14 Eric McClure
Career Highlights
- 2011: Registered series track-best finishes at three different speedways.
- 2009: Finished career-best 17th in NASCAR Nationwide Series standings.
- Best career NASCAR Nationwide Series start (15th at Daytona), finish (15th at Talladega) have come on restrictor-plate tracks.
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| Starts | Championships | Wins | Top5 | Top10 | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish | Winnings |
| 179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.5 | 28.9 | 4,032,008 |
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| Year | Rank | Points | Starts | Wins | Top5 | Top10 | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish | Winnings |
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| 2012 | 19 | 142 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.7 | 26.2 | 201,679 |
| 2011 | 19 | 572 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.1 | 27.1 | 680,430 |
| 2010 | 24 | 2304 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.4 | 27.9 | 644,915 |
| 2009 | 17 | 2962 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.7 | 26.1 | 908,065 |
| 2008 | 21 | 2429 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.3 | 29.0 | 806,301 |
| 2007 | 38 | 1639 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.5 | 33.3 | 546,470 |
| 2006 | 125 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.5 | 42.0 | 37,133 |
| 2005 | 72 | 440 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.1 | 36.0 | 127,625 |
| 2004 | 82 | 268 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.7 | 32.0 | 68,090 |
| 2003 | 129 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 26.0 | 11,300 |
Eric McClure Bio
YEAR-BY-YEAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RECAP
2011: Finished 19th in series points. … Raised Loop Data Driver Rating 6.3 points from 2010 in first season with TriStar Motorsports. … Best finish, 18th at Chicagoland-1; also finished 19th at Phoenix-2. … Completed 90.4 percent of laps attempted. … Posted series track-best finishes at three speedways - Auto Club (21st), Chicagoland-1 (18th) and New Hampshire (20th).
2010: Finished 24th in series points. … Competed in 29 of 35 races in second season for Team Rensi Motorsports. … Best finish was 17th in season-opener at Daytona where he also led a lap. … Led two laps at Talladega, where he finished 22nd. … Best start was 19th at Dover-2. … Completed career-best 95 percent of laps attempted.
2009: Finished 17th in series points. … In debut season for Team Rensi, posted top-19 finishes in four races, best career output. … A 16th-place finish at Las Vegas was the second-best of his career. … Made 100th series start at Richmond in the fall.
2008: Finished 21st in series points. … Career-best 15th-place finish at Talladega. … Running at finish in 29 of 32 events entered driving for John McGill.
2007: Finished 38th in series points. … Finished 18th at Talladega, also led first series lap there. … Competed for owner Johnny Davis.
2006: Finished 125th in series points. … Had two starts for two different teams.
2005: Finished 72nd in series points. … In eight starts, seven for Jimmy Means and one for James Finch, best finish of 30th at Texas-1. … Career-best start, 15th, at Daytona's July race.
2004: Finished 82nd in series points. … Competed in four races for two different teams. … Best start, 30th, at Las Vegas. … Best finish was 22nd at Memphis.
2003: Finished 130th in series points. … Made series debut for his family team, Morgan-McClure Motorsports, at North Carolina Speedway-1 where he started 22nd and finished 26th.
PREVIOUS RACING HISTORY
Competed in third career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event for Morgan-McClure Motorsports in 2006, starting 27th, and finishing 31st at Talladega-2. … In 2005, one NASCAR Sprint Cup start for Ed Raabe at Las Vegas where he started 41st and finished 32nd. … In 2004, made NASCAR Sprint Cup debut at Talladega-1 for Morgan-McClure Motorsports, starting 35th, leading a lap and finishing a career-best 26th, on the lead lap. … In 2000 won Pure Stock Rookie of the Year at Lonesome Pine Raceway in Coeburn, Va. … Competed and won in late model stock cars at several local short tracks. … Spent time in the former NASCAR Goody's Dash Series. … From 2003-07, made four ARCA Racing Series starts, including his career-best eighth-place finish in 2003 debut at Michigan for Morgan-McClure Motorsports.
NOTEWORTHY
Starts second season in 2012 as part of four-car program with TriStar Motorsports, owned by veteran engine builder Mark Smith. … He and wife Miranda are proud parents of three daughters and are expecting a fourth child this spring. … On Wed., April, 27, 2011 a deadly tornado demolished the family's home moments after they took refuge in the basement. McClure went on to race that weekend at Richmond and the family has since rebuilt. … Fields a team in the local Late Model stock division in Virginia. … Enjoys spending family time, including trips to Walt Disney World in Florida where the McClure's venture at least twice per year. … Worked at family race shop, Morgan-McClure Motorsports in Abingdon, Va., for nearly a decade. … Graduate of Emory & Henry College with a degree in Mass Communications. … Started racing at age 21 only after his graduation from college, his parents' rule. … Avid University of Virginia sports fan who has handled college football color commentary on hometown radio. … Also follows the Washington Redskins and Atlanta Braves. … Hometown is minutes from Bristol Motor Speedway. … The McClure clan also includes Teacup poodles Annabelle and Penelope. … First cousin Scott McClure Cooper is a Hollywood writer/director whose 2010 film, "Crazy Heart," earned actor Jeff Bridges an Oscar for Best Actor. … Active on Twitter: @EricMcClure.
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