Scotland County Head Football Coach Kirk Stott sat down with Hometown Radio Sports Director Corey Stott to preview the 2025 season.

Scotland County Head Football Coach Kirk Stott

Schuyler County Head Football Aaron Ockenfels sat down with Hometown Radio Sports Director Corey Stott to preview the 2025 season.

Knox County Head Football Coach Bruce Vannoy sat down with Hometown Radio Sports Director Corey Stott to preview the 2025 season.

Clark County Head Football Coach Ethan Allen sat down with Hometown Radio Sports Director Corey Stott to preview the 2025 season.

Clark County Football Preview with Coach Ethan Allen

Putnam County Head Football Coach Adam Huse sat down with Hometown Radio Sports Director Corey Stott to preview the 2025 season.

Putnam County Head Football Coach Adam Huse

KEOKUK, Ia.- When you think stock car racing, you typically think NASCAR and the deep south.  Historical tracks such as Daytona, Darlington and Talladega dominate the discussion.  But folks who have truly loved and followed the sport since the latter half of the 20th century can tell you that Keokuk, Iowa, was home to some of the best drivers in the sport.

Names such as Don White, Ramo Stott, Ernie Derr, Dick Hutcherson and Ron Hutcherson are revered with just as much respect and admiration as guys like Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt.  Other Keokuk guys such as Gordy and Lem Blankenship also made a huge mark on the sport.  Sadly, as time marches on, we have lost several of these heros.  

Beginning in the early 2000's, an event was held on a semi-regular basis called the Keokuk Racers Reunion.  This event brought all of the heros together in one spot and allowed the local fans to listen to their stories as they recounted the historical journeys their careers all took.  The guys attended the events faithfully, but alas, with the passing of time came the passing of several of the drivers.  The event and the facebook page associated with it had begun to slowly fade to obscurity.

But one man with a personal connection to the group has made it his mission to see that the legacy of these drivers does not fade into that long good night.  Ramo Stott's son, Corrie, lives in Denver, North Carolina, a suburb of Charlotte, and has had quite a storied racing career in his own right. 

He was the car chief for Jeff Gordon in his first two NASCAR Cup racing seasons.  He helped Hendrick Motorsports develop their truck racing program.  He has been crew chief for Jimmy Spencer and Sterling Marlin.  He then moved into an ownership role and fielded an ARCA car team, as well as a NASCAR Craftsman Truck and XFinity Series car for several years.  

And now, Stott is determined to rally the troops and see that the legacy of this historical group of drivers is forever documented and preserved in the town that gave birth to this crop of heros.  He says that the Keokuk racing legacy really began with Don White.

Legacy Began with White

Corrie said that this journey into history began with his simple desire to build a tribute car in honor of his late "pops", Ramo.

Tribute Car Began Journey to Preserving HIstory

Stott began reaching out to the community through the Keokuk Racers Reunion Facebook page to try and rally support behind his cause.  And boy, did the public respond!

Getting the Ball Rolling

The group meets the third Thursday of each month.  Their purpose is to get organized and work toward goals that the group has set to preserve the historical racing legacy of the "Keokuk Komets", as they were dubbed.  Through the early discussions, one ultimate goal has quickly jumped to the top of the list.

Ultimate Goal of the Group

The Keokuk Racers Reunion group will meet Thursday, August 21st, at the Hidden Tower in Keokuk.  The meeting will also be hosted on Zoom.  We will share the link on our social media as it becomes available.

Corrie Stott was a guest on KMEM Coffee Break Thursday morning with host Corey Stott.  You can listen to the entire "Corrie & Corey Show" episode in its unedited entirety below.

KMEM Coffee Break with Corrie Stott

"The Corey & Corrie Show"

8/7/2025

Corrie Stott during his tenure as crew chief for Sterling Marlin

Corrie (left) with "Pops" Ramo Stott (right)

Corrie during his tenure as Car Chief for NASCAR Rookie Sensation Jeff Gordon

Ramo Stott, with wife Judy in the background, poses with my son Jake and nephew Layne at the 2015 Keokuk Racers Reunion

The boys posing with Ramo Stott's famous Super Bird, currently owned by Doug Schellinger