Quain Stott was not overly concerned about what the oildown delays and the adverse conditions he faced were doing to his Pro Extreme combination on Friday during the ADRL U.S. Drags II at Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie, Virginia.

The provisional No. 1 qualifier had a more pressing situation.

The extensive delays were cutting into his end of the day beer time.

Quain Stott was not overly concerned about what the oildown delays and the adverse conditions he faced were doing to his Pro Extreme combination on Friday during the ADRL U.S. Drags II at Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie, Virginia.

The provisional No. 1 qualifier had a more pressing situation.

The extensive delays were cutting into his end of the day beer time.

The delays started during professional testing when he was next in line to run when fellow Pro Extreme racer Jason Scruggs crashed into the retaining wall, his Camaro spewing oil on the racing surface. A 90 minute clean-up ensued and Stott was unfazed, making a 3.782 elapsed time at 200.65 miles per hour run, in the heat of the day. It was also the quickest run of the day.

“I was when they first started cleaning the track,” Stott said, when asked if he had any concerns before making his run. “I monitored it the whole time they were cleaning and made adjustments to the clutch as they went along. The track actually got better after the clean up. That’s a pat on the back for the ADRL and VMP track crews.”

Stott went to the top Friday on the strength of a 3.793, 200.02 run, which presented its challenges. Stott and opponent Frankie Taylor completed their burnouts. As Stott was backing up to stage, Taylor was dead in the water at the 330 mark. Stott was forced to shut down and wait for Taylor's car to be towed away.

“It really wasn’t anyone’s fault,” said Stott, who had the option to move to the back of the lanes and instead fired and ran as soon as Taylor’s car was cleared from the track. “You know me, I wanted to get back to the pits and have a beer. I gotta have my beer.”

Stott, you’re on the record.

“I don’t care, it’s the truth,” Stott said with a smile. 

Stott concluded the weekend as a semi-finalist, losing to Bubba Stanton.  

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