# Eric McClure

Eric Wayne McClure (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; 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
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. 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. 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. McClure would sit out the next 4 races before being cleared by NASCAR to drive in time for the race at Road America. In spite of starting only 28 races, McClure finished the 2012 season with a career best points finish of 16th.
On January 9, 2013, TriStar announced that McClure would return to their team for the 2013 season. 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. McClure returned to competition in September at Chicagoland Speedway. 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.
Before the 2014 season McClure announced that he would only be running a partial schedule in the Nationwide Series.
In 2015, McClure and his sponsors moved to JGL Racing, where he drove the No. 24 Toyota Camry at all 33 races. 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.
In 2016, McClure joined JD Motorsports for the season opener at Daytona, driving the No. 0 Chevrolet Camaro.

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

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

## 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. 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2005 | Front Row Motorsports | 92 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MCH DNQ | SON | DAY | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH DNQ | BRI | CAL | RCH | NHA | DOV | TAL | | | | | | | | | | 80th | 67 |
| 2005 | Mach 1 Motorsports | 34 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | KAN DNQ | CLT | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 80th | 67 |
| 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 |
| 2007 | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | 04 | Chevy | 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 | - |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 0$^1$ |

##### Daytona 500

| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
| 2005 | Raabe Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2007 | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2008 | Front Row Motorsports | Chevrolet | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2014 | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | DNQ | 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 | |
| 2004 | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | 04 | Chevy | 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 | |
| 2004 | Mac Hill Motorsports | 56 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MCH 33 | BRI 43 | CAL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 82nd | 268 |
| 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 | |
| 2005 | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | 04 | Chevy | | | | | | | BRI DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BRI DNQ | | | | | | MEM DNQ | | PHO DNQ | HOM | 72nd | 440 | |
| 2005 | Phoenix Racing | 09 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAY 32 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 72nd | 440 | |
| 2005 | Davis Motorsports | 0 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TEX DNQ | | | | 72nd | 440 |
| 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 | |
| 2006 | MacDonald Motorsports | 72 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | KEN 43 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 125th | 74 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 2009 | Rensi-Hamilton Racing | 24 | 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 | |
| 2009 | Rensi-Hamilton Racing | 24 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLW 32 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17th | 2962 |
| 2010 | Rensi-Hamilton Racing | 24 | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 2011 | TriStar Motorsports | 19 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | DOV 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19th | 572 |
| 2012 | TriStar Motorsports | 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 | |
| 2013 | TriStar Motorsports | 14 | Toyota | 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 | |
| 2014 | TriStar Motorsports | 14 | Toyota | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 2015 | TriStar Motorsports | 24 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | 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 | | | | 19th | 565 |
| 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 | |

#### 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 | - | |
| 2004 | RAW Racing | 72 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BRI DNQ | RCH | NHA | LVS | CAL | TEX | MAR | PHO | DAR | HOM | NA | - | |

#### Goody's Dash Series

NASCAR Goody's Dash Series results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NGDS | Pts | Ref |
| 2002 | N/A | 14 | Pontiac | DAY | HAR | ROU | LON | CLT | KEN | MEM | GRE | SNM | SBO | MYB | BRI 17 | MOT | ATL DNQ | 47th | 200 | |