John C. Stout is an American former professional stock car racing driver and current team owner of SQR Development, which fields one part-time Toyota Supra in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. 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.

The 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season was the ninth season of the third highest stock car racing in the United States. The season included twenty-five races, beginning with the Florida Dodge Dealers 250 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Steve Coulter won the Owners' Championship, while Travis Kvapil won the Drivers' Championship during the final race of the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Dodge won the Manufacturers' Championship with 179 points.