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40 Facts About Jeremy Clements

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Jeremy Wayne Clements was born on January 16,1985 and is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Jeremy Clements is the son of Tony Clements, owner of Clements Racing Engines.

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Jeremy Clements competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No 51 Chevrolet SS for Jeremy Clements Racing.

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In 2002, Jeremy Clements moved up to the Late Model division where he won 9 overall races as well as the championship at Cherokee.

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Jeremy Clements made his ARCA Series debut at Talladega Superspeedway, starting 6th and finishing 17th in the No 3 Chevrolet.

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Jeremy Clements started five ARCA races in 2003, earning three top 10s.

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Jeremy Clements was seriously injured on July 24,2004, at age 19, while racing at 311 Speedway in North Carolina.

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Jeremy Clements did not race again until the following year.

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On July 10,2005, Jeremy Clements got back behind the wheel of a racecar for the first time since the accident, testing his late model at Thunder Valley.

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Jeremy Clements was selected by General Motors to participate in a three-track test with Richard Childress Racing.

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Jeremy Clements had a career season in 2007, earning eight top-10s in 12 races.

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Jeremy Clements earned 5 top-10s and narrowly missed repeating his win at Nashville, finishing 2nd.

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Jeremy Clements made his debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2003 at Pikes Peak International Raceway.

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Jeremy Clements did not return to the NASCAR Xfinity Series again until 2007 when Jeremy Clements signed with McGill Motorsports to run the last five races of the season in their No 36 Chevrolet.

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Jeremy Clements only finished two races and had a best finish of 23rd at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

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For 2009, Jeremy Clements increased his focus on the Xfinity Series, attempting 13 races and making 12.

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Jeremy Clements ran six races in his family-owned No 50 with a best finish of 16th.

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Jeremy Clements attempted the next two races as planned, but failed to qualify for both of them.

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Jeremy Clements attempted 19 more races, qualifying for 15 of them.

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In 2011, Jeremy Clements competed in all 34 races, finishing 15th in points.

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Jeremy Clements had no top-ten finishes, but had three 14th-place finishes and ten top-twenty finishes during the season.

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For 2012, Jeremy Clements continued in the Xfinity Series with his team.

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Jeremy Clements drove two races for JD Motorsports at Richmond and Indianapolis when Ty Dillon was using his 51.

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Jeremy Clements sat out two races and returned for the rest of the season.

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Jeremy Clements's season was highlighted by top-ten finishes at the huge Talladega Superspeedway tri-oval and the series' inaugural race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

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Ryan Blaney, who was in second at the time, ricocheted off the wall into Jeremy Clements, and sent his car hard into the wall.

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At the Gardner Denver 200 at Road America, Jeremy Clements recorded a then career-best sixth-place finish.

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At Talladega in 2016, Jeremy Clements led laps under caution and recorded his first Xfinity top-five finish, a fourth.

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In 2017, Jeremy Clements scored a top-10 outing at Iowa, in which he finished seventh.

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Jeremy Clements' win was the first for an independent Xfinity Series driver and team not affiliated with NASCAR's Cup Series since David Gilliland won at Kentucky in 2006.

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Jeremy Clements showed similar consistency in 2019 and finished 14th in the standings.

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Jeremy Clements finished 12th in the final standings, tying his best points finish.

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In 2022, Jeremy Clements scored his second career win, after a firm 10th-place finish at Watkins Glen put him in place for a good starting place at Daytona.

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Jeremy Clements kept the win but was declared ineligible for the playoffs.

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Jeremy Clements recorded seven top-15s, with his best showings being two 14th place finishes.

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Jeremy Clements failed to record a single top-10 finish and finished 19th in the point standings.

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Jeremy Clements scored just one top-10 finish, a 6th place finish at Atlanta, and finished 20th in the standings, the worst points finish of his career.

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Jeremy Clements began the 2025 Season with a 9th place finish at Daytona.

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Jeremy Clements would be awarded an extra point because he scored the Xfinity Fastest Lap in the race.

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At Circuit of the Americas, Jeremy Clements would make his 500th Xfinity Series start, becoming the fourth driver to do so.