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Sorry to hear my old friend Jon Clemons passed away.

Jon and I started racing against each other at Nazareth on Friday nights in 1976, and raced each other through the 1980's in the mini-modifieds. Even though we had some disagreements on the track, we stayed friends afetr we hung up our helmets.

Many racers will know Jon as the Hoosier tire dealer at their local track in the 1990's and beyond, and the father of racer Chris Clemons. Jon always loved being involved in racing, and I was always bumping into him at one track or another.

I will always remember Jon as part of our small group of mini-modified racers who would race each other like hell, then all get togeather afterwards to swap stories about our escapades.

God Speed Jon