http://quainstott.com/ Quain Stott races Pro Modified cars in the IHRA drag racing series. He is the 2006 Pro Modified World Champion. Quain is also the only Pro Modified driver to finish in the Top 10 in points for 10 consecutive seasons in the IHRA. en Copyright 2008 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:58:33 -0500 COLUMBUS, N.C. -- Quain Stott found some additional horsepower on his LeeBoy Equipment 1963 split-widow Corvette this past week during the IHRA Spring Nationals in Rockingham. The additional boost would give Stott an needed edge to propel the former World Champion into the top half of the field. "There was five of us all packed together with 6.11s going into the final round of qualifying," Stott said. "I knew we were going to have to turn it up a notch if we were going to qualify well." The 6.095 that Stott's LeeBoy team registered Saturday night would be good enough to place them in the number eight position. "With the Sportsman ladder that we run over here in IHRA the #8 spot is not a bad place to be," Stott continued.]]> http://quainstott.com/2008/04/horsepower_helps_stott_in_rock.php http://quainstott.com/2008/04/horsepower_helps_stott_in_rock.php Post Race Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:58:33 -0500 COLUMBUS, NC - Every season when Quain Stott rolls into the Rockingham Dragway, it's like a homecoming. Stott, a North Carolina native calls the drag strip situated in the sand hills of eastern Carolina home. Thirty-four season later, Stott will again make the trip this week for the IHRA Spring Nationals April 18-20. "I started racing a '67 Camaro when I was 15-years-old," Stott explains. "I don't want people thinking I'm too old." While Stott may have started young, he's been around long enough to see many changes in the sport. One of the biggest changes that Stott sees is the effect money has had on the sport. "When I started it took a lot of talent to drag race. Now it seems money out-weighs talent. It's a long way from where I started." ]]> http://quainstott.com/2008/04/stott_celebrates_34_seasons_of.php http://quainstott.com/2008/04/stott_celebrates_34_seasons_of.php Pre Race Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:19:41 -0500 ROCKINGHAM, N.C. The Knoll-Gas Motorsports Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series wound down to the final race this past weekend, the IHRA World Finals at the famed Rockingham Dragway. Just before the semi-final round Quain Stott walked over to his Torco Race Fuels powered 1963 LeeBoy Equipment Corvette. He quietly signed and then peeled the number one decal from the windshield that he worked so hard for the previous year and walked towards Scott Cannon. After placing the well deserved decal on Scott Cannon's car, Stott talked and joked with the younger Cannon about next season. "I told Scott that he and his team did a great job this season," Stott said. "I put that number one on his windshield and told him to put his boxing gloves on because I was coming back for it next year," he joked. Defending his 2006 Championship was something that Stott stayed concerned about all season long. "It could be football or baseball or racing, you see a team come out after a championship and not perform very well." Stott added. "We were aware of that and wanted to make sure that we came out and represented our championship well for LeeBoy, Torco and our fans. I think we did a pretty good job." ]]> http://quainstott.com/2007/10/stotts_championship_defense_en.php http://quainstott.com/2007/10/stotts_championship_defense_en.php Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:41:09 -0500 ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - Quain Stott has had a good season. The defending Torco Competition Plus Pro Modified World Champion has carried the LeeBoy Paving Equipment, Torco Race Fuels powered Corvette to two semi-final and two runner-up finishes in 2007. While that performance is good, it won't be good enough for Stott to repeat as World Champion. Stott, who currently sits fifth in points with a chance to finish as high as third an no worse than eighth, will assure his team and sponsors another top 10 finish in Pro Modified, pushing the longest running streak of top 10 finishes to 12. "We really wanted to come out here this year and do well," Stott said. "So many times you see a team go out one year and win a championship and come back the next year and struggle just to stay in the top 10. It's been a long time since anyone has been able to repeat as champion in Pro Mod. That's just a testament to how tough these teams are out here. Anyone can win it in any given year."]]> http://quainstott.com/2007/10/stott_dedicates_rockingham_rac.php http://quainstott.com/2007/10/stott_dedicates_rockingham_rac.php Pre Race Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:21:10 -0500 BUDDS CREEK, Md. - After scratching his head for a couple of weeks, the 2006 defending World Champion in Torco Comp Plus Pro Modified is smiling again. Quain Stott searched and finally found the problem that kept the Torco Race Fuels powered Lee Boy Corvette from its usual high level of performance. "It's just one of those things that happen sometimes when you put new parts on a race car," Stott said. "We found it, it's fixed and we're ready to go racing again." Stott would have a chance to prove his point at this weekends Torco Race Fuels President's Cup Nationals at the Maryland International Raceway in Budds Creek. Stott would make solid qualifying passes with Saturday nights attempt being best (6.096 at 235.06 mph), landing his team in the upper half of the field. Stott's refound performance edge would be put to the test early during eliminations. In a first round match with former World Champion Mike Castellana, Stott's car would rattle the tires early. A quick twitch of the gas pedal and a touch of the brakes would settle the car down and allow Quain to apply all of the horsepower needed to run down Castellana at the top end of the race track. The win would send Stott to a showdown with the New York based team of Mike Janis. The Stott-Janis showdown would be a classic drag race with Stott taking the starting line advantage. The side by side duel ended a quarter mile later, both teams over 239 mph and Janis with the bumper and 0.0123 second advantage at the stripe. "That was a great drag race," Stott said. "I just wish it was our bumper out front. Mike Janis and Scott Cannon have tough cars to beat right now. It will be interesting to see who can win it all at Rockingham." Stott has defended his 2006 World Championship well, but finds himself mathematically challenged to repeat in 2007. Currently in the top five in points and the only driver to finish in the top 10 for 12 consecutive years, Stott is happy with the teams season. "I was so worried about coming out here this year and not doing well," Stott said as he left the race. "So many times you see where someone wins a championship and then has a tough time the next season. I think we had another quality season of racing and we still have another race to go. LeeBoy, Evan Knoll and Torco Race Fuels and all of our sponsors have been so go to us over the years. I can't thank them enough. I always hope that we can make them proud and represent them well where ever we race." While Stott was reluctant to pick his the 2007 Pro Modified Champion, he did offer some insight. "Mike Janis is running really hard right now and if the season were a couple of races longer I think he could make a run at Scott," Stott said. "But Scott and Scotty have went out there and dominated the Last Man Standing. They've won 10 of the possible 18 additional five point bonuses. That's going to be hard for anyone to overcome."]]> http://quainstott.com/2007/10/solid_performance_has_stott_ba.php http://quainstott.com/2007/10/solid_performance_has_stott_ba.php Post Race Mon, 01 Oct 2007 10:50:17 -0500 ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - In a lot of ways, he's a typical drag racer. Whether it's pushing the tree for every thousandth of reaction time he can garner or tweaking a tune-up for every possible ounce of horsepower, it's just another day at the races for Quain Stott. But, before race day ever comes, you'll find Stott and his crew beating the streets from Darlington to the Carolina Dragway testing and testing and testing. If practice makes perfect, than Stott might have a corner on the market. With a sly smile and southern charm he'll try and convince you that he doesn't test that much... anymore. And like that old joke about the guy that doesn't drink anymore, he doesn't any less either. Stott is working just as hard now as he ever has. Maybe smarter too, but just as hard. ]]> http://quainstott.com/2007/09/stott_is_drag_racing_ironman.php http://quainstott.com/2007/09/stott_is_drag_racing_ironman.php Pre Race Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:17:36 -0500 COLUMBUS, N.C. - 'There is no time like the present' - or so the old proverb says. For Quain Stott and his Torco powered LeeBoy Corvette, the Suzuki Motor City Nationals race this weekend may set his future. So, there is no time like the present if Stott wants to be the first person to win back to back championships since the early 90's when Scotty Cannon owned it between 1991-1994. With four races remaining, Stott finds himself third in points, just 68 points from Scotty Cannon, Jr. "I think we're just about the same place we were last year," Stott said. With four races remaining in the 2006 season Stott was in third place and trailed Glen Kerunsky by just 17 points. "We've ran about as well as we did last year, Scotty is just tough this year," Stott added. "Plus, I think he owns the Last Man Standing award (earning 5 additional points on Friday and Saturday night for low ET)." ]]> http://quainstott.com/2007/08/stott_muscles_up_for_motor_cit.php http://quainstott.com/2007/08/stott_muscles_up_for_motor_cit.php Pre Race Wed, 22 Aug 2007 02:56:02 -0500 Martin, Mich. - Back to back races on the Knoll Gas Motorsports Nitro Jam Drag Racing series leaves little time to wonder about what might have been. Quain Stott's LeeBoy Equipment Corvette leaves the Torco Race Fuels Northern Nationals a little banged up, but not much worse for the wear. Stott would take his strong qualifying effort (#5 6.123ET 234.00MPH) and face Mark Nielson in round one. Stott would bank a .106 second lead at the tree setting up what should have been a decisive first round win. As the race progressed, Stott's Torco powered machine began to shake. Twice he avoided contact with the wall, the third encounter would cause Stott to brush the wall, leaving a "Martin" racing stripe down most of right side of the car. "I've got a little bit of a headache from that," Stott explained on the return road shortly after the incident. "But the headache is from losing that round. The points are getting pretty tough out here and it just hurts to have that kind of lead and end up losing the race. If Scotty keeps winning this 'Last Man Standing Award' (5 bonus points for fastest night time qualifying runs) it will be nearly impossible to catch him." ]]> http://quainstott.com/2007/08/missed_chance_for_stott_when_h.php http://quainstott.com/2007/08/missed_chance_for_stott_when_h.php Post Race Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:05:37 -0500 GRAND BEND, Ont. - Quain Stott and the LeeBoy Equipment Corvette powered by Torco Racing Fuels made up some ground to the points leaders during the MOPAR Canadian Nationals. After qualifying seventh, Stott attempted to tame the track with successful wins against Mike Castellana and Kenny Lang before bowing out to event winner Raymond Commisso. "It was a tough track," said Stott. "No matter what I did, I couldn't find the right set up for the track." While Stott struggled to find the right combination, he continued to go rounds, matching fellow Fulton Racing Engine entry Jim Halsey round for round before falling in the semifinals. "Halsey and I kept saying we were going to stick together," added Stott. "Gene Fulton gave us both lots of horsepower. Unfortunately, we both went out in the semifinals." ]]> http://quainstott.com/2007/07/stott_shakes_out_of_semifinals.php http://quainstott.com/2007/07/stott_shakes_out_of_semifinals.php Post Race Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:54:19 -0500 TULSA, Okla. - While the Knoll-Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing Season is young, every team knows that each and every round is important. The same is true for Quain Stott and his 1963 LeeBoy Corvette powered by Torco Race Fuels. The final round appearance moved Stott up two spots to fifth in the season long defense of his World Championship crown. Stott now trails fourth place Ed Hoover by just three points and is just 72 points behind leader Scott Cannon, Jr. The runner-up marked the 22nd time Stott has made a final round appearance in his career, tieing Stott with Mike Janis for second among active and fourth among all Pro Modified drivers. Stott would make the most of his run to the finals, knocking off Ed Hoover in round one and perennial rival Shannon Jenkins in round two. Stott's round two perforce [6.153ET]was second best of the round to Scott Cannon, Jr.[6.122ET] and would set up a head to head match-up in the semi-finals. ]]> http://quainstott.com/2007/06/stott_scores_runnerup_in_tulsa.php http://quainstott.com/2007/06/stott_scores_runnerup_in_tulsa.php Post Race Wed, 27 Jun 2007 02:42:14 -0500 COLUMBUS, N.C. - When Quain Stott Racing and the Torco powered 1963 LeeBoy split window Corvette finds its way to Tulsa for the Skull Shine Sooner Nationals May 25-27, collecting an old debt may be a motivating factor the North Carolina team. The year was 1995 or maybe 1996, more than a decade of laps have faded Quain Stott's memory. While some parts of a memory can fade, others are cast in stone. Such is the case for Stott's last trip to Tulsa as an un-funded team trying to make a name for itself. As a young team, Stott depended on round wins on Sunday to earn enough money just to have gas to get to the next race. "It was '95 or '96," he recalled. "It was my first full season on the tour and I had this old Beretta and we were racing Tulsa. We won the first round, but we knew going into round two it was going to be tough to compete with the well-funded Larry Nance team with Pat Moore driving."]]> http://quainstott.com/2007/05/collecting_an_old_debt_motivat.php http://quainstott.com/2007/05/collecting_an_old_debt_motivat.php Pre Race Tue, 22 May 2007 18:23:35 -0500 VALDOSTA, Ga. - For decades Quain Stott has been drag racing. If it had doors on it, Stott has probably tuned it up and took it to a race. His early career experiences tuning and racing many types of cars paid big dividends at the ADRL Camp Motorsport Georgia Drags this past weekend. The North Carolinian and 2006 IHRA Torco Comp Plus Pro Mod champion nearly missed the race. It's not uncommon for Stott and his crew to put the Torco powered LeeBoy Corvette through hundreds of testing laps in a season. If the pace for this season is any indication, 200 laps will be a starting point. "We were out testing our outlaw car earlier in the week," explained Stott, who has the distinction of being a successful tuner and driver for both a nitrous injected and blower Pro Mod cars. "The screw blower is an entirely new set up for us," he added. "After we broke in testing I was about ready to just take it home and park it. But, the ADRL fans are always so good to us and I promised Tommy [D'Aprile] I would help him tune his car. So, we were going to be there no matter what it took."]]> http://quainstott.com/2007/05/stott_breaks_new_ground_in_adr.php http://quainstott.com/2007/05/stott_breaks_new_ground_in_adr.php Post Race Thu, 10 May 2007 02:18:15 -0500 ATLANTA, Ga. - Some drag racers live by an old phrase that suggests they live life by the quarter mile. For Quain Stott and his Torco Race Fuels powered LeeBoy Corvette, a quarter mile wouldn't seem like an honest days work. Even though the off season was filled with testing, Stott continues to cover as much asphalt as a LeeBoy paver pulling a double shift. After a season opening semi-final finish in San Antonio and first round lost in Rockingham, Stott immediately packed up and headed for the AMS Staff Leasing Pro Mod Challenge contested at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals. "I was a little disappointed with myself in Rockingham," said Stott. "I had to race Danny Rowe and Jimmy Rector in the first round and I didn't want to leave anything on the table. So, I did something I normally don't do. I set my race car up to race them instead of just setting it up to run my race. Needless to say I couldn't wait to get to Atlanta." ]]> http://quainstott.com/2007/04/additional_laps_help_stott_tun.php http://quainstott.com/2007/04/additional_laps_help_stott_tun.php Post Race Mon, 30 Apr 2007 02:13:32 -0500 COLUMBUS, NC - When Quain Stott pulls the LeeBoy Equipment Corvette off of the transporter in Rockingham, North Carolina later this week, he'll have taken the long way to get there. In some ways, that's just appropriate for Stott, even though North Carolina is home for the Torco Race Fuels powered team. Stott has spent most of his drag racing career competing around the Tar Heel state and could probably put the truck on auto pilot and it would find its way to "The Rock" without incident. But, nothing is ever as easy at it seems. Especially for Stott. He left Tuesday morning to make the 175 mile journey to Rockingham Dragway. Stott and his team will make at least one stop before arriving Thursday. Farmington, North Carolina will be the pit stop Stott needs for a little piece of mind before arriving in Rockingham for the IHRA Spring Nationals presented by Advance Auto on April 21-22. ]]> http://quainstott.com/2007/04/stott_takes_the_long_way_home.php http://quainstott.com/2007/04/stott_takes_the_long_way_home.php Pre Race Quain Stott Tue, 17 Apr 2007 23:56:07 -0500 SAN ANTONIO, TX - Quain Stott and his LeeBoy Corvette, powered by Torco Race Fuels made a semifinal appearance at the Amalie Oil Texas Nationals presented by NAPA. With a new car and the first race of his championship defense, that should be big news. Quain knows that racing without a sponsor is nearly impossible in modern day drag racing. It couldn't be more true of this event. During Friday night qualifying, IHRA noticed that the track had soft spots in the pavement, creating an unsafe racing environment. In most cases, everyone would pack up and try another day. Skooter Peaco, Vice President of Race Operations for IHRA knew there were alternatives. He picked up the phone and called Stott to see if LeeBoy could help.]]> http://quainstott.com/2007/03/leeboy_paves_way_for_quain_sto.php http://quainstott.com/2007/03/leeboy_paves_way_for_quain_sto.php Post Race Tue, 27 Mar 2007 22:09:33 -0500