Preview: Eric McClure/ No. 24 Hefty® Odor Block™ Ford
Venue: Kansas Speedway
Circuit: NASCAR Nationwide Series (Race 29 of 35)
Event: Kansas Lottery 300 (200 laps; 3000 miles)
Primary Sponsor: Hefty® Brand—Lake Forest, IL
Associate Sponsors: Staybridge Suites—Independence, MO (www.staybridge.com/kcindependence); Wounded Warrior Project (www.woundedwarriorproject.org)
Eric McClure/Hefty® Ford Notes of Interest:
Dover Recap:
- The Virginia driver scored a 24th-place finish despite qualifying in the 40th position.
- This finish places McClure 17th in Nationwide Series Driver Standings and places Team Rensi Motorsports (TRM) 28th in Nationwide Series Owner Standings.
Kansas Lottery 300 Fast Facts: “Third Time’s a Charm”
- The 30-year-old will be attempting his third career start at Kansas Speedway and his 102nd start in the Nationwide Series.
- McClure’s rookie outing in 2007 warranted a 42nd-place finish after a transmission failure on lap 62 and in 2008, although able to finish, McClure finished in the 33rd position as a result of a steering box failure and a cut tire under green conditions.
- In two starts, McClure has only completed 64% of the laps and has one DNF.
- TRM plans to utilize chassis # 48. It was last run at Nashville Superspeedway in June where it scored a 22nd-place finish.
Special Visits:
- Thursday, October 1: The Virginia native will be making special appearances at the following places on Thursday, October 1. All events are open to the public:
- Lowe’s # 1180 (with show car): 1830 NW Chipman Road Lees Summit, MO 11:30am – 1:00pm
- Wal-Mart # 2855 (with show car): 16100 W 65th St Shawnee, KS 1:30pm – 3:30pm
- Frederick Boulevard Baptist Church “Finish a Winner” Community Event : 5502 Frederick Blvd St. Joseph, MO 5:30pm – 9:00pm
Up To Speed
- Catch the Hefty® Odor Block™ Ford in the Kansas Lottery 300 on Saturday, October 1, 2009 beginning at 3:00pm (EDT) on ESPN 2. MRN and Sirius Satellite Radio will also broadcast the event live.
Eric McClure, driver of the No. 24 Hefty® Odor Block ™ Ford quotes:
“I’m looking forward to Kansas. We’ve struggled at times on the mile-and-a-half tracks this year but we are showing improvement each week and I think this will be a great opportunity to continue our improvement. The track is located in a great area and we will have several guests from our partners, Hefty® brand and Staybridge Suites, located in Independence, MO, in attendance. Hopefully we can have a good day for all of them.”
