SPECIAL EVENT (DENVER, NC.) - Eric McClure to Honor Laura Chichester During Speedweeks

NASCAR driver, Eric McClure, will run a special decal on the C-post of his #24 Hefty® brand Chevrolet (Nationwide Series) and his #37 Hefty® brand Impala SS (Sprint Cup Series) during Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway, honoring Laura Chichester of Cornelius, North Carolina. Chichester, who has been part of the NASCAR family since graduating from the University of South Carolina in 2001 with a degree in Sport and Entertainment Management, passed away on December 20, 2007 at the age of 28. Chichester, an account executive at GMR Marketing in Charlotte, North Carolina for Alltel® Racing, was close friends with Eric’s sister, Emily McClure, who coordinated the tribute with Front Row Motorsports and Chichester’s family.

“Emily came to me over the holidays with the idea to run a decal,” McClure said, “and I thought the perfect way to honor Laura was on a race car since she worked in the industry.”

“I’ll never forget meeting Laura. She was on our flight to California last September and I remember introducing myself and saying ‘I’m really not that bad of a driver.’ She was dumbfounded at first; she didn’t know what to say, but then she began laughing hysterically. I knew right then she was a laid-back person with a good sense of humor and from what Emily tells me, I was correct. It’s an honor for us to do this. ”