Knowland Adds New Supporter In Daredevil Coffee
Daredevil Coffee has joined Taegan Knowland Racing as a marketing partner.
TOPEKA, Kan. – Bandolero and quarter midget racer Taegan Knowland has welcomed high-performance coffee supplier Daredevil Coffee as his team’s newest marketing partner.
Daredevil Coffee is a motorsports-focused coffee chain, originally founded to support Cars & Coffee events and move them from corporate coffee chains to a brand that gives back to the racing community.
Featuring fresh-roasted coffee that puts farmers first, Daredevil Coffee’s mission statement is for consumers to eat clean, live well, explore every day, and drink great coffee.
“I’m really excited to have Daredevil Coffee supporting us as we go into a busy part of our racing season with the Summer Shootout,” said Knowland, a Race Face Brand Development driver. “Their coffee will keep our team energized and ready to go, especially knowing there may be some late nights during the summer while we’re racing at Charlotte in the Bando(lero).
“We’re going to have plenty of Daredevil Coffee on hand at the racetrack and I’m excited to chase checkered flags with them going forward.”
Designed to represent the daredevil Evel Knievel and the iconic star logo on his helmet, Daredevil Coffee not only makes fresh roasted coffee, it also backs non-profits that support automotive history preservation, or use cars for positive outreach, like delivering toys for tots with Daredevil partners.
Led by CEO and founder Katelyn Murray, Daredevil Coffee’s missions include attending local and regional car events as a coffee supplier, providing value to those who participate at those events, and also sponsoring local racing events and racetracks to help keep grassroots motorsports alive and well for generations to come.
Another goal of the Daredevils is to honor and create programs for women in motorsports, so that they can feel more welcome in the racing community.
New-for-2025, as a result of being to leave its manufacturing facility, Daredevil Coffee welcomed long-time supporters in the Sandmeyer family as co-owners and operators
Daredevil Coffee is also building several long-term projects into its plans as well. The brand aims to raise money for scholarships for high school graduates wishing to learn a skilled trade, as well as create a fund for small business entrepreneurs seeking to build American manufacturing.
In addition to supporting Taegan Knowland Racing, Daredevil Coffee works with multiple regional and national motorsports organizations, including the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, National Auto Sport Ass’n, the SLUSH Festival, Pikes Peak Int’l Raceway, and the Sports Car Club of America.
For more information on Daredevil Coffee, and to order products, visit https://daredevil.coffee/.
Daredevil Coffee joins Knowland amid a successful early-season stretch that includes a fifth-place finish in Bandolero Bandits division event points during the INEX Spring Nationals.
Held across two different tracks – Veterans Motorplex at Highland Rim and Nashville (Tenn.) Fairgrounds Speedway, Knowland earned five top-10 finishes in the five-race miniseries while driving the No. 17 for Race Driven Performance.
Knowland’s next scheduled Bandolero race will be the Cook Out Summer Shootout Series opener in early June, held on the frontstretch quarter mile at iconic Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway.
In addition to Daredevil Coffee, Knowland would also like to thank marketing partners ATP Restoration; Thrivent Financial; Race Face Brand Development; the Friends of Jacklyn Foundation; Qdoba of Topeka, Manhattan, and Junction City; Jeremiah Bullfrogs Bar & Grille; Royal Signs; and DC Lawn Care for their continued support of his racing efforts.
About Taegan Knowland
Taegan Knowland is an 11-year-old Kansan whose dreams of racing were strong from his earliest years. A first-generation racer, Knowland began racing quarter midgets in 2021 and has since compiled a record of more than 30 victories, including a highlight win in 2022 at historic Daytona (Fla.) Int’l Speedway.
Knowland currently races quarter midgets nationally in the NASCAR Youth Series (formerly the USAC.25 Series) and has also branched out into Bandolero car racing over the past year, competing for Race Driven Performance in the prestigious Summer Shootout Series at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway and other major INEX-sanctioned events.
Away from the racetrack, Knowland is a supporter of the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation’s mission to better the lives of children affected by pediatric cancer and their families, and is also a member of his school choir.
