Jonathan Davenport

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Jonathan Davenport
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Davenport at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2023
BornJonathan Lee Davenport
(1983-10-31) October 31, 1983 (age 40)
Blairsville, Georgia, U.S.
Achievements2015, 2018, 2019 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Champion
2010, 2013 Ray Cook's Southern National Series Champion
2016, 2021, 2023 Wild West Shootout Champion
2022 XR Super Series Champion
1999, 2000 Legend Cars Semi-Pro National Champion
2001 Legends World Finals Winner
2004 Topless 40 Winner
2009, 2011, 2014, 2019 March Madness Winner
2009, 2011, 2014 National 100 Winner
2010, 2014 Patriot Nationals Winner
2011 Blue-Gray 100 Winner
2014, 2018 King of the Commonwealth Winner
2023, 2024 Dirt Late Model Dream Winner
2015 Prairie Dirt Classic Winner
2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021-B, 2022 World 100 Winner
2015 Show-Me 100 Winner
2015, 2022 North-South 100 Winner
2015, 2021, 2022 USA Nationals Winner
2015 Jackson 100 Winner
2016 Scorcher Winner
2016, 2018, 2022 Silver Dollar Nationals Winner
2017 Hillbilly 100 Winner
2020, 2021 John Bradshaw Memorial Winner
2021 Bad Boy 98 Winner
2022 Eldora Million Winner
2022 Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Winner
Awards2012 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Year
2023 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Most Popular Driver
NASCAR Cup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2023 position41st
Best finish41st (2023)
First race 2023 Food City Dirt Race (Bristol Dirt)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2023 position103rd
Best finish86th (2013)
First race 2023 Weather Guard Truck Race on Dirt (Bristol Dirt)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of November 26, 2023
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series career
Debut season2005
Current teamDouble L Motorsports
Car numberNo. 49
Starts460
Wins75
Poles41
Best finish1st in 2015, 2018, 2019
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Jonathan Lee Davenport (born October 31, 1983), nicknamed Superman, is an American professional dirt track and stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, driving the No. 49 Longhorn Chassis for Double L Motorsports. Davenport is a 3-time champion in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, having won the title in 2015, 2018, and 2019, and a 5-time champion of the World 100 at Eldora Speedway.

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Racing career

Early career

Davenport ran in Legend Cars and Asphalt Pro Late Models before making his Dirt Late Model debut in 2004.

Dirt Late Models

Davenport in 2018. Lucas 49 Jonathan Davenport.jpg
Davenport in 2018.

Since 2005, Davenport has competed in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, winning Rookie of the Year in 2012, and the championship in 2015, [1] 2018, [2] and 2019. [3] He has earned 75 wins, 191 top fives, and over 282 top tens, making him one of the most successful drivers in the series.

Since 2004, Davenport has also competed in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, but mostly runs part-time to focus on running in other late model events. His best result was a 16th-place points finish in 2011, despite running 11 out of the 34 races, along with 15 wins, 48 top fives, and 70 top tens. [4]

Davenport has also competed in the World 100, which is mostly known as the most prestigious dirt late model race in the United States. He would win the championship five times: 2015, [5] 2017, [6] 2019, [7] 2021, [8] and 2022. [9]

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

In 2013, Davenport attempted to make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at the Martinsville Speedway spring race, driving the No. 1 for MAKE Motorsports, but would fail to qualify. [10] On April 3, 2023, Spire Motorsports announced that Davenport will make his official debut in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in the Weather Guard Truck Race on Dirt, along with running the Cup Series race for Kaulig Racing. [11]

NASCAR Cup Series

On March 9, 2023, Kaulig Racing announced that Davenport would make his NASCAR Cup Series debut at the Bristol dirt race, driving the No. 13 car. Davenport finished 36th after being involved in a multi-car crash midway through the race. [12]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Cup Series

NASCAR Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NCSCPtsRef
2023 Kaulig Racing 13 Chevy DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH BRD
36
MAR TAL DOV KAN DAR CLT GTW SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC RCH MCH IRC GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 41st1 [13]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223NCTCPtsRef
2013 MAKE Motorsports 1 Chevy DAY MAR
DNQ
CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP IOW CHI LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 86th0 [14]
2023 Spire Motorsports 7 Chevy DAY LVS ATL COA TEX BRD
14
MAR KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH MOH POC RCH IRP MLW KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO 103rd01 [15]

Superstar Racing Experience

(key) * – Most laps led. 1 – Heat 1 winner. 2 – Heat 2 winner.

Superstar Racing Experience results
YearNo.123456SRXCPts
2023 49 STA STA II MMS BER ELD LOS
1*1
10th01

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Incumbent
Legend Cars Semi-Pro National Champion
1999, 2000
Succeeded by
Harry Garber
Preceded by
Don O'Neal
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Champion
2015, 2018, 2019
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Inaugural
XR Super Series Champion
2022
Succeeded by
Achievements
Preceded by
Dustin Bly
Legends World Finals Winner
2001
Succeeded by
Craig Lewis
Preceded by
Austin Dillon
Ryan Atkins
Patriot Nationals Winner
2010, 2014
Succeeded by
Ron Parker
Trent Ivey
Preceded by
Scott Bloomquist
Brandon Overton
King of the Commonwealth Winner
2014, 2018
Succeeded by
Randy Weaver
Brandon Overton
Preceded by
Dale McDowell
Show-Me 100 Winner
2015
Succeeded by
Dennis Erb Jr.
Preceded by
Jimmy Owens
Brandon Overton
USA Nationals Winner
2015
Succeeded by
Josh Richards
Incumbent
Preceded by
Don O'Neal
Dirt Late Model Dream Winner
2015
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Scott Bloomquist(2014)
Bobby Pierce (2016)
Tim McCreadie (2018)
Brandon Overton (2021-a)
World 100 Winner
2015, 2017, 2019, 2020 IC, 2021-b, 2022
Succeeded by
Bobby Pierce (2016)
Tim McCreadie (2018)
Brandon Overton (2021-a)
Hudson O'Neal (2023)
Preceded by
Dale McDowell
Scorcher Winner
2016
Succeeded by
Dale McDowell
Preceded by
Donnie Moran
Eldora Million Winner
2022
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Winner
2022
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Awards
Preceded by Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Year
2012
Succeeded by
Billy Moyer Jr.
 the best racecar driver ever