A kick in the stomach. That’s pretty much what it felt like when I heard about Jonathan Davenport’s release from Clint Bowyer Racing. Adding insult to the injury was his subsequent replacement Steve Francis and the Barry Wright House Car program that he had vacated to drive for Bowyer. I, as I know many others were, was shocked.

Yes, there is no question that J.D. didn’t have the season that he was expected to when the news broke of his new ride at this time last year. Davenport did win a MORE