Former NHRA Division 4 Top Alcohol Dragster Champion turned Top Alcohol Funny Car driver Lee Callaway will debut new primary sponsor Royce Homes during this weekend's O'Reilly Fall Nationals presented by Castrol at the Texas Motorplex just south of Dallas.  Despite being only the second national event behind the wheel of his 2007 Mustang Funny Car, Callaway hopes to lean on the experience of Crew Chief Jackie Stidham, who won six Division 4 Championships in Top Alcohol Funny Car as a driver.

 

Callaway, from Baytown, Texas, is excited to have Royce Homes on board for the remainder of the season.  The team will also assist Royce Homes founder Mike Manners, who currently competes in Top Dragster and Top Sportsman, upgrade his license to Top Alcohol Funny Car during post-race testing on Monday.

 

"We're very pleased to have Mike Manners and Royce Homes on board," said Callaway.  "We have a lot of experience in our corner in Jackie Stidham, Stacy McLemore and my dad Dickie.  We feel like we have the right parts and pieces on the car, and adding Royce Homes as a sponsor will help us mix it up with the top cars in the class.  This year has been a learning process for us and we hope to make a big step in the right direction this weekend."

Former NHRA Division 4 Top Alcohol Dragster Champion turned Top Alcohol Funny Car driver Lee Callaway will debut new primary sponsor Royce Homes during this weekend's O'Reilly Fall Nationals presented by Castrol at the Texas Motorplex just south of Dallas.  Despite being only the second national event behind the wheel of his 2007 Mustang Funny Car, Callaway hopes to lean on the experience of Crew Chief Jackie Stidham, who won six Division 4 Championships in Top Alcohol Funny Car as a driver.

 

Callaway, from Baytown, Texas, is excited to have Royce Homes on board for the remainder of the season.  The team will also assist Royce Homes founder Mike Manners, who currently competes in Top Dragster and Top Sportsman, upgrade his license to Top Alcohol Funny Car during post-race testing on Monday.

 

"We're very pleased to have Mike Manners and Royce Homes on board," said Callaway.  "We have a lot of experience in our corner in Jackie Stidham, Stacy McLemore and my dad Dickie.  We feel like we have the right parts and pieces on the car, and adding Royce Homes as a sponsor will help us mix it up with the top cars in the class.  This year has been a learning process for us and we hope to make a big step in the right direction this weekend."

 

"We have been experimenting running the smaller cubic inch motor from our dragster," Callaway continued.  "We feel like it will be a more efficient combination that we'll be able to rev higher once we get it sorted out.  We've sort of went another direction to see if we can get an edge on the competition."

 

With 28 of the top cars in the country entered for the event, Callaway looks forward to the competition.

 

"It will be a good weekend to judge our progress," stated Callaway.  "It will be a tough show to make, but we always look forward to a challenge.  We really feel like we're on the edge of running some good numbers, so hopefully we can go a few rounds with the Royce Homes Mustang.  After the race, we'll be helping Mike get his Funny Car license, so it should be a fun weekend."

 

Qualifying begins on Friday for the alcohol cars, with two sessions followed by one final session Saturday afternoon.  Eliminations begin with round one Saturday evening and conclude the event on Sunday.