John C. Stout (born September 15, 1983) is an American former professional

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driver and current team owner of

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, which fields one part-time

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in the

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. As a driver, he competed part-time in the Xfinity Series (then known as the Nationwide Series), the

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, and the

ARCA Menards Series East The ARCA Menards Series East (formerly Busch East Series, Busch North Series, Camping World East Series, and NASCAR K&N Pro Series East) is a regional stock car racing series owned and operated by the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) and ...

(then known as the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East) between 2003 and 2013.

Racing career

Stout began racing karts in western

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at age 11. After winning track championships, he moved up to Super Trucks (which is a class of

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chassis with truck bodies) at age 15 and won track championships. He then began racing late model stock cars at age 18 throughout western New York and

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. He then competed part-time in the NASCAR Truck Series from

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, the Nationwide (now Xfinity) Series from

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, and the K&N Pro Series East (now the ARCA Menards Series East) in 2013. On December 20, 2021, Stout announced his return to NASCAR, restarting his Xfinity Series team which last competed in the series in

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after buying some Toyotas from

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. The team name was previously

Stellar Quest Racing SQR Development is an American stock car racing team that is currently scheduled to compete part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, fielding the No. 87 Toyota Supra. The team is currently owned by J. C. Stout, current New York governor candidate w ...

and will now be

. The team will run 10 to 12 races with the first one being at Richmond. The driver has yet to be determined.

Political career

Stout is a candidate for

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in the 2022 election. The details about his campaign, including which political party's nomination he is running for (or if he is running as an independent), are unclear.

Personal life

On January 2, 2022, Stout was arrested for repeatedly harassing his wife. On April 2, 2022, he was charged with criminal contempt of court for violating an order of protection.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(

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) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Nationwide Series

Camping World Truck Series

K&N Pro Series East

References

External links

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