Eric McClure

The team’s plans have not been announced as of mid-January, but it’s expected that McClure will return to Tri Star with his long-time primary sponsor, Hefty/Reynolds Wrap. The 36-year-old driver is nearing the 300-start mark in the Xfinity Series, but to little acclaim or success. McClure started all 33 events last season for this team but only managed 10 Top-25 finishes and a lowly 26.9 average finish for the season. Another year of ups-and-downs lay ahead, but with Hefty/Reynolds Wrap paying the bills, McClure will continue racing at this level of NASCAR until the money dries up. - Update - McClure will race at Daytona for JD Motorsports, but the rest of his season has not been announced. Likely sharing the No. 0 Chevrolet of JDM.

McClure had a tough 2012 campaign that included a big crash and concussion at Talladega during the spring. The injuries sustained in that crash sidelined him for five races. Despite missing those events, McClure still finished a respectable 16th in the final championship standings. This was thanks mostly to his seven Top-25 finishes in the final 10 races of last year. That push allowed him to climb a couple spots in the standings over the last two months of 2012. The No. 14 Toyota team will field McClure again this season and hope for some better luck. The veteran driver will make his 200th series start at Daytona in February, so good things should be in store.