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Jeremy Clements
Jeremy Wayne Clements (born January 16, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 51 Chevrolet SS for Jeremy Clements Racing. He is the son of Tony Clements, owner of Clements Racing Engines.
A native of Spartanburg, South Carolina, Clements began his racing career at the age of eight by driving go-karts. In 1999, he moved on to race four-cylinder cars in both the Modified and Stock Series at Thunder Valley Speedway and Cherokee Speedway. Over the next three seasons, he won 55 feature events and two track championships.
In 2002, Clements moved up to the Late Model division, where he won nine overall races as well as the championship at Cherokee. He also made his ARCA Series debut at Talladega Superspeedway, starting sixth and finishing seventeenth in the No. 3 Chevrolet. He started five ARCA races in 2003, earning three top-tens. Clements was seriously injured on July 24, 2004, at the age of nineteen, while racing at 311 Speedway in North Carolina. While driving his late model, the driveshaft broke and pierced through the vehicle, injuring his right hand. He was immediately taken to Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C., where he underwent a nine-hour orthopedic surgery.[citation needed] In the following year, Clements went through ten surgeries, including sewing his hand to his right side hip for a skin graft, using bone grafts from his hip, and taking tendons from his right foot. He did not race again until the following year.
On July 10, 2005, Clements got back behind the wheel of a racecar for the first time since the accident, testing his late model at Thunder Valley. He made his ARCA return at Chicagoland Speedway in September. In 2006, he ran ten races in the ARCA series in Ken Appling's No. 3 Chevrolet. He earned four top-tens, including three consecutive top-fives. He was also selected by General Motors to participate in a three-track test with Richard Childress Racing. Clements had a career season in 2007, earning eight top-tens in twelve races. On August 11, 2007, at Nashville Superspeedway, he earned his only ARCA win to date after starting second and leading 48 laps. In 2008, Clements ran seven races. He earned five top-tens and narrowly missed repeating his win at Nashville, finishing second.
Clements made his debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (then NASCAR Busch Series) in 2003 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Driving the No. 71 Chevrolet for Young Racing, he started 35th and finished 31st after an early crash.
Clements did not return to the NASCAR Xfinity Series again until 2007, when Clements signed with McGill Motorsports to run the last five races of the season in their No. 36 Chevrolet. He only finished two races and had a best finish of 23rd at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
In 2008, Clements attempted four races for his family-owned No. 50 team. He qualified for two of them, earning finishes of 22nd and 30th. During these two years, he also spent time practicing and qualifying cars for Joe Gibbs Racing in races that conflicted with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule.
For 2009, Clements increased his focus on the Xfinity Series, attempting thirteen races and making twelve. He ran six races in his family-owned No. 50 with a best finish of sixteenth. Shortly before the October race at Kansas Speedway, Clements and sponsor Saxon Group joined forces with JD Motorsports to finish out the season in the No. 0 Chevrolet. In his second race with JD, he finished a then-career best twelfth at Auto Club Speedway.
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Jeremy Clements
Jeremy Wayne Clements (born January 16, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 51 Chevrolet SS for Jeremy Clements Racing. He is the son of Tony Clements, owner of Clements Racing Engines.
A native of Spartanburg, South Carolina, Clements began his racing career at the age of eight by driving go-karts. In 1999, he moved on to race four-cylinder cars in both the Modified and Stock Series at Thunder Valley Speedway and Cherokee Speedway. Over the next three seasons, he won 55 feature events and two track championships.
In 2002, Clements moved up to the Late Model division, where he won nine overall races as well as the championship at Cherokee. He also made his ARCA Series debut at Talladega Superspeedway, starting sixth and finishing seventeenth in the No. 3 Chevrolet. He started five ARCA races in 2003, earning three top-tens. Clements was seriously injured on July 24, 2004, at the age of nineteen, while racing at 311 Speedway in North Carolina. While driving his late model, the driveshaft broke and pierced through the vehicle, injuring his right hand. He was immediately taken to Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C., where he underwent a nine-hour orthopedic surgery.[citation needed] In the following year, Clements went through ten surgeries, including sewing his hand to his right side hip for a skin graft, using bone grafts from his hip, and taking tendons from his right foot. He did not race again until the following year.
On July 10, 2005, Clements got back behind the wheel of a racecar for the first time since the accident, testing his late model at Thunder Valley. He made his ARCA return at Chicagoland Speedway in September. In 2006, he ran ten races in the ARCA series in Ken Appling's No. 3 Chevrolet. He earned four top-tens, including three consecutive top-fives. He was also selected by General Motors to participate in a three-track test with Richard Childress Racing. Clements had a career season in 2007, earning eight top-tens in twelve races. On August 11, 2007, at Nashville Superspeedway, he earned his only ARCA win to date after starting second and leading 48 laps. In 2008, Clements ran seven races. He earned five top-tens and narrowly missed repeating his win at Nashville, finishing second.
Clements made his debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (then NASCAR Busch Series) in 2003 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Driving the No. 71 Chevrolet for Young Racing, he started 35th and finished 31st after an early crash.
Clements did not return to the NASCAR Xfinity Series again until 2007, when Clements signed with McGill Motorsports to run the last five races of the season in their No. 36 Chevrolet. He only finished two races and had a best finish of 23rd at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
In 2008, Clements attempted four races for his family-owned No. 50 team. He qualified for two of them, earning finishes of 22nd and 30th. During these two years, he also spent time practicing and qualifying cars for Joe Gibbs Racing in races that conflicted with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule.
For 2009, Clements increased his focus on the Xfinity Series, attempting thirteen races and making twelve. He ran six races in his family-owned No. 50 with a best finish of sixteenth. Shortly before the October race at Kansas Speedway, Clements and sponsor Saxon Group joined forces with JD Motorsports to finish out the season in the No. 0 Chevrolet. In his second race with JD, he finished a then-career best twelfth at Auto Club Speedway.