Jeremy Clements Racing

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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]

Jeremy Clements Racing
Owner(s)Jeremy Clements
Tony Clements
BaseSpartanburg, South Carolina
SeriesNASCAR Xfinity Series
Race drivers51. Jeremy Clements
Sponsors51. 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
ManufacturerChevrolet
Opened2008
Career
Debut2008 Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 (Gateway)
Latest race2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
Races competed470
Drivers' Championships0
Race victories2
Pole positions0

History

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Car No. 50 history

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In 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

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Year 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
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

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In 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

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Year 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
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
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
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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Jeremy Clements Racing announces plans for 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series season". Catchfence.com. January 14, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  2. ^ "Behind The Scenes With A NASCAR Team". WJZ-TV. Baltimore, MD. May 3, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  3. ^ "Jeremy Clements (owner) - NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ McFadin, Daniel (July 29, 2020). "Xfinity team owners' appeal of COVID-19 protocol penalty denied". NASCAR on NBC. NBC Sports. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Gillispie, Zach (30 April 2021). "First Pacific Funding Extends Sponsorship With Jeremy Clements". www.frontstretch.com. Frontstretch. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Jeremy Clements Racing levied L2 penalty, win ineligible for playoffs". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 30, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Jeremy Clements Racing wins appeal of No. 51 Chevrolet penalty from Daytona". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 13, 2022.
  11. ^ "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.
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