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Injured McClure to miss second race

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:24:16 +0000

For the second consecutive weekend, Jeff Green will replace the injured Eric McClure in the No. 14 Toyota.

Caraviello: Patrick gets wall-to-wall course at Darlington

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 06:24:02 +0000

The first time Danica Patrick hit the wall was in her first run during Nationwide Series practice Friday morning, when she clipped it with the right-rear of her No. 7 car. In opening Sprint Cup practice, she hit it again entering Turn 3. Later, she scraped it in almost the same place in almost the same way. With minutes remaining in the session she hit it one more time, this time harder in between Turns 3 and 4, the impact leaving a long, white streak down the right side of her green automobile.

Accident memories murky for thankful McClure

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 06:23:50 +0000

The overriding emotion that Eric McClure felt before his crash last weekend at Talladega Superspeedway was excitement. He had a chance for his first top-10 finish of the season and liked his position as his No. 14 car approached the restart for a green-white-checkered finish. Then he saw smoke, and he mashed the brake pedal — and it went straight to the floor.

Logano wins at Darlington after late-race chaos

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 06:23:50 +0000

For Joey Logano, Friday night’s victory in the VFW Sport Clips 200 Nationwide Series event at Darlington Raceway was tinged with regret.

Hornish incident behind Patrick; more tests ahead

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 06:23:48 +0000

Danica Patrick and Sam Hornish Jr. have been competing against one another since before they were teenagers, and occasionally with contentious results. Go all the way back to their go-kart days, and there’s a race where the two crashed near the finish of an event at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the same facility where they’ll both be competing in NASCAR in two weeks. Despite all of it, they’ve managed to remain on good terms.

McClure to be held out at Darlington

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 06:23:39 +0000

Eric McClure will sit out Friday night’s Nationwide Series event at Darlington Raceway as he recovers from injuries suffered in a crash last weekend at Talladega Superspeedway.

McClure suffered concussion, internal bruising

admin — Tue, 08 May 2012 06:22:33 +0000

Nationwide Series driver Eric McClure suffered a concussion and internal bruising in a hard accident this past weekend at Talladega Superspeedway, but was released from a Birmingham, Ala., hospital on Monday, according to a team representative.

Recuperating McClure remains under observation

admin — Mon, 07 May 2012 06:22:06 +0000

TALLADEGA, Ala. — Eric McClure remained under observation Sunday in a Birmingham hospital, recuperating from undisclosed injuries suffered in a serious accident late in Saturday’s Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.

McClure airlifted to hospital after Talladega crash

admin — Sun, 06 May 2012 06:22:05 +0000

Eric McClure will be kept overnight at UAB Hospital after a wreck in the closing laps of the Aaron’s 312 Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday.

Logano slips past Kyle Busch for last-second win

admin — Sun, 06 May 2012 06:22:05 +0000

With a slingshot move past Sprint Cup teammate Kyle Busch five laps into overtime, Joey Logano won the Aaron’s 312 on Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway.