![]() ![]() I think I held my breath last two laps there. So I was trying to go fast enough down the straightaway and then back my corner up to let the lapped cars get a little bit ahead. “It was rubbered just enough down the straightaways, if you got too close I’d get an aero push and then I was afraid I'd miss the rubber getting in the corner. ![]() I couldn't go full speed because I couldn't get caught up behind those lapped cars. “I’m sure that wasn't the best race y'all ever seen here, but it was definitely hectic from where I was. “It was just like racing at Cherokee (Speedway in South Carolina), me and Madden (finishing) one and two in the rubber, what do you know?” said Davenport in victory lane. While he may still be smiling on the way to the bank Monday, he’s likely one of the few who left Eldora too giddy as Davenport’s dominance over the final half of the 100-lap affair was made much easier as the track developed a distinct preferred groove. The victory gives Davenport his ninth career big-money payday at the historic track and brings his earnings to $1,539,022 just in those nine Eldora races. So, if we come back here for the Dirt Track World Championship and win again, hell, me and (team owner) Lance (Landers) might sell all this (stuff) and buy us a boat.” I knocked two of them off last year and we just knocked one of them off here. “Last year I had four races circled that I still needed to win. “(It) just feels good to finally go and celebrate this victory instead of just the money,” said Davenport. of Chandler, Ariz., climbed six positions to finish fourth and polesitter Mason Zeigler of Chalk Hill, Pa., led laps 1-25 before slipping to fifth. Madden, who started ninth, had to settle for second for third straight time, while third-starting Pierce finished third after leading four laps. Once in the lead, Davenport was never threatened, though runner-up Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., did narrow the gap to 3/10ths of a second with less than five laps remaining. Taking the lead from Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., with an inside moved through turns three and four on lap 30, Davenport led the final 71 laps to win Dream XXIX, a triump worth $129,000 for the 39-year-old superstar. Saturday, Davenport finally managed to make it to the finish first. But nonetheless, he still trailed Bloomquist across the stripe in the one the mattered most. He won a pair of preliminary features that weekend. Just because the record book says he won, however, to Davenport, the victory didn’t happen quite like he wanted. The Hall of Famer’s disqualification handed Davenport his first career triumph in an Eldora crown jewel. But he inherited it, a gift so-to-speak, from Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., who crossed the finish line first, only to weigh 25 pounds light at the scales afterwards. No, Davenport actually won his first biggie at the famed Tony Stewart-owned half-mile that day. So why would the Blairsville, Ga., driver think he still had any boxes left to check off at the Big E entering the 29th annual Dream? He won the 2020 Intercontinental Classic, the $50,000-to-win event that replaced the World 100 during the Covid-19 pandemic. He owns five globed trophies, cementing his World 100 prowess. Tad was preceded in death by his step-father Reverend Warren Schulz step-sisters Stephanie Schulz, Sandra Schulz.Ī memorial service for Tad will be held at 11 AM Saturday, Jat the Swanson Funeral Chapel in Pine City with a visitation one hour prior to the service.įuneral arrangements are entrusted to: Funeral and Cremation Service of Pine City ~ Swanson Chapel Ohio (June 10) - Jonathan Davenport has done more than enough to prove that he’s the modern master of Eldora Speedway. Tad is survived by Mike Schmitz, his partner and eventual husband of 34 years mother Katherine Schulz father and step-mother Russell and Marlys Hilborn loving friend Krista Martin step-son Adam Martin (Louisa McIntyre) brothers Jeffrey (Michelle), Paul (Nancy), and Matthew step-sisters Stacy (Greg) Eisert, Suzanne (Jim) Robinson, Karen Crooks step-brothers Jeff Crooks, Gary (Teri) Crooks many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Tad was also known for his big heart and his inability to deny anyone anything. And his joy would double if he could later find a new home for the stuff. Nothing was in bad enough condition to be thrown away. But Tad’s real love was accumulating stuff. He went on to pursue a variety of occupations, including selling shoes, bartending, remodeling, and working with vulnerable adults. ![]() Tad Russell Hilborn was born on Augin Valley City, North Dakota. Tad Hilborn of Pine City, passed away Friday, at the age of 64. ![]()
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