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SAN ANTONIO, TX (March 27, 2007) - 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.
"There's not much Kelly Majeskie and the LeeBoy crew can't do," Quain said after the race. "It was one of the strangest requests I've ever made to a sponsor - but they stepped in and saved the day."
Within minutes of Peaco's call, Stott had LeeBoy representative Elaine Stevens on the phone. "When Quain called he said he had a strange request," Stevens explained. "Getting a crew together on a Friday could be a challenge, but we called some of our LeeBoy representatives and they were able to have someone here before the evening qualifying session was over."
Elaine relied on Marty Rodriques, one of LeeBoy's best representatives in the area with Nichols Road Building Division. When the Saturday morning sun rose, Marty could be found riding LeeBoy equipment borrowed from the display equipment in Stott's pits. "It really took a team effort," Stevens added. "It took everyone from IHRA to Marty to the paving company believing that this project could be done overnight."
By 11:00AM the San Antonio Raceway had a brand new right lane. In fact by Sunday eliminations, the right lane was the lane of choice for most competitors.
Aaron Polburn, president of IHRA was appreciative of everyone's efforts. "A lot of times we talk about partnerships in racing," he said. "LeeBoy has always given support to Quain, we're certainly glad they were there to help."
Stott would go on to race his LeeBoy Corvette, qualifying 14th for the tough field. He would knock off John Russo in round one and Jim Halsey in round two, before falling to Ed Hoover in the semifinals.
"I'm really happy about the weekend," Stott explained. "We came out here with a brand new Stroupe Race Car and filled it with Torco Race Fuel and took it to the semi's. We're ahead of where we were last year when we left here in the first round." Stott leaves San Antonio fourth in Knoll Gas Nitro Jam points.
Stott also had a chance to sit in the Jungle Jim tribute car and spoke with "Berserko Bob" Doerrer on 1320 TV about what it took to be a drag racer in the '70's. You can watch for Quain about the 4:40 mark in this video.
Quain Stott Drag Racing partners with high performance companies like, LeeBoy Equipment, Torco Race Fuels, Richmond Gear, Mickey Thompson Tires, NGK Spark Plugs, Auto Meter, Stroud Safety, Santhuff Shocks, Fulton Race Engines, Stroupe Race Cars and Spartan Crank Shafts.
To learn more about Quain Stott and the LeeBoy Pro Modified Corvette, powered by Torco Race Fuels, visit: Quain Stott Drag Racing - LeeBoy Corvette - Tommy D'Aprile Support Our Troops Corvette
LeeBoy Paves Way for Quain Stott's Semifinal Finish
SAN ANTONIO, TX (March 27, 2007) - 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.
"There's not much Kelly Majeskie and the LeeBoy crew can't do," Quain said after the race. "It was one of the strangest requests I've ever made to a sponsor - but they stepped in and saved the day."
Within minutes of Peaco's call, Stott had LeeBoy representative Elaine Stevens on the phone. "When Quain called he said he had a strange request," Stevens explained. "Getting a crew together on a Friday could be a challenge, but we called some of our LeeBoy representatives and they were able to have someone here before the evening qualifying session was over."
Elaine relied on Marty Rodriques, one of LeeBoy's best representatives in the area with Nichols Road Building Division. When the Saturday morning sun rose, Marty could be found riding LeeBoy equipment borrowed from the display equipment in Stott's pits. "It really took a team effort," Stevens added. "It took everyone from IHRA to Marty to the paving company believing that this project could be done overnight."
By 11:00AM the San Antonio Raceway had a brand new right lane. In fact by Sunday eliminations, the right lane was the lane of choice for most competitors.
Aaron Polburn, president of IHRA was appreciative of everyone's efforts. "A lot of times we talk about partnerships in racing," he said. "LeeBoy has always given support to Quain, we're certainly glad they were there to help."
Stott would go on to race his LeeBoy Corvette, qualifying 14th for the tough field. He would knock off John Russo in round one and Jim Halsey in round two, before falling to Ed Hoover in the semifinals.
"I'm really happy about the weekend," Stott explained. "We came out here with a brand new Stroupe Race Car and filled it with Torco Race Fuel and took it to the semi's. We're ahead of where we were last year when we left here in the first round." Stott leaves San Antonio fourth in Knoll Gas Nitro Jam points.
Stott also had a chance to sit in the Jungle Jim tribute car and spoke with "Berserko Bob" Doerrer on 1320 TV about what it took to be a drag racer in the '70's. You can watch for Quain about the 4:40 mark in this video.
Quain Stott Drag Racing partners with high performance companies like, LeeBoy Equipment, Torco Race Fuels, Richmond Gear, Mickey Thompson Tires, NGK Spark Plugs, Auto Meter, Stroud Safety, Santhuff Shocks, Fulton Race Engines, Stroupe Race Cars and Spartan Crank Shafts.
To learn more about Quain Stott and the LeeBoy Pro Modified Corvette, powered by Torco Race Fuels, visit: Quain Stott Drag Racing - LeeBoy Corvette - Tommy D'Aprile Support Our Troops Corvette
