J. C. Stout
John C. Stout is an American former professional stock car racing driver and current team owner of SQR Development, which was scheduled to field one part-time Toyota Supra in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2022. As a driver, he competed part-time in the Xfinity Series, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the ARCA Menards Series East between 2003 and 2013.
Racing career
Stout began racing karts in western New York at age 11. After winning track championships, he moved up to Super Trucks at age 15 and won track championships. He then began racing late model stock cars at age 18 throughout western New York and Pennsylvania. He then competed part-time in the NASCAR Truck Series from 2003 to 2010 NASCAR [Camping World Truck Series|2010], the Nationwide Series from 2008 to 2010, and the K&N Pro 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 2009 after buying some Toyotas from Joe Gibbs Racing. The team name was previously Stellar Quest Racing and would be renamed as SQR Development. The team had plans to run ten to twelve races with the first one being at Richmond.
Political career
Stout is a candidate for Governor of New York in the New York gubernatorial election|2022 election]. The details about his campaign, including which political party's nomination he is running for, 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.