Beaver Springs Dragway – Two of the most precious metals are silver and gold. This post is about a silver and gold (okay, it’s yellow, not gold) pair of cars and the special thing they represent. We often talk about how, in many cases, our racing family can be closer than our blood relatives. There’s always been a special bond in the racing community that many have felt and there’s no denying it. But sometimes those lines cross. Sometimes blood relatives and racing family are one and the same. One such example of that is the McQuait family. I caught up with Jeff and Casey McQuait at Beaver Springs Dragway on this day.

Back in the heyday of hot rodding, Charlie McQuait caught the bug on the local streets and progressed to building race cars and racing. That “bug” passed on to son Jeff, who in turn, passed it on to son, Casey. These days, either Jeff, or Casey, or both of them together, can often be found at a local drag strip in their distinctive 1965 Chevy IIs (although Jeff gets out with his ‘55 Chevy gasser sometimes, too), Casey’s decked out in a bright yellow and Jeff’s dressed in a“Quick” silver. Jeff’s car is powered by a 505 cu.in., alcohol-injected Chevy engine with a tunnel ram intake and two four-barrel carburetors, while Casey’s is powered by a 355 cu. in. Chevy small block. If you get a chance to catch either (or both) of these guys at the track, take a close look at these cars and not only admire the workmanship of the hot rods, but admire the special bond of blood relative and racing family they represent.