Jeremy Clements Racing, formerly known as Jeremy Clements Motorsports, is an American professional stock car racing team. The team currently fields the No. 51 Chevrolet Camaro SS full-time for Jeremy Clements in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with crew chief Mark Setzer.[1] Based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the team was founded in 2010,[1] and is owned by driver Jeremy Clements and his father Tony.[2] The team has fielded cars in the Xfinity Series for Clements, Ty Dillon (loaning the No. 51 entry to Richard Childress Racing), and Ryan Sieg.[3]
Owner(s) | Jeremy Clements Tony Clements |
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Base | Spartanburg, South Carolina |
Series | NASCAR Xfinity Series |
Race drivers | 51. Jeremy Clements |
Sponsors | 51. All South Electric, 1-Stop Convenience Stores, First Pacific Funding, Wings Etc. Grill & Pub, Impel Union, Nordic Logistics, Alliance Driveaway Solutions, Spartan Waste, Whitetail Smokeless, Booze Pops, Fly and Form Structure, Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet |
Manufacturer | Chevrolet |
Opened | 2008 |
Career | |
Debut | 2008 Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 (Gateway) |
Latest race | 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race (Phoenix) |
Races competed | 470 |
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
Race victories | 2 |
Pole positions | 0 |
History
editCar No. 50 history
editIn 2008, Jeremy Clements attempted the Dollar General 300 but failed to qualify. He did, however, qualify for the next race, the Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250, and debuted for Jeremy Clements Motorsports in the No. 50 car. He finished 22nd. 2009 would see them increase in made races from the previous years. In six starts, Clements would improve on the team's best career finish, from 22nd to 16th at Gateway, where the team had debuted the year earlier. 2010 would see the Clements family step away from fielding an independent team to collaborate with JD Motorsports. Clements would miss six of his twenty-two attempts in the No. 04, but he would also get his first top 10, again at Gateway.
Car No. 50 results
editYear | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | Owners | Pts |
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2008 | Jeremy Clements | 50 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH | TEX | PHO | MXC | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI DNQ |
GTY 22 |
IRP | CGV | GLN | MCH DNQ |
BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM 30 |
N/A | 170 |
2009 | DAY | CAL | LVS | BRI | TEX | NSH 39 |
PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT 27 |
DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI 35 |
GTY 16 |
IRP | IOW | GLN | MCH 25 |
BRI | CGV | ATL 36 |
RCH | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | N/A | N/A |
Car No. 51 history
editIn 2011, the team would see Clements go back to fielding his team. He would attempt the full schedule for the first time, in a new No. 51. He would succeed, attaining three top 15's on the way to a top 15 points finish.
In 2012, for both the Virginia 529 College Savings 250, and the Lilly Diabetes 250, Jeremy Clements fielded the No. 4 entry for Jeremy Clements Racing, the successor to Jeremy Clements Motorsports, in place of the regular 51, as Richard Childress Racing used it for Ty Dillon. Ty finished 3rd and 7th, respectively. Clements would improve over last season with two top 10's and five top 15's, finishing 14th in the points standings. In 2013, Jeremy Clements missed both the Dollar General 200 and the Sam's Town 300. Ryan Sieg filled in the No. 51 for both races, with the events being his first two Xfinity Series starts. He finished 21st and 18th, respectively. Clements would continue to perform, with two top 10's and three top 15's. Despite missing two races and having fewer stellar finishes, he would only fall to 16th in the standings. 2014-15 would see Clements accumulate three top 10's, almost finishing in the top 5 at Elkhart Lake in 2014. His best points finish during this stretch tied the team's best of 14th. By this point, the No. 51 had become known for their consistency in both race and season points finishes.
In the inaugural season of the Xfinity Series Chase (2016), Clements finished 15th in points, just 3 positions outside of the lowest spot in the Chase, 12th. This season would also see Clements Racing finish top 5 for the first time, a 4th at the spring Talladega race. They would also finish top 10 two additional times On August 27, 2017, Clements won the Johnsonville 180 at Road America, after a collision with Matt Tifft while coming to the white flag. This victory was the first victory for Clements, JCR, and the 51 team, and locked the 51 into the first round of the 2017 Xfinity Series Chase, the Round of 12. However, Clements would miss the round of 8 and finish last in the Chase. Despite this relative disappointment, the win and subsequent points finish was the breakout moment that JCR had been looking for after only finishing top 10 once up until that point in the season and never finishing higher than 14th in the points. 2018 would be a return to business as usual, as Jeremy Clements would have two more top 10 finishes en route to another top 15 points finish. Their best finish was an 8th at Richmond.
Before the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, JCR purchased chassis from the shuttered Chip Ganassi Racing Xfinity Series program, intending to run top-fifteen to top-ten consistently with the new cars.[4] This prediction would prove accurate, as the No. 51 team would see a marked increase in production. With one top 5 and four top 10's, including a 6th at the fall Kansas race, the highs were certainly higher. However, the team would again finish in 14th for the final points standings.
During the 2020 season, the team was fined $10,000 for an undisclosed violation of NASCAR's COVID-19 protocols; the penalty was upheld after an appeal by the team.[5] On September 23, 2020, JCR announced it has parted ways with longtime sponsor RepairableVehicles.com, ending a partnership that lasted for 10 years. The team will look for new sponsors for the remainder of the season and 2021.[6] None of this seemed to slow down the JCR team, however, as they would hold strong with one top 5 and five top 10's. His season-best finish of 3rd at Pocono was the best finish for the No. 51 since his win three years earlier, but they would just miss out on the Playoffs by finishing 13th in the final points standings. 2021 would see Clements get off to one of the hottest starts in his career, as through the first eight races he would accumulate three top-10's while finishing an astonishing 99.8% of the scheduled laps. This hot streak would help solve his previous sponsorship woes, as First Pacific Funding would sign on to sponsor him for the rest of the season.[7]
During the 2022 season, Clements scored his second career win at the Daytona night race.[8] However, NASCAR issued the team an L2 penalty four days later after the post-race inspection discovered an illegally modified intake manifold. Clements kept the win, but was declared ineligible for the playoffs. In addition, crew chief Mark Setzer was fined US$60,000 and the team was docked 75 owner and driver points, plus 10 playoff points should the team qualify for the postseason.[9] Clements's appeal was heard on September 13; panel members Tom DeLoach, Richard Gore and Dixon Johnston found in Clements's favor, rescinding the penalty and revoking the punishments.[10] As a result, he regained his eligibility for the 2022 playoffs.[10] On October 18, Setzer was suspended for one race and fined US$25,000 for an L1 Penalty under Section 14.4.B.E, which deals with the modification of a composite body part following the Las Vegas race. In addition, the No. 51 has been docked 40 driver and owner points.[11]
Car No. 51 results
editYear | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | Owners | Pts |
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2011 | Jeremy Clements | 51 | Chevy | DAY 16 |
PHO 22 |
LVS 27 |
BRI 16 |
CAL 35 |
TEX 21 |
TAL 24 |
NSH 23 |
RCH 23 |
DAR 26 |
DOV 24 |
IOW 14 |
CLT 26 |
CHI 29 |
MCH 26 |
ROA 32 |
DAY 32 |
KEN 31 |
NHA 19 |
NSH 21 |
IRP 18 |
IOW 17 |
GLN 24 |
CGV 39 |
BRI 32 |
ATL 14 |
RCH 14 |
CHI 21 |
DOV 18 |
KAN 23 |
CLT 29 |
TEX 26 |
PHO 24 |
HOM 18 |
22nd | 696 | |
2012 | DAY 25 |
PHO 22 |
LVS 21 |
BRI 20 |
CAL 20 |
TEX 29 |
RCH 33 |
TAL 29 |
DAR 33 |
IOW 23 |
CLT 18 |
DOV 10 |
MCH 31 |
ROA 25 |
KEN 21 |
DAY 11 |
NHA 17 |
CHI 22 |
IOW 21 |
GLN 19 |
CGV 25 |
BRI 33 |
ATL 15 |
CHI 30 |
KEN 15 |
DOV 27 |
CLT 19 |
KAN 35 |
TEX 16 |
PHO 33 |
HOM 22 |
21st | 725 | |||||||
Ty Dillon1 | IND 3 |
RCH 7 |
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2013 | Jeremy Clements | DAY 33 |
BRI 33 |
CAL 21 |
TEX 35 |
RCH 37 |
TAL 9 |
DAR 20 |
CLT 22 |
DOV 19 |
IOW 17 |
MCH 13 |
ROA 23 |
KEN 25 |
DAY 22 |
NHA 23 |
CHI 25 |
IND 35 |
IOW 21 |
GLN 20 |
MOH 10 |
BRI 22 |
ATL 23 |
RCH 26 |
CHI 24 |
KEN 20 |
DOV 20 |
KAN 36 |
CLT 20 |
TEX 22 |
PHO 26 |
HOM 30 |
21st | 687 | ||||||
Ryan Sieg | PHO 21 |
LVS 18 |
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2014 | Jeremy Clements | DAY 29 |
PHO 21 |
LVS 32 |
BRI 18 |
CAL 36 |
TEX 18 |
DAR 31 |
RCH 22 |
TAL 23 |
IOW 22 |
CLT 23 |
DOV 20 |
MCH 20 |
ROA 6 |
KEN 30 |
DAY 8 |
NHA 20 |
CHI 13 |
IND 26 |
IOW 25 |
GLN 16 |
MOH 22 |
BRI 23 |
ATL 22 |
RCH 21 |
CHI 33 |
KEN 21 |
DOV 18 |
KAN 17 |
CLT 22 |
TEX 21 |
PHO 11 |
HOM 13 |
21st | 757 | ||||
2015 | DAY 14 |
ATL 21 |
LVS 22 |
PHO 16 |
CAL 24 |
TEX 22 |
BRI 13 |
RCH 14 |
TAL 17 |
IOW 15 |
CLT 13 |
DOV 10 |
MCH 31 |
CHI 19 |
DAY 28 |
KEN 26 |
NHA 19 |
IND 15 |
IOW 21 |
GLN 11 |
MOH 17 |
BRI 14 |
ROA 28 |
DAR 20 |
RCH 34 |
CHI 20 |
KEN 19 |
DOV 21 |
CLT 20 |
KAN 19 |
TEX 17 |
PHO 30 |
HOM 22 |
20th | 801 | |||||
2016 | DAY 15 |
ATL 17 |
LVS 20 |
PHO 28 |
CAL 21 |
TEX 24 |
BRI 33 |
RCH 22 |
TAL 4 |
DOV 22 |
CLT 20 |
POC 31 |
MCH 21 |
IOW 16 |
DAY 16 |
KEN 16 |
NHA 13 |
IND 17 |
IOW 17 |
GLN 25 |
MOH 34 |
BRI 6 |
ROA 25 |
DAR 8 |
RCH 17 |
CHI 16 |
KEN 12 |
DOV 22 |
CLT 22 |
KAN 28 |
TEX 18 |
PHO 31 |
HOM 24 |
20th | 693 | |||||
2017 | DAY 35 |
ATL 37 |
LVS 26 |
PHO 19 |
CAL 22 |
TEX 21 |
BRI 17 |
RCH 15 |
TAL 27 |
CLT 17 |
DOV 23 |
POC 17 |
MCH 23 |
IOW 7 |
DAY 15 |
KEN 22 |
NHA 21 |
IND 31 |
IOW 28 |
GLN 35 |
MOH 37 |
BRI 18 |
ROA 1 |
DAR 21 |
RCH 16 |
CHI 20 |
KEN 22 |
DOV 22 |
CLT 20 |
KAN 25 |
TEX 22 |
PHO 23 |
HOM 23 |
23rd | 515 | |||||
2018 | DAY 16 |
ATL 27 |
LVS 22 |
PHO 20 |
CAL 15 |
TEX 16 |
BRI 40 |
RCH 8 |
TAL 35 |
DOV 18 |
CLT 35 |
POC 15 |
MCH 15 |
IOW 20 |
CHI 17 |
DAY 34 |
KEN 18 |
NHA 18 |
IOW 20 |
GLN 14 |
MOH 17 |
BRI 13 |
ROA 13 |
DAR 16 |
IND 14 |
LVS 13 |
RCH 16 |
CLT 18 |
DOV 20 |
KAN 10 |
TEX 14 |
PHO 17 |
HOM 19 |
18th | 619 | |||||
2019 | DAY 36 |
ATL 18 |
LVS 15 |
PHO 13 |
CAL 14 |
TEX 26 |
BRI 13 |
RCH 35 |
TAL 27 |
DOV 18 |
CLT 13 |
POC 16 |
MCH 15 |
IOW 12 |
CHI 13 |
DAY 9 |
KEN 13 |
NHA 15 |
IOW 30 |
GLN 11 |
MOH 11 |
BRI 4 |
ROA 8 |
DAR 12 |
IND 11 |
LVS 20 |
RCH 16 |
CLT 11 |
DOV 36 |
KAN 6 |
TEX 28 |
PHO 18 |
HOM 16 |
16th | 699 | |||||
2020 | DAY 28 |
LVS 31 |
CAL 9 |
PHO 36 |
DAR 12 |
CLT 32 |
BRI 8 |
ATL 13 |
HOM 12 |
HOM 27 |
TAL 24 |
POC 3 |
IND 13 |
KEN 12 |
KEN 11 |
TEX 11 |
KAN 12 |
ROA 29 |
DAY 6 |
DOV 13 |
DOV 19 |
DAY 20 |
DAR 32 |
RCH 17 |
RCH 17 |
BRI 11 |
LVS 13 |
TAL 20 |
CLT 16 |
KAN 15 |
TEX 27 |
MAR 15 |
PHO 10 |
16th | 666 | |||||
2021 | DAY 22 |
DAY 10 |
HOM 9 |
LVS 17 |
PHO 10 |
ATL 12 |
MAR 14 |
TAL 14 |
DAR 6 |
DOV 12 |
COA 23 |
CLT 10 |
MOH 33 |
TEX 14 |
NSH 11 |
POC 13 |
ROA 28 |
ATL 8 |
NHA 15 |
GLN 16 |
IND 14 |
MCH 11 |
DAY 24 |
DAR 8 |
RCH 26 |
BRI 13 |
LVS 39 |
TAL 24 |
CLT 12 |
TEX 29 |
KAN 17 |
MAR 9 |
PHO 18 |
15th | 748 | |||||
2022 | DAY 37 |
CAL 17 |
LVS 11 |
PHO 18 |
ATL 37 |
COA 24 |
RCH 20 |
MAR 10 |
TAL 23 |
DOV 29 |
DAR 29 |
TEX 16 |
CLT 22 |
PIR 34 |
NSH 22 |
ROA 9 |
ATL 17 |
NHA 4 |
POC 32 |
IND 19 |
MCH 31 |
GLN 10 |
DAY 1 |
DAR 21 |
KAN 21 |
BRI 16 |
TEX 36 |
TAL 20 |
CLT 14 |
LVS 15 |
HOM 26 |
MAR 17 |
PHO 27 |
12th | 2069 | |||||
2023 | DAY 17 |
CAL 18 |
LVS 25 |
PHO 20 |
ATL 15 |
COA 14 |
RCH 36 |
MAR 32 |
TAL 19 |
DOV 19 |
DAR 14 |
CLT 19 |
PIR 22 |
SON 17 |
NSH 22 |
CSC 20 |
ATL 15 |
NHA 15 |
POC 15 |
ROA 27 |
MCH 26 |
IRC 19 |
GLN 37 |
DAY 26 |
DAR 21 |
KAN 15 |
BRI 24 |
TEX 18 |
ROV 23 |
LVS 30 |
HOM 21 |
MAR 17 |
PHO 20 |
21st | 533 | |||||
2024 | DAY 29 |
ATL 6 |
LVS 25 |
PHO 15 |
COA 19 |
RCH 24 |
MAR 22 |
TEX 16 |
TAL 35 |
DOV 14 |
DAR 37 |
CLT 13 |
PIR 30 |
SON 23 |
IOW 21 |
NHA 21 |
NSH 22 |
CSC 37 |
POC 30 |
IND 30 |
MCH 15 |
DAY 27 |
DAR 31 |
ATL 29 |
GLN 18 |
BRI 12 |
KAN 27 |
TAL 36 |
ROV 20 |
LVS 18 |
HOM 16 |
MAR 27 |
PHO 20 |
25th | 477 |
- 1 – Was fielded by Richard Childress Racing but used the No. 51 owners points.
Images
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Clements Racing No. 51 at Road America in 2014
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2019 car at Road America
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2023 car at Sonoma
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2024 car at Las Vegas
References
edit- ^ a b "Jeremy Clements Racing announces plans for 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series season". Catchfence.com. January 14, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
- ^ "Behind The Scenes With A NASCAR Team". WJZ-TV. Baltimore, MD. May 3, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
- ^ "Jeremy Clements (owner) - NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
- ^ Aragon, Dominic. "Jeremy Clements Racing Utilizing Ganassi Cars in 2019". The Racing Experts. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ McFadin, Daniel (July 29, 2020). "Xfinity team owners' appeal of COVID-19 protocol penalty denied". NASCAR on NBC. NBC Sports. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- ^ "Jeremy Clements Racing and Repairables.com part ways; team looking for sponsorship". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 23, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ Gillispie, Zach (30 April 2021). "First Pacific Funding Extends Sponsorship With Jeremy Clements". www.frontstretch.com. Frontstretch. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ Spencer, Reid (August 27, 2022). "Jeremy Clements nabs upset win in Xfinity Series race at Daytona". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ "Jeremy Clements Racing levied L2 penalty, win ineligible for playoffs". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 30, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- ^ a b "Jeremy Clements Racing wins appeal of No. 51 Chevrolet penalty from Daytona". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 13, 2022.
- ^ "Las Vegas Penalties Announced; Bubba Wallace Suspended from Homestead Race". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media. October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
External links
edit- Official website
- Jeremy Clements Racing owner statistics at Racing-Reference