NASCAR Fans in Agreement as Jeremy Clements Fumes at Joe Gibbs Racing’s Pay Driver After Daytona Crash
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 02: Jeremy Clements, driver of the #51 RepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet, stands on the grid during the Salute to Veterans Qualifying Day Fueled by The Texas Lottery for the NASCAR Xfinity Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 02, 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
Earlier during the NASCAR Xfinity race at the Daytona International Speedway, there were many wrecks. The first of those was an incident involving Drew Dollar and Jeremy Clements. As it turned out, Dollar lost control of his #18 car and veered into the outside wall. Unfortunately, the #51 car of Clements happened to be in his trajectory and they collided.
Naturally, Clements was absolutely furious with Dollar for crashing him out. He fumed on Twitter and declared that such things happen when drivers buy NASCAR rides. In other words, he pretty much tried to imply that Dollar paid money for his seat and did not deserve it on merit.
That’s what happens when you have guys that buy rides that shouldn’t be out there.
— Jeremy Clements (@JClements51) February 19, 2022
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Evidently, several fans agreed with him and called out Joe Gibbs Racing for it. In essence, Drew Dollar took over the seat that reigning Xfinity Series champion Daniel Hemric vacated. Instead, he has jumped ship to Kaulig Racing, taking over the #11 car from Justin Haley who is in the Cup Series.
Isn’t that why endings like the truck series happen? This is not racing it’s pay for a car and see what happens. https://t.co/aSXi68Mh63
— Solomon Tucker (@babesandballers) February 19, 2022
You are so right he should not be in that car https://t.co/6Y0e1qHCAL
— Harvickfan4ever (@Harvickfan4eve3) February 20, 2022
fuck drew dollar https://t.co/JEc9ACKWj4
— 🏎️Zachary🏎️ (@deep_zach) February 20, 2022
He ain't wrong. Too many talentless hacks with money backing. https://t.co/UuVy5pcMB6
— Trick Daddy (@TrickyNBC) February 19, 2022
FACTS!!! His ass shouldn't have been there https://t.co/z91TNaKmSq
— Jordan A. Miller (@PatriotsFan_614) February 20, 2022
As a JGR and KBM fan… there are better drivers for the #18 rides https://t.co/fFrf9fjbH9
— Seb (@27sim_racing) February 20, 2022
Spot on. Sorry man, as always.. rooting for you #864 https://t.co/h5yMRPpb1j
— Logan W (@logs_14) February 19, 2022
Truth and Fact!!! @KBMteam @JoeGibbsRacing https://t.co/Gu3vicDjHC
— Tony Ritchison (@RowdyFan1851) February 19, 2022
JEREMY CLEMENTS GOING AT DREW DOLLAR, WE'VE GOT BEEF, AND ITS FOR DINNER BABY! https://t.co/whjv7ltIHS
— Mustapha (@anascarfan2) February 19, 2022
What else did the fans say about the Jeremy Clements incident?
Suffice to say, many were mad about the incident. Some even blamed Joe Gibbs Racing for fast-tracking such drivers into the racing arena. One response said, “See, I don’t disagree with this, but there is also a trend of JGR rushing drivers to Cup. I say it’s 50% that, 50% on his last name being “Dollar”.
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CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 29: Jeremy Clements, driver of the #51 Fire Wall Signs Absolute Wall Chevrolet, waits on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco Uniforms 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 29, 2021 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Dollar (Money) talks https://t.co/EdoTsdhUYO
— nothing to smile about in my life (@OsamaLeftwich) February 19, 2022
Most accurate tweet of 2022 so far https://t.co/OSTpmlvJQl
— AB (@ABdoesracing) February 19, 2022
GET HIS ASS JEREMY 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 https://t.co/TRwiLf9EDN
— #1 MS31 Fan (@notmyattsnider) February 19, 2022
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Yeap it really sucks for small teams. These no talent ass rich kids can cost you $100k just like that. https://t.co/OQwJG4AyWx
— Cam (@CWB1950) February 19, 2022
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In the end, both drivers were classified 36th and 37th, and out of the race. For Jeremy Clements, this result was particularly disappointing because he was hoping to improve his standing this season. Last year and in 2017, he had a career-best Xfinity Series championship finish of 12th. Now, he is aiming to try and breach the Top 10, but Dollar’s interference has got him off to a bad start. On the bright side, the season has only just begun, and it will offer plenty of chances for redemption.
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