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."