Stanton Thomas Barrett (born December 1, 1972) is an American professional stock car racing driver and Hollywood stuntman who last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No.
The son of former stuntman Stan Barrett, he began NASCAR racing in the early 1990s, starting with the Busch Series in 1992.
[2] In 1992, Barrett started racing in NASCAR's Busch North Series, his debut coming at the Big Apple Food Stores 200 at Oxford Plains Speedway at the age of 19; Barrett finished 21st, eleven laps behind race winner Joe Bessey.
[3] He also ran in the NASCAR Dash Series, funding the car with money earned as a stuntman for the movie Freejack.
[4] During the 1992 season, Busch Series driver Clifford Allison was killed in a crash at Michigan International Speedway, leaving a ride open for Barrett.
[7] In 1999, Barrett ran a partial Busch slate with Galaxy Motorsports, but left the team in the middle of the season when management suggested he would be replaced for an upcoming race at Watkins Glen International.
[4] He returned to driving his own car for the remainder of the season, but only finished one race at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
[12] For the 2008 NAPA Auto Parts 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Barrett fielded a ride for himself and his father Stan.
[5] During testing for General Motors at Daytona International Speedway, Barrett was the sixth-fastest driver with a speed of 185.624 miles per hour (298.733 km/h).
[18] in 2000, he attempted the Budweiser Shootout qualifier for drivers who ran the fastest in 2nd-round-qualifying in 1999, but crashed on the first lap with Jimmy Spencer, Rick Mast and Kenny Wallace.
[28] In 2015, Barrett made his Camping World Truck Series debut for his team at Talladega Superspeedway, driving the No.
[32] At the Nationwide Series race at Kansas Speedway, he officially announced that he had joined Team 3G full-time to drive the No.
[4] In his IndyCar debut at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Barrett qualified 21st and finished 12th, four laps behind race winner Ryan Briscoe.
[34] Barrett struggled during the season, including failing to qualify for the Indianapolis 500[35] and missing the ABC Supply Company A.J.
[43] In July 2021, Barrett tested with the Stadium Super Trucks ahead of his series debut the following month at the Music City Grand Prix.
He is the godson of Paul Newman, and the grandson of Dave and Roma McCoy, the founders of Mammoth Mountain Ski Area.
[4] He currently owns and operates Stanton Barrett Family Wines, which sponsored him in the Xfinity Series race at Road America in 2023.
* Season still in progress 1 Ineligible for series points (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.