Preview: Eric McClure/ No. 0 Hefty® Brand Chevrolet
Venue: Chicagoland Speedway
Circuit: NASCAR Busch Series (Race 20 of 35)
Event: USG Durock 300 (200 laps; 300 miles)
Primary Sponsor: Hefty® Brand—Lake Forest, IL
Eric McClure/ No. 0 Hefty® Chevrolet/ Johnny Davis Motorsports Notes of Interest
Superspeedway Recap
Eric McClure qualified his No. 0 Hefty® Chevrolet in the 39th position.
McClure fought an ill-handling car throughout the event and was later credited with a 36th place finish.
Root, Root, Root For The Home Team
Eric McClure will be attempting his 32nd career NASCAR Busch Series start this weekend in the running of the USG Durock 300 at Chicagoland Speedway
Hefty® Brand is based in Lake Forest, IL which is located on the outskirts of Chicago. This will be Hefty®’s first appearance in Chicago as a NASCAR sponsor
McClure will have to qualify his No. 0 Hefty® Chevrolet on time as he is not locked in the valued top 30 in owner points.
Past Experience
The 28-year-old has yet to have any competitive laps on the 1.5 D-shaped Tri-Oval. Therefore, McClure will be considered a rookie for the eighth time this season.
Johnny Davis Motorsports has competed in one Busch Series event at Chicagoland Speedway (2006), where the team started 43rd and finished 34th.
Up To Speed
Catch the Hefty® Chevrolet in the USG Durock 300 on Saturday, July 14 beginning at 2:30pm (EDT) on ABC. MRN and Sirius Satellite Radio will also broadcast the event live.
Eric McClure, driver of the No. 0 Hefty® Chevrolet quotes:
(On his expectations at Chicagoland Speedway)
“We don’t have any particular expectations, other than to qualify the Hefty® brand Chevrolet in the race. It’s going to be a strong field of cars, so it will be tough to make it with all of the Cup guys, but we are excited about the challenge. This is a big race with Hefty® brand being in the area so we want to do well for all of our guests that are coming. But all our races are big in the Busch Series so our goal remains to qualify for as many as we can. If we get in, whatever happens in the race will just be extra.”
