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Former NASCAR
driver Eric McClure has died at age 42.
His family said he passed away on Sunday but did not list a
cause of death, adding family members "would like to thank
everyone for their prayers and support during this very
difficult time."
McClure drove competitively from 2003-16, making three starts in
the Cup Series and 288 in the Xfinity Series. His best finish
was eighth place in the 2013 Xfinity Series season opener at
Daytona.
He was involved in a crash at Talladega in 2012 when his car hit
the wall at a high rate of speed. He sustained a concussion and
other injuries that left him with lingering side effects.
"The accident at Talladega changed me," he told the publication
Frontstretch in 2015. "Certainly the illnesses that I had in
subsequent years were a result of some of the treatments during
that process. Physically, I'm not the same. I'm not the same
person I was at certain aspects, not just the arthritis but just
some things are different."
He also described the challenges his family faced after the
accident. He has seven daughters.
"We went through a really dark time, I'm not going to lie," he
said. "It was the most challenging time of our lives. From
family life, to what happened at the track, and there were a lot
of dark days through that process."
McClure was charged with domestic abuse in 2018 after a physical
altercation with his ex-wife, Miranda. Initially convicted of a
misdemeanor, he entered a no-contest plea during the appeals
process and was sentenced to 12 months' probation and ordered to
undergo a mental health evaluation.
--Field Level Media
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