|date=May 2, 2021|accessdate=May 2, 2021|website=Nascar.com|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.}}</ref> (December 11, 1978 – May 2, 2021) was an American professional [[stock car racing]] driver and team owner. He last competed part-time in the [[NASCAR Xfinity Series]], driving the No. 0 [[Chevrolet Camaro]] for [[JD Motorsports]].


==Racing career==
==Racing career==
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On April 11, 2009, Morgan-McClure Motorsports announced they would be attempting the Talladega race in April, after a year and a half absence from the sport. Eric McClure attempted to qualify the Hefty-sponsored No. 4 Chevrolet but did not make the field.
On April 11, 2009, Morgan-McClure Motorsports announced they would be attempting the Talladega race in April, after a year and a half absence from the sport. Eric McClure attempted to qualify the Hefty-sponsored No. 4 Chevrolet but did not make the field.


In January 2014, McClure announced that he would attempt to compete in the [[2014 Daytona 500]] driving the No. 35 Ford for [[Front Row Motorsports]];<ref name="2014ABC1">{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/eric-mcclure-shot-run-daytona-500-22286534|title=Eric McClure Wants 1 Shot to Run the Daytona 500|date=January 29, 2014|work=[[ABC News]]|access-date=2014-01-29}}</ref> he failed to qualify for the race. In May 2014, McClure returned to the No. 35 car for Front Row Motorsports at Talladega, but failed to make the race.
In January 2014, McClure announced that he would attempt to compete in the [[2014 Daytona 500]] driving the No. 35 Ford for [[Front Row Motorsports]];<ref name="2014ABC1">{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/eric-mcclure-shot-run-daytona-500-22286534|title=Eric McClure Wants 1 Shot to Run the Daytona 500|date=January 29, 2014|work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|access-date=2014-01-29}}</ref> he failed to qualify for the race. In May 2014, McClure returned to the No. 35 car for Front Row Motorsports at Talladega, but failed to make the race.


===Xfinity Series===
===Xfinity Series===
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For the 2007 season, McClure teamed up with [[Davis Motorsports]] for a 32 race schedule. McClure brought sponsor [[Hefty]] to the team with him.
For the 2007 season, McClure teamed up with [[Davis Motorsports]] for a 32 race schedule. McClure brought sponsor [[Hefty]] to the team with him.


He 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. He scored his best career finish of 15th in the [[Aaron's 312]] at [[Talladega Superspeedway|Talladega]].
He 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. He scored his best career finish of 15th in the [[Aaron's 312]] at [[Talladega Superspeedway|Talladega]]
[[File:EricMcClureChevroletMilwaukeeMile2009.jpg|thumb|2009 Nationwide car at the [[Milwaukee Mile]]]]
[[File:EricMcClureChevroletMilwaukeeMile2009.jpg|thumb|2009 Nationwide car at the [[Milwaukee Mile]]]]
In 2009, he and sponsor Hefty moved to [[Rensi/Hamilton Racing]], where he drove the No. 24 Ford Fusion. This proved to be a good move; he qualified for every race and finished a career best 17th in the final points standings. McClure stuck with the team, now Team Rensi Motorsports, for 2010. However, performance slipped and the economic downturn forced 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. Despite this, McClure finished 24th in points but announced his departure from Rensi on November 30. According to McClure, Rensi's budget was so low to the point that they would rarely have full tire allotments for the races after Las Vegas, with most of the allotments going to the races run with Bires. McClure announced on December 1 that he and Hefty would move to [[TriStar Motorsports]] for 2011 alongside veterans [[Mike Bliss]] and [[Jeff Green (NASCAR)|Jeff Green]]. It was further announced in January that TriStar Motorsports will change their car numbers, with McClure piloting the No. 14.
In 2009, he and sponsor Hefty moved to [[Rensi/Hamilton Racing]], where he drove the No. 24 Ford Fusion. This proved to be a good move; he qualified for every race and finished a career best 17th in the final points standings. McClure stuck with the team, now Team Rensi Motorsports, for 2010. However, performance slipped and the economic downturn forced 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. Despite this, McClure finished 24th in points but announced his departure from Rensi on November 30. According to McClure, Rensi's budget was so low to the point that they would rarely have full tire allotments for the races after Las Vegas, with most of the allotments going to the races run with Bires.


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 (NASCAR)|Jeff Green]]. It was further announced in January that TriStar Motorsports will change their car numbers, with McClure piloting the No. 14 Hefty Blackout [[Toyota]]. McClure would suffer his second career concussion after a hard crash at the [[Subway Jalapeño 250]] at [[Daytona International Speedway|Daytona]] in July. He would finish the season 19th in points.
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During the 2012 Aaron's 312, McClure was involved in a [[The Big One (NASCAR)|16-car pile up]] on lap 117, when cars spun in front of him and he slammed the inside wall head on. McClure was extracted from his car. He was airlifted to the [[University of Alabama Hospital]] in [[Birmingham, Alabama]] for further evaluation. NASCAR stated that McClure was talking to the rescue crew while he was being extracted from his car.<ref name="2012talladegawreck">{{cite web | url=http://www.nascar.com/nationwide-series/lap-by-lap/120505/tallnwlbl/index.html | title=Lap-by-Lap: Talladega | publisher=NASCAR | date=May 5, 2012 | access-date=May 5, 2012}}</ref><ref name="wreck2012ref2">{{cite magazine | url=http://aol.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2012-05-05/eric-mcclure-talladega-superspeedway-nationwide-series-aarons-312-nascar | title=Eric McClure injured in multicar wreck near end of Nationwide race | magazine=Sporting News | date=May 5, 2012 | access-date=May 5, 2012 | author=Owens, Jeff}}</ref><ref name="tvwreck2012">{{cite video | url=http://www.nascar.com/video/post-race/highlights/120505/nns-tal-high-four/index.html | title=McClure taken to hospital after scary crash | publisher=NASCAR | date=May 5, 2012 | location=Talladega, Alabama}}</ref><ref name="speedwreck2012">{{cite web |url=http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/nns-joey-logano-scores-at-talladega-superspeedway-nascar |title=NNS: Talladega Thriller |publisher=Speed TV |date=May 5, 2012 |access-date=May 5, 2012 |author=Hembree, Mike |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507022932/http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/nns-joey-logano-scores-at-talladega-superspeedway-nascar/ |archive-date=May 7, 2012 }}</ref> After staying two nights in the hospital, [[TriStar Motorsports]] team spokesperson Emily Brandt announced on May 6, 2012 that McClure had suffered a concussion and internal bruises from the accident.<ref name="nascarericconcussion">{{cite web | url=http://www.nationwide.nascar.com/nationwide-series/news/120507/emclure-released-from-hospital/index.html | title=McClure suffered concussion, internal bruising | publisher=NASCAR | date=May 7, 2012 | access-date=May 7, 2012 | author=Caraviello, David | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510194114/http://www.nationwide.nascar.com/nationwide-series/news/120507/emclure-released-from-hospital/index.html | archive-date=May 10, 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="mcclurereleased">{{cite web | url=http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/nationwide/story/_/id/7902476/eric-mcclure-released-alabama-hospital-talladega-crash | title=Eric McClure released from hospital | publisher=ESPN | date=May 7, 2012 | access-date=May 7, 2012 | author=Newton, David}}</ref> On May 9, TriStar announced that McClure would sit out the Nationwide race at Darlington due to his concussion, and that [[start and park]] driver [[Jeff Green (racing driver)|Jeff Green]] would drive the No. 14 while [[Tony Raines]] and Kevin Lepage would start and park the No. 10.<ref>http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2012/05/09/emcclure-to-miss-darlington.html Eric McClure to miss Darlington</ref> McClure would sit out the next 4 races before being cleared by NASCAR to drive in time for the race at [[Road America]].<ref name="mcclurereturns">{{cite web | url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2012/06/20/emcclure-back-racing-road-america.html | title=McClure back in the No. 14 at Road America | publisher=NASCAR | date=June 20, 2012 | access-date=June 20, 2012}}</ref> In spite of starting only 28 races, McClure finished the 2012 season with a career best points finish of 16th.

[[File:14 Eric McClure pan NASCAR Nationwide 2014 Gardner Denver 200 at Road America.jpg|thumb|left|2014 Nationwide car at [[Road America]]]]
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During the [[2012 Aaron's 312]], McClure was involved in a [[The Big One (NASCAR)|16-car pile up]] on lap 117, when cars spun in front of him and he slammed the inside wall head on. McClure was extracted from his car. He was airlifted to the [[University of Alabama Hospital]] in [[Birmingham, Alabama]], for further evaluation. NASCAR stated that McClure was talking to the rescue crew while he was being extracted from his car.<ref name="2012talladegawreck">{{cite web | url=http://www.nascar.com/nationwide-series/lap-by-lap/120505/tallnwlbl/index.html | title=Lap-by-Lap: Talladega | publisher=NASCAR | date=May 5, 2012 | access-date=May 5, 2012}}</ref><ref name="wreck2012ref2">{{cite magazine | url=http://aol.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2012-05-05/eric-mcclure-talladega-superspeedway-nationwide-series-aarons-312-nascar | title=Eric McClure injured in multicar wreck near end of Nationwide race | magazine=Sporting News | date=May 5, 2012 | access-date=May 5, 2012 | author=Owens, Jeff | archive-date=May 7, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507045132/http://aol.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2012-05-05/eric-mcclure-talladega-superspeedway-nationwide-series-aarons-312-nascar | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="tvwreck2012">{{cite video | url=http://www.nascar.com/video/post-race/highlights/120505/nns-tal-high-four/index.html | title=McClure taken to hospital after scary crash | publisher=NASCAR | date=May 5, 2012 | location=Talladega, Alabama}}</ref><ref name="speedwreck2012">{{cite web |url=http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/nns-joey-logano-scores-at-talladega-superspeedway-nascar |title=NNS: Talladega Thriller |publisher=Speed TV |date=May 5, 2012 |access-date=May 5, 2012 |author=Hembree, Mike |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507022932/http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/nns-joey-logano-scores-at-talladega-superspeedway-nascar/ |archive-date=May 7, 2012 }}</ref> After staying two nights in the hospital, [[TriStar Motorsports]] team spokesperson Emily Brandt announced on May 6, 2012, that McClure had suffered another concussion, the third of his career, and internal bruises from the accident.<ref name="nascarericconcussion">{{cite web | url=http://www.nationwide.nascar.com/nationwide-series/news/120507/emclure-released-from-hospital/index.html | title=McClure suffered concussion, internal bruising | publisher=NASCAR | date=May 7, 2012 | access-date=May 7, 2012 | author=Caraviello, David | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510194114/http://www.nationwide.nascar.com/nationwide-series/news/120507/emclure-released-from-hospital/index.html | archive-date=May 10, 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="mcclurereleased">{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/nationwide/story/_/id/7902476/eric-mcclure-released-alabama-hospital-talladega-crash | title=Eric McClure released from hospital | publisher=ESPN | date=May 7, 2012 | access-date=May 7, 2012 | author=Newton, David}}</ref> On May 9, TriStar announced that McClure would sit out the Nationwide race at Darlington due to his concussion, and that [[start and park]] driver [[Jeff Green (racing driver)|Jeff Green]] would drive the No. 14 while [[Tony Raines]] and Kevin Lepage would start and park the No. 10.<ref>http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2012/05/09/emcclure-to-miss-darlington.html Eric McClure to miss Darlington</ref> McClure would sit out the next 4 races before being cleared by NASCAR to drive in time for the race at [[Road America]].<ref name="mcclurereturns">{{cite web | url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2012/06/20/emcclure-back-racing-road-america.html | title=McClure back in the No. 14 at Road America | publisher=NASCAR | date=June 20, 2012 | access-date=June 20, 2012}}</ref> In spite of starting only 28 races, McClure finished the 2012 season with a career best points finish of 16th.[[File:14 Eric McClure pan NASCAR Nationwide 2014 Gardner Denver 200 at Road America.jpg|thumb|left|2014 Nationwide car at [[Road America]]]]
On January 9, 2013, TriStar announced that McClure would return to their team for the 2013 season.<ref name="tristar2013announcement">{{cite web | url=http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=53252 | title=Eric McClure Returns to TriStar Motorsports for the 2013 NNS Season | publisher=SpeedwayMedia.com | date=January 9, 2013 | access-date=January 9, 2013}}</ref> McClure started his season on a high note by taking his best career finish of 7th at Daytona. In August, however, he was hospitalized with what was determined to be [[acute renal failure]]; he was forced to step out of the No. 14 car for four races while he recovered, being substituted for by [[Jeff Green (racing driver)|Jeff Green]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tricities.com/sports/article_a17664a6-0ab6-11e3-93ea-0019bb30f31a.html|title=Latest setback frustrates McClure|last=Gregory|first=Allen|date=August 21, 2013|work=[[Bristol Herald Courier]]|access-date=2013-08-25|location=Bristol, TN}}</ref> McClure returned to competition in September at [[Chicagoland Speedway]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/nationwide/story/_/id/9692717/nascar-eric-mcclure-healthy-raring-go|title=McClure ready to race again|last=James|first=Brant|date=September 19, 2013|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2013-09-20}}</ref> He 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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Nationwide/News/Articles/2013/11/Eric-McClure-Remains-Hospitalized-and-Will-Miss-Homestead.aspx |title=McClure Remains Hospitalized |last=Long |first=Dustin |date=November 14, 2013 |publisher=[[Motor Racing Network]] |access-date=2013-11-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131121103927/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Nationwide/News/Articles/2013/11/Eric-McClure-Remains-Hospitalized-and-Will-Miss-Homestead.aspx |archive-date=2013-11-21 }}</ref>
On January 9, 2013, TriStar announced that McClure would return to their team for the 2013 season.<ref name="tristar2013announcement">{{cite web | url=http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=53252 | title=Eric McClure Returns to TriStar Motorsports for the 2013 NNS Season | publisher=SpeedwayMedia.com | date=January 9, 2013 | access-date=January 9, 2013}}</ref> McClure started his season on a high note by taking his best career finish of eighth at Daytona. In August, however, he was hospitalized with what was determined to be [[acute renal failure]]; he was forced to step out of the No. 14 car for four races while he recovered, being substituted for again by [[Jeff Green (racing driver)|Jeff Green]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tricities.com/sports/article_a17664a6-0ab6-11e3-93ea-0019bb30f31a.html|title=Latest setback frustrates McClure|last=Gregory|first=Allen|date=August 21, 2013|work=[[Bristol Herald Courier]]|access-date=2013-08-25|location=Bristol, TN}}</ref> McClure returned to competition in September at [[Chicagoland Speedway]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/nationwide/story/_/id/9692717/nascar-eric-mcclure-healthy-raring-go|title=McClure ready to race again|last=James|first=Brant|date=September 19, 2013|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2013-09-20}}</ref> He 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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Nationwide/News/Articles/2013/11/Eric-McClure-Remains-Hospitalized-and-Will-Miss-Homestead.aspx |title=McClure Remains Hospitalized |last=Long |first=Dustin |date=November 14, 2013 |publisher=[[Motor Racing Network]] |access-date=2013-11-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131121103927/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Nationwide/News/Articles/2013/11/Eric-McClure-Remains-Hospitalized-and-Will-Miss-Homestead.aspx |archive-date=2013-11-21 }}</ref>


Before the 2014 season McClure announced that he would only be running a partial schedule in the Nationwide Series.<ref name="2014ABC1"/>
Before the 2014 season McClure announced that he would only be running a partial schedule in the Nationwide Series.<ref name="2014ABC1"/>


In 2015, McClure and his sponsors moved to [[JGL Racing]], where he drove the No. 24 Toyota Camry at all 33 races.<ref>[http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/eric-mcclure-joins-jgl-racing-for-2015-nascar-xfinity-series-season-010515 Eric McClure joins JGL Racing for 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series season], FOX Sports, January 5, 2015</ref> After 9 races however, both he and JGL parted ways and McClure returned to [[TriStar Motorsports]] for the rest of the season, with JGL allowing him to continue to run the 24 car for that team.
In 2015, McClure and his sponsors moved to [[JGL Racing]], where he drove the No. 24 Toyota Camry at all 33 races.<ref>[http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/eric-mcclure-joins-jgl-racing-for-2015-nascar-xfinity-series-season-010515 Eric McClure joins JGL Racing for 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series season], FOX Sports, January 5, 2015</ref> After 9 races however, both he and JGL parted ways and McClure returned to [[TriStar Motorsports]] for the rest of the season, with JGL allowing him to continue to run the 24 car for that team. At the fall race at [[Kentucky Speedway|Kentucky]], McClure would suffer his fourth concussion, in a single car crash in turn 3.
[[File:Eric McClure (27335829560).jpg|thumb|2016 Xfinity car at [[Daytona International Speedway]]]]
[[File:Eric McClure (27335829560).jpg|thumb|2016 Xfinity car at [[Daytona International Speedway]]]]
In 2016, McClure joined [[JD Motorsports]] for the season opener at Daytona, driving the No. 0 Chevrolet Camaro.<ref>{{cite web|last=DeGroot|first=Nick|url=http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-xs/news/jd-motorsports-announces-2016-driver-lineup-669807/|title=JD Motorsports announces 2016 driver lineup|publisher=[[Motorsport.com]]|date=January 26, 2016|access-date=January 26, 2016}}</ref>
In 2016, McClure joined [[JD Motorsports]] for the season opener at Daytona, driving the No. 0 Chevrolet Camaro.<ref>{{cite web|last=DeGroot|first=Nick|url=http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-xs/news/jd-motorsports-announces-2016-driver-lineup-669807/|title=JD Motorsports announces 2016 driver lineup|publisher=[[Motorsport.com]]|date=January 26, 2016|access-date=January 26, 2016}}</ref>
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McClure was born in [[Chilhowie, Virginia]], and was a graduate of [[Emory and Henry College]]. He was married to Miranda from 2004 until their divorce in 2018, and had seven daughters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yardbarker.com/nascar/articles/mcclure_and_wife_welcome_5th_daughter/14184167|title=McClure and Wife Welcome 5th Daughter|date=July 31, 2013|work=Yardbarker|publisher=Fox Sports|access-date=2013-08-01}}</ref>
McClure was born in [[Chilhowie, Virginia]], and was a graduate of [[Emory and Henry College]]. He was married to Miranda from 2004 until their divorce in 2018, and had seven daughters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yardbarker.com/nascar/articles/mcclure_and_wife_welcome_5th_daughter/14184167|title=McClure and Wife Welcome 5th Daughter|date=July 31, 2013|work=Yardbarker|publisher=Fox Sports|access-date=2013-08-01}}</ref>


McClure's home in [[Abingdon, Virginia]] suffered major damage in an [[2011 Super Outbreak|April 27, 2011 tornado]]. However, McClure and his family sat out the storm in their basement and were uninjured.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/racing/news/20120427/eric-mcclure-tornado/?sct=rc_bf3_a6|title=N'wide driver McClure, his family starting over a year after a tornadoe|date=April 27, 2012|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|author=Dustin Long}}</ref>
McClure's home in [[Abingdon, Virginia]], suffered major damage in an [[2011 Super Outbreak|April 27, 2011 tornado]]. However, McClure and his family sat out the storm in their basement and were uninjured.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/racing/news/20120427/eric-mcclure-tornado/?sct=rc_bf3_a6|title=N'wide driver McClure, his family starting over a year after a tornadoe|date=April 27, 2012|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|author=Dustin Long}}</ref>


On February 11, 2018, McClure was arrested for [[domestic violence]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wcyb.com/news/virginia-news/former-nascar-driver-eric-mcclure-arrested-in-domestic-violence-incident|title=Former NASCAR driver Eric McClure arrested in domestic violence incident|date=February 11, 2018|publisher=[[WCYB-TV|WCYB]]|author=Jessica Griffith|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212083700/http://wcyb.com/news/virginia-news/former-nascar-driver-eric-mcclure-arrested-in-domestic-violence-incident|archive-date=February 12, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On February 11, 2018, McClure was arrested for [[domestic violence]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wcyb.com/news/virginia-news/former-nascar-driver-eric-mcclure-arrested-in-domestic-violence-incident|title=Former NASCAR driver Eric McClure arrested in domestic violence incident|date=February 11, 2018|publisher=[[WCYB-TV|WCYB]]|author=Jessica Griffith|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212083700/http://wcyb.com/news/virginia-news/former-nascar-driver-eric-mcclure-arrested-in-domestic-violence-incident|archive-date=February 12, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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. McClure's ex-wife said that McClure choked her and hit her in front of their children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/30169278/ex-nascar-driver-eric-mcclure-pleads-no-contest-2018-domestic-violence-charge|title=McClure gets probation for dom. violence charge|date=October 22, 2020|website=ESPN.com}}</ref>


== Death ==
== Death ==
McClure died on May 2, 2021, at the age of 42 after suffering from serious health issues, including diagnosis of a severe musculoskeletal disorder in the summer of 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eric McClure passes away at age 42|url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2021/05/02/xfinity-series-eric-mcclure-obituary/|date=May 2, 2021|accessdate=May 2, 2021|website=Nascar.com|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.}}</ref> He was engaged to Keira Brinegar Tibbs at the time of his death.
McClure died on May 2, 2021, at the age of 42 after suffering from serious health issues, including diagnosis of a severe musculoskeletal disorder in the summer of 2019.<ref name="auto"/> He was engaged to Keira Brinegar Tibbs at the time of his death.


==Motorsports career results==
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Eric McClure
McClure at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2015
BornEric Wayne McClure
(1978-12-11)December 11, 1978
Chilhowie, Virginia, U.S.
DiedMay 2, 2021(2021-05-02) (aged 42)
Abingdon, Virginia, U.S.[1]
NASCAR Cup Series career
3 races run over 3 years
2014 position74th
Best finish67th (2006)
First race2004 Aaron's 499 (Talladega)
Last race2006 UAW-Ford 500 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
288 races run over 14 years
2016 position73rd
Best finish16th (2012)
First race2003 Target House 200 (Rockingham)
Last race2016 PowerShares QQQ 300 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of February 20, 2016.

Eric Wayne McClure[2] (December 11, 1978 – May 2, 2021) was an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 0 Chevrolet Camaro for JD Motorsports.

Racing career

Sprint Cup Series

McClure made three career starts in NASCAR's Cup Series. His debut came at Talladega, driving the No. 04 I Can Learn Chevy in 2004. He made the field in 35th position, and went on to finish 26th. McClure then attempted to make the July race at Daytona, but did not qualify.

McClure then landed a ride with the No. 73 Raabe Racing Enterprises Chevy for 2005. McClure did not qualify for the first two races, but did make the race at Las Vegas, starting 41st. His engine blew midway through the race and relegated McClure to 32nd. McClure left the team that week and did not run until August, when he attempted three races with Front Row Motorsports. However, McClure did not make any of those races. In 2006 he attempted and made the UAW-Ford 500, where handling issues relegated him to a 32nd-place finish in the No. 04 Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevy, with a sponsorship from Hefty. In 2008, McClure attempted the Daytona 500 in the No. 37 Front Row Motorsports Chevy sponsored by Hefty, but failed to qualify.

On April 11, 2009, Morgan-McClure Motorsports announced they would be attempting the Talladega race in April, after a year and a half absence from the sport. Eric McClure attempted to qualify the Hefty-sponsored No. 4 Chevrolet but did not make the field.

In January 2014, McClure announced that he would attempt to compete in the 2014 Daytona 500 driving the No. 35 Ford for Front Row Motorsports;[3] he failed to qualify for the race. In May 2014, McClure returned to the No. 35 car for Front Row Motorsports at Talladega, but failed to make the race.

Xfinity Series

McClure made his Busch Series debut in 2003, running at Rockingham Speedway. He qualified the No. 05 I Can Learn Chevy in 22nd and finished 26th despite an accident.

McClure made four starts in 2004, running two races for his family team (MMM) and two more for Mac Hill Motorsports. His best run was at Memphis, where he finished 22nd. He also finished three of his four starts.

McClure added eight starts in 2005, seven for Means Racing, but only managed a best finish of 30th at Texas. McClure did attract the eye of James Finch and ran one race for that team at Daytona. However, he finished 32nd with a blown engine and did not follow that run up with any starts, returning to Means. McClure did not qualify for two races. At Bristol, McClure was sent home because of a rainout of qualifying, and at Memphis, McClure missed the field by one spot.

For the 2007 season, McClure teamed up with Davis Motorsports for a 32 race schedule. McClure brought sponsor Hefty to the team with him.

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

2009 Nationwide car at the Milwaukee Mile

In 2009, he and sponsor Hefty moved to Rensi/Hamilton Racing, where he drove the No. 24 Ford Fusion. This proved to be a good move; he qualified for every race and finished a career best 17th in the final points standings. McClure stuck with the team, now Team Rensi Motorsports, for 2010. However, performance slipped and the economic downturn forced 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. Despite this, McClure finished 24th in points but announced his departure from Rensi on November 30. According to McClure, Rensi's budget was so low to the point that they would rarely have full tire allotments for the races after Las Vegas, with most of the allotments going to the races run with Bires.

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. It was further announced in January that TriStar Motorsports will change their car numbers, with McClure piloting the No. 14 Hefty Blackout Toyota. McClure would suffer his second career concussion after a hard crash at the Subway Jalapeño 250 at Daytona in July. He would finish the season 19th in points.

During the 2012 Aaron's 312, McClure was involved in a 16-car pile up on lap 117, when cars spun in front of him and he slammed the inside wall head on. McClure was extracted from his car. He was airlifted to the University of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, for further evaluation. NASCAR stated that McClure was talking to the rescue crew while he was being extracted from his car.[4][5][6][7] After staying two nights in the hospital, TriStar Motorsports team spokesperson Emily Brandt announced on May 6, 2012, that McClure had suffered another concussion, the third of his career, and internal bruises from the accident.[8][9] On May 9, TriStar announced that McClure would sit out the Nationwide race at Darlington due to his concussion, and that start and park driver Jeff Green would drive the No. 14 while Tony Raines and Kevin Lepage would start and park the No. 10.[10] McClure would sit out the next 4 races before being cleared by NASCAR to drive in time for the race at Road America.[11] In spite of starting only 28 races, McClure finished the 2012 season with a career best points finish of 16th.

2014 Nationwide car at Road America

On January 9, 2013, TriStar announced that McClure would return to their team for the 2013 season.[12] McClure started his season on a high note by taking his best career finish of eighth at Daytona. In August, however, he was hospitalized with what was determined to be acute renal failure; he was forced to step out of the No. 14 car for four races while he recovered, being substituted for again by Jeff Green.[13] McClure returned to competition in September at Chicagoland Speedway.[14] He 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.[15]

Before the 2014 season McClure announced that he would only be running a partial schedule in the Nationwide Series.[3]

In 2015, McClure and his sponsors moved to JGL Racing, where he drove the No. 24 Toyota Camry at all 33 races.[16] After 9 races however, both he and JGL parted ways and McClure returned to TriStar Motorsports for the rest of the season, with JGL allowing him to continue to run the 24 car for that team. At the fall race at Kentucky, McClure would suffer his fourth concussion, in a single car crash in turn 3.

2016 Xfinity car at Daytona International Speedway

In 2016, McClure joined JD Motorsports for the season opener at Daytona, driving the No. 0 Chevrolet Camaro.[17]

Team ownership

On July 28, 2015, McClure and former Nationwide driver Hal Martin formed Martin-McClure Racing, a K&N Pro Series East team. Among the team's drivers were Chad Finchum and Austin Cindric.[18][19]

McClure stepped away from the team in 2018 after his domestic violence arrest.[20]

Personal life

McClure was born in Chilhowie, Virginia, and was a graduate of Emory and Henry College. He was married to Miranda from 2004 until their divorce in 2018, and had seven daughters.[21]

McClure's home in Abingdon, Virginia, suffered major damage in an April 27, 2011 tornado. However, McClure and his family sat out the storm in their basement and were uninjured.[22]

On February 11, 2018, McClure was arrested for domestic violence.[23] 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. McClure's ex-wife said that McClure choked her and hit her in front of their children.[24]

Death

McClure died on May 2, 2021, at the age of 42 after suffering from serious health issues, including diagnosis of a severe musculoskeletal disorder in the summer of 2019.[2] He was engaged to Keira Brinegar Tibbs at the time of his death.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Sprint Cup Series

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NSCC Pts Ref
2004 Morgan-McClure Motorsports 04 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL
26 		CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY
DNQ 		CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL PHO DAR HOM 78th 90 [25]
2005 Raabe Racing Enterprises 73 Chevy DAY
DNQ 		CAL
DNQ 		LVS
32 		ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV POC 80th 67 [26]
Front Row Motorsports 92 Chevy MCH
DNQ 		SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH
DNQ 		BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV TAL
Mach 1 Motorsports 34 Chevy KAN
DNQ 		CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM
2006 Morgan-McClure Motorsports 04 Chevy DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL
31 		CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 67th 70 [27]
2007 DAY
DNQ 		CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY
DNQ 		CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM NA - [28]
2008 Front Row Motorsports 37 Chevy DAY
DNQ 		CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 82nd 0 [29]
2009 Morgan-McClure Motorsports 4 Chevy DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL
DNQ 		RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM 73rd 0 [30]
2014 Front Row Motorsports 35 Ford DAY
DNQ 		PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX DAR RCH TAL
DNQ 		KAN CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN DAY NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 74th 01 [31]
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
2005 Raabe Racing Enterprises Chevrolet DNQ
2007 Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet DNQ
2008 Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet DNQ
2014 Front Row Motorsports Ford DNQ

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NXSC Pts Ref
2003 Morgan-McClure Motorsports 05 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX TAL NSH CAL RCH GTY NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO CAR
26 		HOM 130th 85 [32]
2004 04 DAY CAR LVS
30 		DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL GTY RCH NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP RCH
DNQ 		DOV KAN CLT
DNQ 		MEM
22 		ATL PHO DAR HOM
DNQ 		82nd 268 [33]
Mac Hill Motorsports 56 Chevy MCH
33 		BRI
43 		CAL
2005 Jimmy Means Racing 52 Ford DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL NSH
41 		TEX
30 		PHO
38 		TAL DAR
DNQ 		RCH
DNQ 		CLT
DNQ 		DOV NSH
31 		KEN MLW
34 		CHI
DNQ 		NHA
DNQ 		PPR
40 		GTY
DNQ 		IRP GLN MCH
DNQ 		CAL
39 		RCH DOV KAN CLT 72nd 440 [34]
Morgan-McClure Motorsports 04 Chevy BRI
DNQ 		BRI
DNQ 		MEM
DNQ 		PHO
DNQ 		HOM
Phoenix Racing 09 Dodge DAY
32
Davis Motorsports 0 Chevy TEX
DNQ
2006 Morgan-McClure Motorsports 04 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT
DNQ 		DOV NSH MLW DAY CHI NHA MAR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI
41 		CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT
DNQ 		MEM TEX PHO HOM 125th 74 [35]
MacDonald Motorsports 72 Chevy KEN
43
2007 D.D.L. Motorsports 0 Chevy DAY
35 		CAL
40 		MXC LVS
26 		ATL
37 		BRI
24 		NSH
26 		TEX
29 		PHO
30 		TAL
18 		RCH
DNQ 		DAR
40 		CLT
DNQ 		DOV
28 		NSH
35 		KEN
32 		MLW
31 		NHA
37 		DAY
36 		CHI
41 		GTY
37 		IRP
29 		CGV GLN MCH
DNQ 		BRI
42 		CAL
37 		RCH
42 		DOV
26 		KAN
42 		CLT
DNQ 		MEM
28 		TEX
40 		PHO
DNQ 		HOM
DNQ 		38th 1639 [36]
2008 Front Row Motorsports 24 Chevy DAY
34 		CAL
28 		LVS
22 		ATL
33 		BRI
30 		NSH
31 		TEX
36 		PHO
29 		MXC TAL
15 		RCH
32 		DAR
33 		CLT
29 		DOV
26 		NSH
28 		KEN
28 		MLW
29 		NHA
27 		DAY
38 		CHI
32 		GTY
21 		IRP
27 		CGV GLN MCH
27 		BRI
31 		CAL
32 		RCH
29 		DOV
24 		KAN
33 		CLT
22 		MEM
27 		TEX
32 		PHO
32 		HOM
32 		21st 2429 [37]
2009 Rensi-Hamilton Racing Ford DAY
26 		CAL
30 		LVS
16 		BRI
26 		TEX
34 		NSH
26 		PHO
22 		TAL
25 		RCH
39 		DAR
28 		CLT
19 		DOV
23 		NSH
22 		KEN
30 		NHA
33 		DAY
28 		CHI
31 		GTY
23 		IRP
23 		IOW
20 		GLN
30 		MCH
28 		BRI
25 		CGV
22 		ATL
26 		RCH
29 		DOV
24 		KAN
25 		CAL
28 		CLT
18 		MEM
30 		TEX
19 		PHO
28 		HOM
28 		17th 2962 [38]
Chevy MLW
32
2010 Ford DAY
17 		CAL
35 		LVS
21 		BRI
24 		NSH
29 		PHO
27 		TEX
28 		TAL
22 		RCH
31 		DAR
27 		DOV
24 		CLT
29 		NSH
26 		KEN
29 		ROA
27 		NHA
29 		DAY
36 		CHI
29 		GTY
26 		IRP
26 		IOW
DNQ 		GLN
31 		MCH
30 		BRI
DNQ 		CGV ATL
30 		RCH
30 		DOV
29 		KAN
33 		CAL
DNQ 		CLT
23 		GTY
DNQ 		TEX
26 		PHO
DNQ 		HOM
37 		24th 2304 [39]
2011 TriStar Motorsports 14 Chevy DAY
33 		PHO
25 		LVS
20 		BRI
25 		CAL
21 		TEX
31 		TAL
26 		NSH
32 		RCH
32 		DAR
36 		IOW
23 		CLT
28 		CHI
18 		MCH
29 		ROA
27 		DAY
37 		KEN
27 		NHA
20 		NSH
23 		IRP
21 		IOW
26 		GLN
35 		CGV
36 		BRI
27 		ATL
28 		RCH
30 		CHI
25 		DOV
24 		KAN
31 		CLT
31 		TEX
24 		PHO
19 		HOM
29 		19th 572 [40]
19 DOV
25
2012 14 Toyota DAY
22 		PHO
28 		LVS
25 		BRI
27 		CAL
26 		TEX
24 		RCH
31 		TAL
27 		DAR IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA
21 		KEN
26 		DAY
18 		NHA
22 		CHI
24 		IND
24 		IOW
31 		GLN
26 		CGV
19 		BRI
27 		ATL
21 		RCH
26 		CHI
25 		KEN
22 		DOV
26 		CLT
22 		KAN
15 		TEX
21 		PHO
20 		HOM
27 		16th 559 [41]
2013 DAY
8 		PHO
29 		LVS
40 		BRI
21 		CAL
27 		TEX
30 		RCH
26 		TAL
23 		DAR
26 		CLT
30 		DOV
24 		IOW
18 		MCH
28 		ROA
27 		KEN
23 		DAY
24 		NHA
31 		CHI
28 		IND
31 		IOW
23 		GLN
28 		MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI
25 		KEN
24 		DOV
26 		KAN
27 		CLT
33 		TEX PHO
27 		HOM 20th 482 [42]
2014 DAY
35 		PHO
23 		LVS
27 		BRI
27 		CAL
25 		TEX
24 		DAR
21 		RCH
29 		TAL
17 		IOW
24 		CLT
29 		DOV MCH ROA
20 		KEN
24 		DAY
22 		NHA
26 		CHI
25 		IND
36 		IOW
23 		GLN
24 		MOH BRI
20 		ATL
24 		RCH CHI
26 		KEN
31 		DOV KAN
19 		CLT
32 		TEX
26 		PHO
26 		HOM
26 		19th 521 [43]
2015 JGL Racing 24 Toyota DAY
17 		ATL
28 		LVS
23 		PHO
29 		CAL
34 		TEX
29 		BRI
26 		RCH
36 		TAL
21 		19th 565 [44]
TriStar Motorsports IOW
33 		CLT
30 		DOV
24 		MCH
23 		CHI
26 		DAY
24 		KEN
27 		NHA
18 		IND
29 		IOW
26 		GLN
24 		MOH
35 		BRI
33 		ROA
23 		DAR
28 		RCH
26 		CHI
27 		KEN
29 		DOV
22 		CLT
28 		KAN
26 		TEX
28 		PHO
26 		HOM
29
2016 JD Motorsports 0 Chevy DAY
30 		ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 73rd 11 [45]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NCTC Pts Ref
2004 RAW Racing 27 Chevy DAY ATL MAR MFD CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP
DNQ 		NSH NA - [46]
72 BRI
DNQ 		RCH NHA LVS CAL TEX MAR PHO DAR HOM

* Season still in progress.
1 Ineligible for series championship points.

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