- 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 127th 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 30th position in NASCAR owner standings.
- McClure’s best recorded finish at the speedway is 21st.
- TRM will utilize chassis No. 48 which recorded a 29th-place finish at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Take Me Out to the Ballgame
- Arriving to the area early, McClure, as a guest of the Crowne Plaza Downtown St. Louis, will take in a St. Louis Cardinals game on Thursday.
Crowne Plaza Downtown St. Louis Returns to No. 24 Ford
- For the second consecutive year, the Crowne Plaza Downtown St. Louis returns to Team Rensi Motorsports as an associate sponsor for the Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250. The hotel logo will appear on the lower quarter-panels of the No. 24 Ford Fusion.
Eric McClure quotes:
“Regardless of what happens at the track this has already been such a special and blessed week. Miranda and I have always been a family-first family and there’s truly no words to describe the experience of seeing your children come into the world. It puts everything else into perspective.”
“Gateway usually has a lot of cars on the entry list so it’s going to be tough to qualify on time. I have struggled with qualifying here in the past so I am hopeful we can get our Hefty® brand Ford in the show. We have had decent finishes the past two years so hopefully we can do it again this year. ”
