Refreshingly honest or extremely harsh? Davenport doesn’t like Knoxville Raceway

[@albertpacer3681]

When you make the money JD has or have the success JD has in super late racing you can be honest and say how you feel. I watched that race and wondered why they race at knoxville myself. It sucks for late models.

[@michaelolenick4078]

Talk to Lucas Oil no one reason money they never draw any amount of fans you are at the sprint car hall of fame.

[@billschaefer3818]

Seem's to me JD is the only driver that dislikes it. I have spent about 8 yrs. there with Sprint Cars with a low dollar team, helped on a want-to-be Late Model driver (the speed at Knoxville scared him) his dad is in the Knoxville Hall of Fame driver. Even set up a hobby stock for a Hobby Stock Speical Deal up there 1 year. Moyer-Bloomquist loved the Track. If I was a Late Model Team owner, I would rather hit that berm on the inside of the track then a concrete wall. Concrete JUNKS these throw away chassis that everybody is building now. When they started that Late Model race up there, the front Grandstands was close to being full. (they didn't have the stands then like now) JD needs to get a smarter pit crew or a smarter driver. You can go to any Dirt Track on Earth, Knoxville is #1 according to the Racers and Fans. They really have doctors and nurse's working at the races, they had their own fire truck. There track crew is the best there is. If that track was so bad why does every Sprint Car Driver keep showing up to race there. 90-100 cars every year at the Nationals. Funny Car Champion Ron Capps Loves Knoxville (he is a great Sprint Car Driver also) Real LM drivers raced there 2-3 wide all around the track there also.

[@rickybyrd1426]

The best one I have heard in my lifetime is from back in 1994, when Kyle Petty said they should fill Darlington with water and let people fish out of it !

[@jamesdegraff]

Modern day Warren Johnson.

[@michaelolenick4078]

That is why he will never to better than bloomquist if he can't win the major race than he hates the track. Bloomquist has unbelievable % of wins at first time tracks plus his building of cars plus his knowledge of how to build cars that your Superman will never understand that is why he will replace the goat no matter how many times he wins Eldora. You have so many more chances to win now than before. Never ran all these prelims nights at rack tracks before the big show as you now If you are that good you show win every night.

[@charlesharman4620]

JD IS A CRYBABY he will NEVER BE AS GOOD AS BLOOMQUIST so he tries to act like him SUCKS

[@RobertDetert]

Bloomquist killed himself. Flew that plane right into the middle of that barn on purpose. Broke bad back bad hip and had cancer.

[@TRM83]

We all know its a Sprint Car Holy land. LMs shouldn't even be there out of respect. And i was honest with my in-laws and we had a better relationship out of respect. 👍👍

[@jasonlong3929]

How to say you don't like the inlaws without saying it lol

[@travisfisher2877]

I’m not a jd fan but he’s not wrong. I’ve always wanted to go to Knoxville but after watching this weekend I’m not going to waste my time going out there.

[@billschaefer3818]

Sprint Cars race 2-3 wide there all the time. Even on dry slick. You have to be a great driver and crew to win at Knoxville, The track crew is the best anywhere, Not sure on the L.M. deals but they have real Doctors and Nurse's work there for the Sprint Car Races every night. J.D. must prefer tracks like Canton Il. or Moberly Mo.(motor+tires win) Don't think you will see a $200,000 to win L.M. Nationals. Kyle Larson made almost $250,000 during the week of the Sprint Car Nationals this year. Larson Loves Knoxville, All the Sprint Car Teams and Drivers love Knoxville.

[@bigboylife5463]

@@billschaefer3818the issue is they dump so much water on the track that there just isn’t cars and laps on the track to get it to where Knoxville becomes the magical place we have seen in the past

[@billschaefer3818]

@@bigboylife5463 Well after the 410 Nationals Knoxville got over a foot of rain before the L.M. Nationals. Maybe the first night of them it MIGHT of been a tacky track but the night of the Real L.M. feature the track was Dry Slick Black. I know the family that takes care of that track and nobody does it better. Lots of tracks accross the USA send their track people there to learn from them. They used to set it up as a tacky track (no wing) but when the wings became Maditory in 1982 they started doing it as a dry slick track because motors started blowing up on the tacky track. I was working on a Sprint car their in them days. Knoxville is a Fairgrounds track owed by the State of Iowa. I have worked on race cars at over 100 tracks Iowa, Neb.,Ill., Ok.,and Mo.. No body has a Track Prep Crew as good as Knoxville Ia.. Ask Tony Stewart. J.D. is the ONLY driver I have ever heard complaned about Knoxville. Every body that works at Knoxville Raceway is Class people, That is why they hire them. The fans as well as the racers are treated great.

[@Neil-f8h]

Who put a twist In Supergirl’s panties?

[@DBENTLEY369ig]

Did I mention putting Nascar out of monopolizing racing and conglomerate of brands charter monopoly. (When made to buy charter to be apart of Nascar. Showing favoritism to name brands and thus puting other brands out raising the overall cost.

[@barrycooper9036]

So are yall happy about Overtons comments after his race? Just curious, didn't really catch what happened with Brandon. 🏁🏁

[@lancemcswain214]

Everybody gripes when drivers give canned corporate answers. This was refreshing to hear regardless...

[@blackstallion21487]

I honestly don’t mind him saying that.

[@Brandon-youtube]

Winning the race puts him in a unique position of credibility where people can't say he is just butt hurt he lost

[@tbs74831]

That's why I'm a JD fan, he's professional and honest. Nobody was even in the stands for the 2nd year.

[@billschaefer3818]

Real Grandstand fans don't like Cry Babies. When the LM deal started at Knoxville they was getting around 10,000 people and lots of L.M.'s. Some Company come in and took over running the deal and didn't like following Knoxville Safety rules so in order to cut down the car count they said in their rules that you had to be a track champion or a (like a WoO Champion) to even show up and race there. They only allowed 60 cars that year and guess what happened? The local fans quit showing up because all of the local drivers couldn't race there, then the economy went bad. Rather then go to the low car count LM nationals, Go to the 360 and 410 Sprint Nationals then the Boone Super Nationals. (1032 A-Mods this year-bad year there is 500 A-Mods)

[@jimwilson7364]

Guess you guys are saying be politically correct. Wrong say what's on your mind. If the track is junk say it's junk. Too much sugar coating going on today it's sickening. He said they use to drive over the culvert today they are 20 feet about it. Changed the track for the good of the sprints but hurt late models. Happy medium somewhere. I've been an official and been chewed out for a sorry track and had nothing to do with it. Took it in stride and went on. Was taught from a kid to speak your mind they don't like it they will get over it

[@billschaefer3818]

L.M. are 4 bar cars, learn to adjust their car better, Talk to Billy Moyer-Scott Bloomquist or the drivers that have won at Knoxville for years. Chassis Setup works great if you know how to do it. That berm just puts you back to where you race at, a wall or tires junks you car.

[@700xxrider]

The lack of fans in the stands says it all!

[@landonmurray3814]

Just wrong. Knoxville has significantly more seats than any track other than eldora. Been there the last two shows, 6-8k people. More than any other non crown jewel you'll go to. The stands were made to hold the Sprint car nationals crowd lol, gotta have a world 100 level event to make that place look anything but empty on camera

[@jeremymoser2558]

​@landonmurray3814 The front stretch holds 12k. Are you trying to call that crowd 50-60%? Preposterous! There are stronger crowds at some weekly shows for sprint cars. We do not need late models on our sprint car track and they will not be missed when they are gone.

[@davidcoughennower8986]

Knoxville the fair board whoever needs to step up and promote the fucking place if they would do that those those stands would be filled I know people that just plain flat didn't know about it

[@davidcoughennower8986]

If it's not Sprint car racing Knoxville doesn't give a shit

[@landonmurray3814]

@jeremymoser2558 It was 10000% half full ATLEAST. Reserved was filled. Go to the goddam race if you want to spout these lies. The show was great, and if they aren't getting any closer to central IA and gladly take the race at knoxville, as is and all. Believe it or not, seeing the top series at the nicest dirt facility in the world is actually more fun than bitching on your phone!!! Fucking crybabies

[@jamesriley9800]

There is tracks that late models race good at and some that don't Knoxville, husets and a few others just are sprint car tracks

[@billschaefer3818]

The only reason they have problems at them tracks is because they only race there 1 or 2 times a year. When L.M.'s went to the 4 bar and swing arm chassis- that give the teams and drivers so many adjustments that they over think everything and make their cars worst. 4-Bar Sprint Cars only have 4 chassis adjustment points plus the wing. L.M.'s has about 4-5 things on both sides of there rear ends to adjust plus the center of the rear end has a bunch of adjustments also. I preferred the mono leaf chassis more because they was simple to adjust and less breakable parts, Won 6 track championships in a row with one. When the big races came to town, we was a top 7 car every time even with our $4000 dollar motors. I did have a great driver-owner. We had offers from Major team owners but said no.

[@DBENTLEY369ig]

If you ran the race after the finish do you want paid? Stunting with no bank account but plenty of numismatic assets. NA Native American North America Nasa Nascar Nasdaq NAPA

[@Cv78-b1e]

When is it time to look at the driver with the best equipment an still finish last !!!!!!!!!

[@billschaefer3818]

All the Drivers racing in them deals are great drivers and teams, some try to try different things (get hooked up better) and it don't work. Knoxville has a secret place in Iowa that they get their dirt. Tony Stewart Eldora tryed to buy some of it for Eldora. The dirt is different at every track.

[@RodneyFreeman-ey3ne]

Are yall still going to Alabama

[@cadams311]

Question is, Why do we expect drivers to like all tracks? Is he not entitled to his opinion on a facility?

[@TheUGAFAN24]

See how long it takes to move a wrecked car to the infield. Watch Davenport 2023 he stood out there kicking tires for a LONG time, same thing with Jimmy Owens this year and then he gets whole nose ripped off. Not a good look when Davenport and Owens are putting their own cars on the hook, like the track crew might hook to the intake manifold or radiator hose if you don't do it yourself. Yeah, that's going to piss off these guys.

[@billschaefer3818]

Quit driving throw-a-way chassis will cure that problem. You can only jack them up to work on in certain marked places on the chassis now, that started back in the 1990's and was outlawed but they allow that now.

[@ralphwatten2426]

He doesn't like it because he doesn't do well there. He likes tracks where he does well. That's easy to understand. I doubt that he's forced to race there. There's probably other venues he could race that weekend.

[@smokin19861]

I am thinking JD is right about the track considering how empty the stands are. Knoxville and Eldora are roughly the same track, but race much different. There are more than enough dirt racing fans in central Iowa to fill the place, so it is on Knoxville to improve the track.

[@JohnC34344]

I was always told it's bad luck to leave a hat on a table.

[@billschaefer3818]

Lots of drivers say the color green is bad luck on their race cars, I reached in my pocket and pulled a $20.00 bill and said I take this kind of luck 24/7. One driver I helped was a design engineer for John Deere in Ottumwa Ia., they found out about his green believes and told him if didn't stop racing and move to their plant in Moline Il. he was fired. He quit racing and started working at the Moline Il. factory. The factory in Ottumwa closed and went south.

[@DBENTLEY369ig]

Im good at finding traction but doubtful if car has enough power to backflip. Fox Suspension setups

[@billschaefer3818]

Dirt track racing- You can't hook up a chassis with anything over 850 HP even on a tacky track, a well built 410 Alum. block Sprint Car Engine 900-1000 HP is easy to buy. When King Kinser was winning all them Championships and races Karl said anything over 825 Hp was a waist of money because you just burnt up your tires with more HP. Garte even said the same thing. Even with a LM you Can't hook up the chassis with lots of HP.

[@michaelolenick4078]

They race very good for dprints that what that track was originally built for.

[@TheBullet51]

we almost drove 400 miles up to knoxville.....glad we didn't go......even the sprint car nationals has 2 straight years of same guy leading every lap I kind of regret going to the sprints this year it was kind of boring....

[@billschaefer3818]

Kyle Larson and Hendricks money! Larson is the best driver on the planet with Hendricks money behind him now. He wants to try every type of racing.

[@DBENTLEY369ig]

Try to explain this. It began with coins and currency that taught currents and currents electric. Stepping back to understand I began seeing all the mirroring and half ass of Elon Musk. A attempt to replace me/ frequency interferences from a neuralink transplant

[@alkennedy1124]

Can some go sponsor a 604/602 engine/oil system and a hauler trailer,for Days ofDirt with Brad Berry racing, ( had a partner that owned the engine and most of the trailer), and need the money, and pulled them off ,the that engine is for sale $20.000 dollars, so can someone from hunt the front go sponsor him , may ice bowl race coming up, thanks BigAl California. Praise Jesus Christ grace amen 🙏

[@jeremypepin481]

It’s a sprint car track, and races like one. Late models put on terrible shows at 50% of tracks because they’ve ruined the design of them. If they can’t race their complete own line, they can’t race. Blame the chassis builders

[@billschaefer3818]

Blame the teams not the chassis builders. You have to be a Great Driver and team at Knoxville to win a big race there. When Earl owned Eldora it was a one lane track at the top of the track come feature time. Tony has made Eldora a better track now. Eldora is not a 1/2 track. Tracks are measured 3 feet from the inside rail to be certified of their size. (FACT) I used to drive Harness Horse's and broke the World Record by 2 seconds for Pacer's on a fairgrounds track. They checked the track and it was 6 inches to long. I was paid the money for doing it but my or the horses name was never listed for doing it.

[@billschaefer3818]

It's the Race Teams Fault not the Chassis builders. West Liberty and Cedar Rapids (when it was dirt) were 2 of the biggest LM tracks in the USA.. All 3 tracks was the same (Horse race Tracks)

[@DBENTLEY369ig]

I don't talk alot because I want my words to mean something when the time comes. The in laws??? I'm a freak because attention paid and knowledge of how things work. Cogs yet lacking recognition. House money American - plus the other countries Coin coincidences numismatics numbers frequency vibration and reasonances Racing you never have a problem hearing me coming. Rev limiters are purpose built.

[@getinit56]

I could not disagree more. JD said what a lot of drivers may think, that don't have the position JD has. He picked the perfect time to speak truth to power. It is painfully obvious to this ole GenX guy, that this up and coming generation needs a role model. You do not stay silent. That is why nascar sucks.

[@DBENTLEY369ig]

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[@butchtrudell8336]

Cry baby cry😢

[@dave-dg7qf]

No u say it damn stop lieing 2 people

[@bradEllison-y1t]

JD is as honest as they come when it comes to racing on different tracks, like Bloomquest, Earnhardt, and other top names in different sports or racing. JD has earned his thoughts out loud from the success he has had and is still having. I bet Knoxville is maybe wondering if he is right and maybe considering listening to a top driver like JD.

[@billschaefer3818]

Knoxville and Eldora both could care less about what Davenport says, if you don't like it go race somewhere else. Cappy told Ted Johnson to race anywhere he wants during the Nationals in the early 1980's. All of the Top Ten WoO drivers standing there told Cappy that they would see him at the Nationals that year. Cappy told Ted he had a list of around 100 teams quit going there because of the Outlaws racing there and showed it to Ted.

[@Kevin-fq4hf]

boo freakin hoo🥲

[@goldhunter9641]

I don’t blame JD for saying what he said because it’s about time somebody is like him and Says what crosses most of their minds about racing!! Has anybody else wondered what would possibly be found, if they could take Bobby Pierce‘s car and strip it completely and do a full technical inspection of it, Which that’ll never happen in Lucas oil as long as James Essex is around anyway LOL 😂🤣

[@billschaefer3818]

Didn't B. Pierce get hammered this summer for illegal tires somewhere?

[@goldhunter9641]

@@billschaefer3818 it was at the beginning of the season with the world of outlaws hammered a few different drivers with illegal tires because of buying the illegal pollution and soaking the tires with them and Kyle Bronson got caught in that mess also for doing it. It seems like Bobby doesn't run near as strong and dominant in the world of outlaws events now, like he does everywhere else he goes

[@ThebadMAN747]

JD is a cry baby.. Always has been, that is why I dislike him.

[@Robert-rn2fr]

Nobody cares about your worthless opinions!

[@tilemike]

He won money and became arrogant prick..

[@jimwilson7364]

Not hardly never heard him whine especially around the local tracks when track conditions were whatever you got. Have watched JD for years even before he made the big time. Have a lot of respect for him as a person and as one heck of a driver.

[@kwd1253]

He might be, but the truth is Knoxville is not the same track it once was. If they keep Knoxville the way it is, they are going to have change or make aero package just to run at Knoxville for late models.

[@billschaefer3818]

@@jimwilson7364 If he was racing back when Billy Moyer-Scott Bloomqiust and company were racing He would never won a championship. The Drivers back in them days knew their chassis wants inside and out.

[@RobertDetert]

I love Superman. Hes right. The track sucks. Why have they made it so narrow.

[@billschaefer3818]

All of the NASCAR and Indy Greats Love Knoxville. Kyle Larson, Tony Stewart both love Knoxville. I liked Superman till he turned into a CRYBABY. The Goat Billy Moyer likes Knoxville also. Inside rails on any track is a death trap.

[@Neil-f8h]

I believe every driver has the right to their own opinion, but when you call a facility a dump or shit hole, you are insulting everyone who puts their heart and soul into making it a premier venue. What “Supergirl” did was unprofessional, childish,and short sighted. He has unwittingly offended the local Muslim community, I shutter to think what will come of him…

[@RobertDetert]

Why. The place sucks. It used to be a good track. But they've ruined it now and it sucks. And that's why there's hardly any fans there to watch it

[@billschaefer3818]

@@RobertDetert YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE GREATEST DIRT TRACK ON EARTH. The Late Model Teams and Drivers and the people setting up there races there is why the fans stopped going. The Whole Town of Knoxville helps the racers and fans that come there to race and watch. I worked on Sprint Cars there for about 10 years (lived 2 hrs from there) Get the true story right from the town of Knoxville.

[@BUDBULLITT]

Dumb and dumber show

[@chuckcleaves6816]

And your here watching

[@jimjohn5348]

When you get to his level you can be as honest as him

[@DBENTLEY369ig]

Nascar Dirt title sponsor Hunt The Front /America Use $100,000,000/ year of $5.85B/yr settlement agreement to build dirt racing tracks to Eldora Speedway levels. Track equipment Track renovations Nascar LA Coliseum build/ tare down costs???? How many brand new dirt tracks does that build??? Renovating all dirt race tracks in 1 year. Big3 and airlines companies got bailouts. My 50 year racing ©ontingency

[@billschaefer3818]

The Economy is the reason for the lack of fans. $4-$5 a gallon of gas to drive to the races hurts Dirt Track Fans (REAL RACE FANS that go to the tracks and sit in the Grandstands) 410 Sprint Car Nationals and Eldora and Penn. tracks always has fans when Sprints are there.

[@billschaefer3818]

Fairgrounds tracks can't do what Eldora (Tony Stewart) did. When Earl owned it, it was nothing except Earl's Bank Account.

[@Cv78-b1e]

U guys have the best equipment an still suck !!!! When is time to look at the driver !!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????????????????????????????????