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Rajflyboy
05-24-2023, 12:30 PM
Not winning as much. What’s up?
riddle28
05-24-2023, 12:50 PM
not having jason was bound to affect them sooner or later, will it last is the question? Eldora could be a little more interesting in a few weeks
play4kps
05-24-2023, 02:02 PM
Don't worry, once they get to the big aero tracks, tracks where the amount spent shows its affects, high dollar engineers and wind tunnel tests, Davenport will do just fine. just wait and see!
MRM
05-24-2023, 02:07 PM
It was discussed here: https://insidedirtracing.com/turn-2-blog-who-could-foresee-whats-happening-with-thornton-davenport-owens/
Hoosier_Dirt
05-24-2023, 02:07 PM
Others have caught up and even passed them on setups etc.. Losing Jason hurt more than they"ll admit. IMO messing with Nascar stuff distracted him too, but, thats just my opinion. Racing is a humble sport, you never stay on top forever.
Pennsboro32
05-24-2023, 02:09 PM
Don't worry, once they get to the big aero tracks, tracks where the amount spent shows its affects, high dollar engineers and wind tunnel tests, Davenport will do just fine. just wait and see!

I'd imagine next weekend at WVMS, they'll be right back on top of their game if not this weekend at the Show Me.
MasterSbilt_Racer
05-24-2023, 06:19 PM
I'm going to toot my horn here and remind that I had Davenport inconsistent in my 2023 predictions. Jason was the steadying force on that team.
EDERDS
05-24-2023, 09:27 PM
JD’s car this and last year was/is so dependent on clean air. Completely different car when not in the lead. His qualifying has been a lil off this year and results in not as many heat races starting on the front row and getting clean air and that leads to not starting up front in the feature. When the tour hits the larger tracks, I think you will hear more from JD.
Flathead
05-25-2023, 07:01 AM
If not having Jason Durham is the reason then why is Stormy Scott still a consistent 15 th place car? I’m not for or against JD but bad luck comes and goes and he’s definitely had his fair share this season. Somebody else will be jinxed before long and he’ll be back up front.
zyoung25
05-25-2023, 07:53 AM
Stormy isn't the driver JD is.
MasterSbilt_Racer
05-25-2023, 09:08 AM
Flathead,

Stormy is no JD and I said "steadying force", I didn't say technical genius.
Barbecueboy
05-25-2023, 07:17 PM
I can think of a few million reasons he might be a little slow to get going….once that hangover figuratively wears off he should be flying again.
Josh Bayko
05-25-2023, 08:08 PM
It’s really hard to keep that level of success from year to year. Davenport is very familiar with that. Remember his magical 2015 with Rumley? 2016 was much quieter.
MasterSbilt_Racer
05-26-2023, 04:31 AM
Bayko,

2016 was the result of the whole new rule book.

That and Rumley failing to reapply the principles of his device within the new box.
dirtcrazy4u
05-26-2023, 05:48 AM
Losing a guy on anyone's crew that was on the same page as the driver is going to take time to get that MOJO back. JD and team will be just fine, they may have a lackluster year in trying to figure things out but with the backing that deal has you can never count them out.
Pennsboro32
05-26-2023, 06:59 AM
4m has a way of calling out a driver, and them winning the next race.
Barbecueboy
05-26-2023, 08:49 AM
Announcers jinx in reverse, lol….
Buford.Justice
05-26-2023, 02:07 PM
Is JD really that great or has he just had a run of great equipment and crews? I think he's over rated.

For now.
t3r3e3
05-26-2023, 04:14 PM
Is JD really that great or has he just had a run of great equipment and crews? I think he's over rated.

For now.

He’s won in Barry Wright, won in Rockets, won in Longhorns. He’s won Crown Jewels with 3 different teams. He might be down so far this year but calling him overrated is a Stephen A. Smith level hot take.
Black F
05-26-2023, 04:19 PM
Is JD really that great or has he just had a run of great equipment and crews? I think he's over rated.

For now.

he's that great when he's on them there funny tars a his!
SLIDING SIDEWAYS
05-26-2023, 04:23 PM
Is JD really that great or has he just had a run of great equipment and crews? I think he's over rated.

For now.

You could say he has matured along the way w great equipment and crew. Someone posted on here that jd was just an average regional driver at best but that person couldn't drive a wheelbarrow let alone a Hammer & nail.😉😎
Barbecueboy
05-26-2023, 04:45 PM
Is the one that’s overrated. I remember not so long ago JD was described on here as nothing but a regional throttle smasher…….that didn’t age real well.

He’s good y’all, and from everything I’ve heard from people that know….He’s a good dude on top of that.
MasterSbilt_Racer
05-26-2023, 09:43 PM
Is JD really that great or has he just had a run of great equipment and crews? I think he's over rated.

For now.

You could get away saying that in 2015. You can't now.
4Barrel
05-27-2023, 08:31 AM
Didn’t he just win back to back races?
TwistedNate01
05-29-2023, 10:39 AM
Is JD really that great or has he just had a run of great equipment and crews? I think he's over rated.For now.I do not expect him to be as dominant as he was in past few previous years. Like has already been stated cant sit at the top for ever! But yes im sure he certainly will get some wins this year!