Stanton Thomas Barrett (born December 1, 1972 in
Bishop, CaliforniaBishop is a city in Inyo County, California, USA. is located near the northern end of the Owens Valley, at an elevation of 4147 feet . The population was 3,575 at the 2000 census...
) is a
NASCARThe National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947-48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series driver and Hollywood
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. He currently drives the #31 Rick Ware Racing Nationwide Series Chevrolet Impala SS and with primary sponsors INTERUSH.net, 4Caring.org, and GrandStay Residential Suites and Hotels. He also drives the #98 Interush CURB/Agajanian/3G Racing entry in the
IndyCar SeriesThe IndyCar Series is the premier level of American open wheel racing. The current championship, founded by Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony George, began in 1996 as a competitor to CART known as the Indy Racing League . Citing CART's increasing reliance on expensive machinery and overseas...
.
NASCAR
Barrett made his
NASCARThe National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947-48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
debut in the
Busch SeriesThe NASCAR Nationwide Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. It is promoted as NASCAR's "minor league" circuit , and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organization's "big league" circuit, the Sprint Cup...
at the [1992
Food City 250The Food City 250 is a NASCAR Nationwide Series stock car race that takes place each August under the lights at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. It is held the night before the Sprint Cup Series Sharpie 500...
at the age of 19, finishing 26th out of 29 cars following an accident on lap 39. He made a few limited starts with his own small team in the
Busch SeriesThe NASCAR Nationwide Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. It is promoted as NASCAR's "minor league" circuit , and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organization's "big league" circuit, the Sprint Cup...
for several years, finishing a career best 5th at the spring race at
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in 1996 with
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.
In 1999, he ran several races replacing Kerry Earnhart in the Channellock Chevy for
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but was replaced by
Butch MillerButch Miller is a racecar driver. He drives the #08 Chevrolet Silverado in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and is a crew chief for SS-Green Light Racing's late model program. He is a multiple champion in the now-defunct American Speed Association stock car series...
after 15 races. He finished out the year for
Steve CoulterSteve Coulter is a team owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. His team, Xpress Motorsports, won the Truck Series championship in 2002 and 2003, with Mike Bliss and Travis Kvapil, respectively. He has also fielded cars in the Busch Series and part-time in the Winston Cup series part-time. He...
, competing in the final three races of the season for him. 1999 was also the year he made his Winston Cup debut, at the Las Vegas 400 for
Junie DonlaveyW.C. "Junie" Donlavey , is a former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car owner with a team based in Richmond. Rarely fielding a car without his familiar #90, he began fielding his team in 1950. He drove for his team at first, but soon gave way to other drivers...
, starting 42nd and finished 30th in the #90
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. After only qualifying for two of the several races he attempted with Donlavey that year, he joined
Tri-Star MotorsportsTri-Star Motorsports was a racing team that competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup series primarily during the early to mid '90s. During its time of competition, Tri-Star's drivers achieved no wins or top-5 finishes but did get some top-10 finishes at the top-level series.The team is perhaps best...
for the 2000
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with
sportcut.com as a sponsor. He attempted the Bud Shootout qualifer for drivers who ran the fastest in 2nd-round-qualifying in 1999, but crashed, and did not make the 500. He attempted two Busch races for
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and Washington-Ervin Motorsports respectively, but missed both races. He made one Busch start for
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at
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, than made six starts in the #91 for Jody Looney, with
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and
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sponsoring. He had a best finish of 20th. He took full control of the team in 2002, making twelve starts with a best finish of 20th.
In 2003, he signed with
Jack RoushJack Roush is the founder, CEO, and co-owner along with John Henry of Roush Fenway Racing, a NASCAR team headquartered in Concord, North Carolina, and is Chairman of the Board of Roush Enterprises....
's
Busch SeriesThe NASCAR Nationwide Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. It is promoted as NASCAR's "minor league" circuit , and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organization's "big league" circuit, the Sprint Cup...
team and won two poles, but sponsorship woes forced the team to close down. He returned to driving his own car, but only finished one race. In 2004, Barrett returned to Nextel Cup driving the #94 car owned by Dave Watson that Barrett managed and ran out of Barrett's shop. He failed to finish a race for the team, and also made failed attempts to qualify for Means-Jenkins Motorsports For 2005, Barrett attempted another part time Cup Schedule with the #92 Chevy for
Front Row MotorsportsFront Row Motorsports is team that competes on NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit. The team began running part-time in 2004 as Means-Jenkins Motorsports under a partnership with Jimmy Means and restaurant entrepreneur Bob Jenkins, with Jenkins becoming the full team owner in 2005. The team fields the #34...
. Barrett stopped running FRM's cars out of his shop, so Barrett revived his team, Stanton Barrett Motorsports, which formerly fielded his #91 AmericInn/Bojangles Chicken and Biscuits Chevys and later Fords. With cars purchased from Cal Wells #32 team, as well as the #92, his first race in the #95 was at Bristol qualifying 23rd with funding from a local Bristol sign company. The next race he got made, he did with absolutely no sponsor, he finished 42nd, due to an ill handling car at Dover where he wrecked out of turn four in the unsponsored SBM Chevy. The last race of the year he got in was the Phoenix race, which he got funding from CHEETAH Electrical Speed Systems, but blew a tire early, putting him out of the race. He started that year in the
Busch SeriesThe NASCAR Nationwide Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. It is promoted as NASCAR's "minor league" circuit , and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organization's "big league" circuit, the Sprint Cup...
in the #36 DCT Motorsports Chevy, was 20th in points, when he departed and signed for a one race deal with #40 car at
FitzBradshaw RacingTrail Motorsports is a NASCAR team based in Mooresville, North Carolina, which is near Charlotte. The team is owned by Armando Fitz and Art Shelton, and was previously co-owned by Fitz's former wife Mimi...
.
In 2006, Barrett attempted most of the races on the schedule, before sponsorship woes caused him to cut back on his schedule and run select Busch races. After running a limited partnership with
Rick WareRick Ware , is a professional racecar driver and owner of Ware Racing Enterprises.When he was nine years old, he began racing motocross and moved up to the bicycle class when he was 12....
, Ware provided a shop and crew for Barrett's Cup team and cars, changing from #95 to #30, and fielded cars for Barrett on a limited schedule, but due to poor preparation by Ware's crew, they failed to qualify all but their first attempt in New Hampshire, where the car last ran as the #95. He also ran seven races for
MacDonald MotorsportsMacDonald Motorsports is a NASCAR team. It currently fields the #81 Dodge Charger driven by D. J. Kennington in the Nationwide Series. MacDonald Motorsports previously fielded entries in the Craftsman Truck Series.- Craftsman Truck Series :...
in the Busch Series, his best finish 21st in the #72 TheRaceSpace.com (Barrett's own community website for NASCAR fans) Chevrolet at
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.
In 2007, he attempted to make the
Daytona 500The Daytona 500 is a -long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is one of four restrictor plate races on the Cup schedule. Matt Kenseth is the defending champion of the race....
in the #30 with funding help proposed by Ware, but didn't, an Barrett returned the Busch (now
NationwideNationwide may refer to:* Nationwide Building Society, a UK building society, the world's largest* Nationwide Conference, a football conference formerly sponsored by Nationwide Building Society...
) Series and field cars. In 2008, he will attempt to race four races in the #50 NOS Energy Drink Chevrolet for his own team, Stanton Barrett Motorsports, with help from Chris Lencheski's SKI Motorsports. He will also be the owner of the #31 Chevrolet in the Nationwide Series for his father Stan Barrett at Montreal and Kenny Hendrick for an undisclosed amount of races. The #31 will only run at events the #30 will run as well. Hendrick will drive the 31 for start-and-park events.
In 2009, he will run full-time as part of new team 3G Racing, which is owned by Greg Beck and Steve Sudler, in the
Indycar SeriesThe IndyCar Series is the premier level of American open wheel racing. The current championship, founded by Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony George, began in 1996 as a competitor to CART known as the Indy Racing League . Citing CART's increasing reliance on expensive machinery and overseas...
, while continuing to run select some Nationwide and Sprint cup races.
IndyCar
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Team 3G |
USA
STP
12 |
USA
LBH
17 |
USA
KAN
Ret |
USA
INDYThe 93rd Indianapolis 500 was held on Sunday May 24, 2009, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. It was the 14th Indy 500 sanctioned by the Indy Racing League, and the premier event of the 2009 IndyCar Series season....
DNQ |
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MIL
DNS |
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TXS
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IOW
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USA
RIR
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WGL
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CAN
TOR
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CAN
EDM
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MDO
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CHI
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JPN
MOT
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USA
HMS
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29th |
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Stuntman career
Stanton has performed as a stuntman in
skiingSkiing is a group of sports using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....
,
motocrossMotocross is a form of motorcycle sport or all-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed off road circuits. Motocross is derived from the French, and traces its origins to British scrambling competitions...
and
snowmobile racingA snowmobile, also known in some places as a snowmachine, sled, or skimobile , is a land vehicle for travel on snow that is commonly propelled by a continuous track or tracks at the rear and steered by skis at the front....
. He has worked in nearly 150 motion pictures and television series
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0057287/bio. He has worked additionally in stunt doubling and stunt coordinating for many of Hollywood actors in films such as:
The Dukes of HazzardThe Dukes of Hazzard is a 2005 film loosely based on the American television series of the same name. The film was directed by Jay Chandrasekhar and released to theaters in the US on August 5, 2005 by Warner Bros. Pictures...
,
Spider-Man 1Spider-Man is a 2002 American superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. The first installment in the Spider-Man series, the film, directed by Sam Raimi and written by David Koepp, stars Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, and Willem Dafoe.The film begins with...
,
2Spider-Man 2 is a 2004 American superhero film directed by Sam Raimi, written by Alvin Sargent and developed by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, and Michael Chabon. It is the second film in the Spider-Man film franchise based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man...
and
3Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 superhero film written and directed by Sam Raimi, with a screenplay by Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent. It is the third film in the Spider-Man film franchise based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man...
,
Jurassic Park 2Jurassic Park 2 may refer to:*The Lost World, Michael Crichton's sequel to Jurassic Park.*The Lost World: Jurassic Park, the sequel to the film Jurassic Park...
and 3,
Rat RaceA rat race is a fierce competition to maintain or improve one's position in the workplace or social life. This term presumably alludes to the rat's desperate struggle for survival. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s]Source: www.yourdictionary.com...
,
BladeBlade is a 1998 vampire action film starring Wesley Snipes and Stephen Dorff, loosely based on the published stories of the fictional Marvel Comics character Blade. It was directed by Stephen Norrington and written by David S. Goyer. Snipes plays the titular character, a vampire hunter who is...
,
BatmanBatman is a 1989 superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name, directed by Tim Burton. The film stars Michael Keaton in the title role, as well as Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl and Jack Palance...
,
The Nutty ProfessorThe Nutty Professor is a 1996 science fiction-romantic comedy film starring Eddie Murphy. It is a remake of the 1963 film of the same name starring Jerry Lewis. The original music score was composed by David Newman....
,
VolcanoVolcano is a 1997 disaster-action film starring Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, and Don Cheadle. It was directed by Mick Jackson, and was released in the United States on April 25, 1997.- Plot :An earthquake hits Los Angeles...
,
Extreme Jumanji,
FastlaneFastlane is an American action/crime drama series that was broadcast on FOX from 2002 to 2003. On August 14, 2005 G4 began rebroadcasting the complete series. After finishing its initial run on G4, Fastlane stopped airing altogether...
, and
Mr. & Mrs. SmithMr. & Mrs. Smith is a American romantic action comedy film, directed by Doug Liman and written by Simon Kinberg. The original music score was composed by John Powell. The film stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as a bored married couple who learn that they are both assassins hired by competing...
.
Family
His father,
Stan BarrettStan Barrett is a Hollywood stuntman, stunt coordinator and actor. His biggest act was however outside the movie world. On the 17th December 1979, he attempted to break the Land Speed Record, and the sound barrier in the Budweiser Rocket rocket powered three-wheel vehicle...
who was also a Hollywood stuntman raced in 19 Winston Cup series races between 1980 and 1990, posting two top ten finishes. He is the godson of
Paul NewmanPaul Leonard Newman was an American actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian, and auto racing enthusiast...
, and the grandson of Dave McCoy and Roma McCoy, the founders of Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort.
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