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JEREMY CLEMENTS

Birth Date: January 16, 1985 Hometown: Spartanburg, SC
Birth Date: August 12, 1993 Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
Team: No. 51 Chevy Camaro SS / Jeremy Clements Racing
Team: No. 16 Toyota Tundra/Roush Fenway Racing

Jeremy Clements knows he faces impossible odds every
time he starts his No. 51 Chevy Camaro SS for a NASCAR
Xfinity Series race.

Million-dollar engine deals and technical
alliances aren’t in the budget, but that
doesn’t keep the 34-year-old driver from
Spartanburg, S.C., from thinking the
improbable victory is waiting around
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The new season will be his
ninth as a full-time driver in
Xfinity. What keeps him coming
back are the lasting memories
of his 2017 win at Road America

at Elkhart Lake, Wis., a win that
ranks high on the list of all-time upsets in
NASCAR.

“To even be here is very hard,” Clements said
after the victory. “We’ve had to make a lot of
sacrifices.”

The opportunity to win, no matter how remote,
keeps Clements coming back for more.

“I think about winning all the time,” he said. “I’m like,
we won one of these races. We can do it again.”

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