Preview: Eric McClure/ No. 0 Hefty® Chevrolet
Venue: The Milwaukee Mile
Circuit: NASCAR Busch Series (Race 17 of 35)
Event: AT&T 250 (250 laps; 250 miles)
Primary Sponsor: Hefty® Brand—Lake Forest, IL
Eric McClure/Hefty® Chevrolet/ Johnny Davis Motorsports Notes of Interest:
Kentucky Recap
Eric McClure qualified his Hefty® Chevrolet in the 37th position.
A flat right rear tire on lap 43 forced him to the pits during a green flag run.
Hefty® Team was credited with a 32nd place finish.
Milwaukee Mile Fast Facts
The Virginia native will attempt to qualify for his 29th NASCAR Busch Series event at the Milwaukee Mile.
McClure will have to qualify his No. 0 Hefty® Chevrolet on time as he is not locked in to the valued top-30 in Owners points.
McClure will be attempting his second start at the one mile oval. His first appearance came in 2005, where he started 40th and finished 34th.
Johnny Davis Motorsports has competed in three events at Milwaukee and has a best start of 20th (2006) and a best finish of 32nd (2002).
Up To Speed
Catch all of the action live on Saturday, June 23 beginning at 8:00pm (EDT) on ESPN 2. Sirius Satellite Radio and MRN will also broadcast the event live.
Personal Appearances
Come One, Come All: Visit Hefty® Racing driver Eric McClure as he signs autographs at the following places:
Friday, June 22 at Wal-Mart #1394 in Greenfield, WI from 12pm – 2pm
Friday, June 22 at Pick n Save #6407 in West Allis, WI from 3pm – 5pm.
Eric McClure, driver of the No. 0 Hefty® Chevrolet quotes:
(On his past experience at Milwaukee)
“Milwaukee is an interesting place. It’s very flat, which I normally hate, and feels like the car wants to flip over in the turns. It’s a historic place, with a lot of great fan support, so I look forward to going back. We ran pretty fair there in the 52 car a couple of years ago, so we hope to improve on that in the Hefty® car this weekend.”
(On his expectations for Saturday’s event)
“We need to get qualified first and foremost. That looks to be our battle for the rest of the races. Being a stand-alone event, there will be some new cars there this weekend. We will run hard and try to make all the laps and see where the chips fall. That’s all we can do. Hopefully we can have a good finish for the Hefty® team.”
