After three short days at home with his family, Eric McClure

returns to the west coast to compete in his 111^th career NNS

event and his fifth at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS).

• LVMS is the site of McClure’s best finish of the 2009 season

(16^th) and in four starts, the driver has completed 97.3% of the

total laps and has an average finish of 23.5.

• McClure will pilot chassis # 44 during the upcoming Sam’s

Town 300.  This chassis was used last weekend at Auto Club

Speedway where the team qualified 24^th and finished in the 35^th

position.

West Coast Crew Member

• Marcus Robert Craig, a 23-year-old native of Walla Walla,

Washington, will be close to his home state this weekend when

he visits LVMS for the Sam’s Town 300.  LVMS sits

approximately 910 miles from Walla Walla and is the closest

race on the NASCAR Nationwide Series circuit.  Having always

loved fast automobiles, Craig moved to North Carolina in 2005

following high school graduation and has worked for TRM since

May 2006 as a mechanic, painter, and front tire changer.

Fun Facts: A Little Poker for a Big Charity

• On Thursday, February 25 at 4:00 p.m. PT, McClure, along

with other NASCAR drivers, will participate in a poker

tournament at the Stratosphere Hotel & Casino.  The proceeds

from the tournament will benefit the Dale Earnhardt Foundation.

Follow Eric McClure and the Hefty® Racing™ Team during 2010

 NNS Season:

• Facebook:  Fans of Eric McClure
• Twitter:  @heftyracing24

Websites: 

• www.ericmcclure.com  (Driver)
• www.teamrensimotorsports.com  (Team)

Eric McClure, driver of the No. 24 Hefty® Odor Block™ Ford

Fusion Quotes:

(Expectations Coming Back to LVMS After Scoring a 16^th-place Finish in 2009)

“I am really anxious to get back to Vegas.  It’s a great place for the fans to watch a race and the facility does a great job in providing entertainment for the fans throughout the race weekend.  We had a solid run there last year finishing 16^th and after the weekend I had last week at ACS, we need to have a decent finish so we can rebound in the points.”