Looking to bring youthful experience to its positive progress, DCT Motorsports has joined forces with Stanton Barrett to drive a portion of its NASCAR Busch Series races, beginning this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway’s Aaron’s 312. Barrett will join current driver Travis Geisler behind the wheel of the #36 DCT Motorsports Chevrolet this season and throughout next year. The team is planning a full schedule in 2005, a step up from its inaugural five races in 2003 and 23 events this year. “Stanton’s experience, not just as a driver but as someone who has worked on his own cars, will help take our team to the next level,” said owner John McGill. “Working with (crew chief) Ricky Pearson, who is a proven winning talent, we feel this combination will really give us the boost we need.”
“We are moving forward with sponsorship, and putting together our plans for 2005 and beyond that. By settling the driver situation in a
positive way, and by having the experience of Stanton Barrett and the potential of Travis Geisler behind the wheel of our car, we feel this
is a strong move in the right direction,” McGill added. “We want Travis to continue getting experience and continue developing his career,” McGill said. “Stanton coming on board will help advance our team.”
Barrett had headed his own Stanton Barrett Racing this season, which has competed on the NASCAR Busch Series but also in selected NASCAR Nextel Cup Series events. Barrett, 31, has been driving since he was 16 years old, and has competed on the highest levels of NASCAR racing. He is a native of Bishop, Calif., and is well known not just in motorsports but also in Hollywood, where he is an award-winning stunt man who has appeared in over 120 movies, as well as television shows and commercials.
DCT Motorsports’ owners McGill and Carl Natale are the first full-time owners from Cleveland, Ohio, NASCAR’s top three divisions have ever seen. Still, their marketing and business savvy is a breath of fresh air that has captured the imagination of the sport’s business minds. McGill and Natale have developed the sport’s most cost-efficient, sponsor-friendly marketing setup. It is based on giving full value to sponsors, and utilizing the many business-to-business contacts McGill, a developer, and Natale, a major earthwork contractor, have in place.(Williams Company PR)(10-29-2004)
