Preview: Eric McClure/ No. 0 Hefty® Brand Chevrolet
Venue: Atlanta Motor Speedway
Circuit: NASCAR Busch Series (Race 5 of 35)
Event: Nicorette 300 (195 laps; 300 miles)
Primary Sponsor: Hefty® Brand—Lake Forrest, IL
Associate Sponsors: Race Girl ®--Los Angeles, CA; Green Guard—Atlanta, GA
Eric McClure/Hefty® Brand/Johnny Davis Motorsports Notes of Interest:
Last Weekend ( Sam’s Town 300—Las Vegas Motor Speedway)
o Eric McClure and his Hefty® Racing Team experienced a broken fly wheel and a cut throttle cable in the 2nd practice session, resulting in an engine change prior to qualifying; McClure posted the 42nd fastest time.
o McClure rebounded in the caution filled event to post his best finish of the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series season with a 26th place finish.
Another Weekend of Debuts
o McClure sets to make his first Atlanta Motor Speedway appearance this weekend in the running of the Nicorette 300
o Associate sponsor Green Guard, based in Atlanta, GA, also sets to make its debut as a NASCAR sponsor this weekend in the Nicorette 300. Green Guard, like Hefty® Brand, is owned by Pactiv Corporation.
Tribute
o The 28-year-old driver will pay tribute to the late Benny Parson’s this weekend during the Nicorette 300 by running a decal on his No. 0 Hefty® Brand Chevrolet
Johnny Davis Motorsports’ Past Experience at Atlanta Motor Speedway
o Johnny Davis Motorsports has competed in two NASCAR Busch Series events at Atlanta Motor Speedway with driver Kertus Davis. Davis has a best start of 34th (2005) and a best finish of 28th (2006).
Up to Speed
o Catch all of the racing action live on Saturday, March 17 beginning at 2:30pm on ABC. Both PRN and Sirius Satellite Radio will also broadcast the event live.
Personal Appearances
o Thursday, March 15: Wal-Mart # 932—Griffin, GA; 1:30pm – 3:30pm
Eric McClure, driver of the No. 0 Hefty® Brand Chevrolet quotes:
(On last weekend’s finish and effort by the Hefty® Racing Team)
The finish last week was decent, but our performance was not. We need to get the Hefty® Brand car running better, whether it’s me giving better feedback or doing something differently, or whatever it takes. Our guys are awesome and very hard workers. It seems we always have some issues with practice, and it forces the guys to scramble, and puts us behind, but we’ll get it. Johnny and his team have proved in the past they can qualify for races and run competitively and I’ve been able to do it in the past as well. It may take some time, but we’ll get better. In the meantime, we need to make races and try to finish them.”
(On his debut at Atlanta Motor Speedway)
I’ve never competed at Atlanta, but it’s a very fast track, which I like. It will be interesting for sure, as the race pace slows down and everyone runs different lines, but hopefully I can adapt pretty quickly to get the Hefty car closer to those guys. We have Morgan Shepherd running a car this week to help us get some things figured out with the cars we have. He gets around Atlanta very well and is very experienced; a lot more than I am, so I am confident he can help us as we go to some of these tracks and help me get acclimated to these new places.”
