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.

“We had some ups and downs during the race, but overall, I am ok with our finish.  We ran hard tonight, as hard as we could, and were able to remain on the lead lap, which is a huge deal for us.  The past two weeks have been morale boosters for our team.  We weren’t as good as we were in practice but we were better tonight than we were in the spring.  Kentucky has been another tough place for us so we’re hoping to improve at that place as well.  We will keep digging and improving each week and will get back to where we were at the beginning of the year.”

Starting the race from the 39^th position, the Hefty® Ford had advanced to the 31^st position by lap 3.  Restarting the event in the 27^th position McClure slide back to the 32^nd position by lap 13 as the car became “loose on entry and tight on exit” of the turns.  While running in the 30^th position, one lap down to the race leader, the second caution flag waved on lap 61.  After visiting pit road for tires with an air-pressure adjustment to the right rear tire, fuel, and track-bar and wedge adjustments, McClure restarted the 300-mile race on lap 67 in the 27^th position.

It didn’t take long for the Virginia native to realize the adjustments made were in the wrong direction, causing the team to lose two positions prior to the third caution flag waving on lap 83.  The decision was made to stay on track and receive the “wave around,” placing the No. 24 Ford back on the leap lap and allowing the team to restart the event on lap 88 in the 23^rd position.  On lap 106 the event’s fourth caution flag waved, allowing McClure to visit pit road for tires, fuel, and to undo the track-bar and wedge adjustments made on the prior stop.  When the race resumed on lap 112, TRM was scored in the 19^th position.

Now battling a car that was tight though the center and “loose turning off of the wall,” McClure fell seven positions by lap 157 and went a lap down to the race leader on lap 159.  Six laps later the caution flag waved for debris, allowing McClure to take advantage of the “wave around” once again, placing the team back on the lead lap in the 26^th position until the event’s final caution flag waved on lap 197.  While coming to pit road for service, the No. 62 was exiting his pit stall and made contact with the Hefty® Odor Block™ Ford, causing minor left side damage.  Once in the stall the TRM Ford received four “scuffed” tires and fuel, and was able to restart the event on lap 200 in the 22^nd position.

With 25 laps remaining the handling of the car became extremely loose forcing the driver to back up his entry and remain off the throttle longer than needed.  As a result, the team dropped four positions in the closing laps to finish the Federated Auto Parts in the 26^th position.  With this finish the team was able to maintain their “locked in” position for the next event at Kentucky Speedway.

The Hefty® Racing™ team returns to the track on June 12, 2010 at Kentucky Speedway for the Meijer 300.