The Headline(s)
Jonathan Davenport secured the 2022 XR Super Series championship by winning the Sunshine 50, eclipsing $2 million in earnings for the first time in dirt racing history.
How it Happened
2022 Sunshine State 50 (XR Super Series)
Where: All-Tech Raceway – Lake City, Fla. (streamed on RaceXR)
Winner’s Purse: $40,000
The inaugural XR Super Series season ended with a bang Saturday night, with Jonathan Davenport sneaking under local hot shoe Mark Whitener to win the Sunshine 50, securing a $40,000 payday and the 2022 XR Super Series points crown (Davenport only needed to start the race to secure the crown).
Congratulations @TheFast49 what a freaking year! Hope to see you at @gisdirt #Superman #gasonit #2milliondollarman #alltechraceway @xrsuperseries pic.twitter.com/KAtnauFq4I
— RKNole State Champs! (@RKRipper4) December 4, 2022
As evidenced by the huge novelty check, Davenport’s victory allowed the late model star to break $2 million in winnings in 2022, making him the first driver in the history of late model racing to accomplish such a feat. The night was bittersweet though, as Saturday’s race marked the end of a longtime partnership with crew chief Jason Durham, who is moving to Stormy Scott’s race team for 2023 to reduce time on the road.
Saturday’s feature was as racy as super late models have seen in 2022, with seven green-flag changes for the lead occurring among four drivers over the course of 50 laps.
Success Stories
Davenport. $2 million in a single season. Even if the Eldora Million is removed from his totals, Davenport broke the $1 million threshold in winnings that Brandon Overton came oh so close to breaching just a year ago. Can’t argue with those numbers. Plus, Saturday’s Sunshine State 50 win was a comeback of sorts for Davenport, as he made contact with the wall both during Thursday practice and qualifying for Friday’s preliminary feature.
🗣️ A message from the 𝐓𝐖𝐎-𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐃𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐑 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐍!@TheFast49 // @xrsuperseries pic.twitter.com/w7Ibsuuxud
— XR Events (@xrevents218) December 4, 2022
It took a night to get in rhythm, but by the end of Saturday Overton was a contender driving Kevin Rumley’s Longhorn Chassis R&D car, finishing in the runner-up position in his first ride of 2022 outside of his Wells Motorsports No. 76. Overton led 14 laps during the Sunshine State 50 feature.
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