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Davenport
Reunites with Rumley Enterprises for Two Races!
(October
21, 2024) On the heels of a disappointing end to
the Dirt Track World Championship, which dropped him to third in
the final Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series point standings, Jonathan
Davenport is excited to announce tonight that he will pilot a K&L
Rumley Enterprises #6 car in a pair of late-season special events.
The potent pairing will reunite for the first time on November 2-3
in the 50th edition of the National 100 at East Alabama Motor Speedway
in Phenix City, Alabama. The XR Super Series will preside over the
storied race at EAMS, which will shell out a $10,000 top prize on
that Saturday and a $30,000 winner’s check in Sunday’s
finale. (Brendon Bauman Photo)
From there, Jonathan and the K&L Rumley Enterprises team will
venture to the pristine Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, North
Carolina from November 6-9 for the annual running of the World Finals.
After the qualifying sessions on that Wednesday, a pair of $15,000
to win programs will take place at the Charlotte-area venue on Thursday
and Friday. The World of Outlaws CASE Construction Late Model Series
grand finale on Saturday evening will boast a $25,000 first place
prize.
The Blairsville, Georgia superstar is a three-time winner of the
National 100 at EAMS - 2009, 2011, and 2014 - but has not entered
the marquee event since 2017. Jonathan has been even more lethal
in the World Finals throughout his career, as he has amassed six
victories at Charlotte with his last triumph coming in the $25,000
headliner back in 2022.
“First off before any rumors get started, I plan on being
the driver of the Double L Motorsports #49 for as long as Lance
Landers and his family will have me,” quoted Davenport in
a telephone conversation earlier today. “I have to thank all
of my guys for a tremendous 2024 season and I’m thankful that
Lance & Darla (Landers) have allowed me to go have some fun
with the Rumley’s for a few weekends. I will be back in the
#49 to close out our season in December at the Dome for the Gateway
Dirt Nationals.”
Jonathan was the full-time driver for K&L Rumley Enterprises
from 2014-2016. In those three seasons, Jonathan amassed a total
of 68 feature victories - most of which were behind the wheel of
the Rumley’s iconic #6 machine. In 2015, the team helped rewrite
the Dirt Late Model record book and the rule book when they captured
the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Championship in addition
to winning the World 100, Dirt Late Model Dream, USA Nationals,
North/South 100, Show-Me 100, Prairie Dirt Classic, Jackson 100,
and World Finals.
“This sport is so competitive and every hundredth of a second
matters,” Davenport went on to say. “For me to be able
to go test some things with Kevin Rumley at East Alabama and Charlotte
is invaluable and will hopefully give us a leg up heading into 2025.
Thanks to Kevin and Jacqueline (Rumley) for the opportunity. It
will be a lot of fun racing with them again and will definitely
feel like old times!”
K&L Rumley Enterprises has fielded winning cars for both Kyle
Larson and Hudson O’Neal already in 2024 and hopes to add
Davenport to that list. The partnership for EAMS and Charlotte is
bolstered in part by valued sponsorship from Longhorn Chassis, Longhorn
Dynamics, Bilstein Shocks, Senior Life Insurance, Mesilla Valley
Transportation, American Racing Wheels, Wheeler Metals, D&E
Marine, and Nutrien Ag Solutions. Learn more about K&L Rumley
Enterprises at www.klrumley.com
and keep up-to-date on the racing efforts of “Superman”
Jonathan Davenport at www.jonathandavenport.net.
Media Contact: Ryan Delph - Delph Communications
www.DelphCommunications.com
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