PARTY
IN THE
PITS
W
hen it comes to drag rac-
ing, there’s no shortage of competition.
Whether it’s on the track or in the pits,
every team is working towards the same
goal – winning. Once the helmets come off and the
cars are parked, though, there’s a different type of
competition going on amongst a se-
lect few, and it’s all about who can
have the most fun. ✖ Be it by blood
relation or by circumstance, friends
and family are synonymous at the
track. For competitors who spend ev-
ery ounce of their free time away from
home, working and wrenching, it only
makes sense that everyone at the track
becomes family. ✖ The stress involved
with running a race team – be it physical,
emotional, or financial – can be a tough
pill to swallow. Fortunately, a cocktail (or
ten) can make that pill go down a heck of a
lot smoother. When the racing is done, the
bar opens. Why should the cars be the only ones al-
lowed to sip a little alcohol? ✖ Perhaps one of the most
well-known revelers is none other than the legendary
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today’s outlaw door slammer revolution, and making
his Stanley and Weiss Racing supercharged Cadillac
CTS-V Pro Mod produce killer timeslips, Stanley’s
also famous for producing his killer margaritas. When
“Mr. Come-and-getcha-some” pulls into the track, he
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DRAG RACERS KNOW HOW TO
WORK HARD AND PLAY HARD
BY AINSLEY JACOBS
Camp Stanley. Famous for being a founding father of