BREAKING NEWS NASCAR legend and three-time Daytona 500 winner Larry McClure dies aged 81
McClure was a co-owner of Morgan-McClure Motorsports, and oversaw three Daytona 500 wins in the 1990s.
'The Family of Larry A. McClure, former co-owner of Morgan McClure Motorsports, announces with great sorrow his passing on Wednesday, June 25 at Johnson Memorial Hospital in Abingdon, Virginia,' his family said in a statement.
'We would like to thank everyone for their prayers and support during this most difficult time.'
McClure operated Morgan-McClure Motorsports alongside Tim Morgan and his brother Jerry McClure.
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