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Drivers congratulate Jeremy Clements on hard-earned first XFINITY Series win

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MORE: Clements throws hat into playoff picture with exciting win Jeremy Clements emerged late in Sunday's Johnsonville 180 at Road America to land his first career NASCAR XFINITY Series win -- in his 256th start. Clements, whose first start in the series came at the age of 18 in 2003, races for his small, family-owned team, and held off Joe Gibbs Racing's Matt Tifft in the closing laps for the victory. NASCAR drivers love a good underdog story -- who doesn't? -- and were quick to congratulate the 32-year-old on Twitter.