Stan Barrett
Barrett (right) withChuck Yeager
Born	(1943-06-26)June 26, 1943 (age 82) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	145 lb (66 kg)
NASCARCup Series career
19 races run over 5 years
Best finish	38th (1981)
First race	1980American 500 (North Carolina)
Last race	1990Banquet Frozen Foods 300 (Sears Point)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 2 0
NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish	116th (2008)
First race	2008NAPA Auto Parts 200 (Montreal)
Last race	2008Zippo 200 at the Glen (Watkins Glen)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0

Stan Barrett (born June 26, 1943) is an AmericanHollywoodstuntman,stunt coordinatoractor, and formerstock car racing driver. His biggest act was however outside the movie world. On December 17, 1979, he attempted to break theland speed record, and thesound barrier in theBudweiser Rocket rocket-powered three-wheel vehicle. His calculated speed was 739.666 miles per hour, (Mach 1.01), which would have made Barrett the first man to break thesound barrier in a land vehicle. The attempt was surrounded by controversy and the speed was never officially recorded. Barrett also raced in 19Winston Cup Series races between 1980 and 1990, posting two top ten finishes.

In an effort led byHal Needham, anotherHollywoodstuntman, and sponsored byBudweiser, theBudweiser Rocket was built with the intention of being the first land vehicle to break the sound barrier. The 3-wheeler was powered by a hybrid liquid and solid-fuelrocket engine. The solid fuel booster engine came from aSidewinder missile.

AtRogers Dry Lake onEdwards Air Force Base, the vehicle, driven by Barrett, made on December 17, 1979, an attempt to break thesound barrier. The claimed speed of 739.666 mph, equallingMach 1.01, was never officially recorded.

The publicity gained from the attempt took Barrett toNASCAR. Between his movie commitments, Barrett found time to race in nineteenWinston Cup Series races during the 1980s. Barrett posted two top ten finishes, running his last race in 1990. In 1999, Barrett was scheduled to run threeCraftsman Truck Series races forPBH Motorsports, who had planned to field a Cup team for his sonStanton Barrett. Stan was scheduled to run atHeartland Park TopekaWatkins Glen International andSears Point Raceway.^[1]

In 2008, at the age of 65, he made a surprising return to stock car racing. His son Stanton, running Chevrolets in the second tierNationwide Series, invited Stan to run beside him in the SBM Motorsports team. After an abortive attempt at Mexico City, Stan later qualified for theMontreal and WGI races. He was forced to retire in both races.

Barrett has worked as a stuntman since the 1960s in motion pictures and television series.^[2] He has been stunt doubling and stunt coordinating for many of Hollywood actors in films such asWhen Time Ran Out... andSmokey and the Bandit. He also appeared in the 1980 TV movieStunts Unlimited aboutstunt performers.

Barrett's sonDavid Barrett is a prolific Hollywood director and stunt coordinator/director. SonStanton Barrett is also aHollywood stuntman, and also a racing driver. David and Stanton are the godsons ofPaul Newman, and grandsons of Dave andRoma McCoy, the founders ofMammoth Mountain Ski Area.^[3] Melissa Barrett Thorner is Stan's daughter.

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

• Stan Barrett atIMDb
• Stan Barrett driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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• Stanton Barrett Hires His Dad Stan Barrett to Drive This Weekend
• Barrett's Father Won't Qualify in Mexico City

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