In the closing laps, Bruening stretched his advantage to two seconds until Davenport found the high side. Two laps later, Bruening commanded the top spot and held it for the next 37 laps. It is his first at Knoxville – a track famed for spring car racing that is becoming a staple of late models as well.ĭavenport led the 50-lap affair early, but gave it up to Bobby Pierce on Lap 9 as the field returned to green after a caution.
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Davenport also has four World of Outlaws Late Model victories and a half-dozen wins in other major series this season for a total of 21 overall.Įven with all that success, this was a bucket list win for man called Superman. It was the ninth Lucas Oil Late Model win of the season in his 29th start – a statistic that includes a remarkable six consecutive wins from July 24th through August 26th. The TT show will go on.”įollow goes where he’s needed and with his cap flying stiffly behind him in the 18th running of the Knoxville Late Model Nationals, Jonathan Davenport scored a $50k win over Iowa’s Tyler Bruening on the half-mile Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway. “Best wishes for all the other TT competitors. “I was happy for him he was in his element and loving it.” “Dan lived for his racing and wild horses wouldn’t have torn him away from it,” Richard Kneen wrote. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a statement by his father, Richard Kneen, on Facebook. His fatal wreck occurred near the village of Churchtown, according to race organizers. Kneen is the first to perish in this year’s TT, which runs through June. Four riders died in 2016 and three in 2017. Kneen, born in raised in Onchan, a village on the east side of the Isle, becomes the 17th rider to be killed in the TT since just 2010 alone. Ironically, the Isle of Man is a unique entity in that even in daily driving or riding on the island by its residents, there are no speed limits. Looking back, I can’t believe I even survived.”Īdded former TT champion Richard Quayle, who told the New York Times in 2017, “If (tennis star) Roger Federer misses a shot, he loses a point. In addition to Kneen becoming the 146th participant to perish in a wreck, another 100-plus spectators and officials have also been killed over the years when struck by motorcycles or service vehicles.įormer TT competitor Dave Roper told Sports Illustrated 15 years ago, “As thrilling as the racing is, at times I’ve thought it shouldn’t be legal. There are 400 turns and corners on the 37-plus mile track layout, organizers say. The event attracts hundreds of riders and about 40,000 spectators to the tiny island.Īll practices and actual racing take place on municipal streets and roads that are blocked off for only the racers to traverse on, often at speeds reaching 200 mph.
It has hosted what locals call the “TT” since 1907. The Isle of Man is a small island between Ireland and Great Britain.
The Isle of Man Tourist Trophy motorcycle racing event, has now claimed its 146th life, 30-year-old Isle of Man native Dan Kneen, who crashed and was killed while taking his first practice lap for the event on Wednesday. The event known as “the most dangerous race in the world” has claimed yet another victim, and this time, it’s a hometown lad.
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