St. Louis, Mo (July 17, 2010)—Being a “go or go home” team heading into the event at Gateway International Raceway was not what Eric McClure wanted as he had suffered accidents in two of his past three qualifying attempts at the raceway.  Nevertheless, after solidly qualifying for their first two races as a non-guaranteed starter, the TRM team was confident they could post a lap fast enough to guarantee a starting position.  Despite some anxious moments after the 31-year-old driver made his qualifying attempt, and having to wait until the end of the session, the Hefty® Racing™ team was one of 43 starters in Saturday’s Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250.

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• Eric and Miranda McClure welcomed their third daughter, Mirabella Rileigh, on July 11.  She weighed in at 6 lbs 2 oz. and was 18 ½ inches long.  Both baby and mother are doing well.
• The 31-year-old driver has qualified for all races thus far this season and has been running at the end of every event.
• Saturday’s event will mark his 127^th career start if he can earn one of the 43 starting positions.
• Following last weekend’s event, the Virginia driver sits 68 points behind the 30^th position in NASCAR owner standings.
• McClure’s best recorded finish at the speedway is 21st.
• TRM will utilize chassis No. 48 which recorded a 29^th-place finish at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
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McClure Headed to “Bluegrass State”:

• Eric McClure will compete in his 122^nd career Nationwide Series start and his fifth at the 1.5-mile tri-oval this weekend.
• TRM will utilize chassis No. 44.  It was last used at Charlotte Motor Speedway where it ran as high as 14^th before finishing in the 29^th position.
• The team’s most recent visit to Kentucky Speedway (2009) warranted a 30^th-place finish after spending time in the garage area for engine issues.
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Lebanon, TN (June 6, 2010)—Returning to Nashville Superspeedway for the second time this season Eric McClure and the Hefty® Racing™ team had two goals in mind; improve on their 29^th-place finish from April and leave with a guaranteed starting position for the next event.  Although the handling of the Hefty® Odor Block® Ford wasn’t to the liking of the driver for the majority of the 225-lap race, McClure was able to overcome his 39^th-place starting position to finish the Federated Auto Parts 300 on the lead lap in the 26^th position.  As a result Team Rensi Motorsports (TRM) accomplished both of the goals set prior to the event and will be “locked in” at Kentucky Speedway.

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Lebanon, TN (June 6, 2010)—Returning to Nashville Superspeedway for the second time this season Eric McClure and the Hefty® Racing™ team had two goals in mind; improve on their 29^th-place finish from April and leave with a guaranteed starting position for the next event.  Although the handling of the Hefty® Odor Block® Ford wasn’t to the liking of the driver for the majority of the 225-lap race, McClure was able to overcome his 39^th-place starting position to finish the Federated Auto Parts 300 on the lead lap in the 26^th position.  As a result Team Rensi Motorsports (TRM) accomplished both of the goals set prior to the event and will be “locked in” at Kentucky Speedway.

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