SPEED RACER-Sponsored NASCAR Chevy to Be Driven by Stanton Barrett on Opening Day...

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SPEED RACER-Sponsored NASCAR Chevy to Be Driven by Stanton Barrett on Opening Day of ``Speed Racer,'' Friday, May 9

DARLINGTON, S.C.--(Business Wire)--
This Friday, May 9, NASCAR driver Stanton Barrett will celebrate
the opening of Warner Bros. Pictures' new live-action family film
"Speed Racer" in the #30 SKI Motorsports/Stanton Barrett Motorsports
SPEED RACER Chevrolet at the NASCAR Nationwide Series in Darlington.
Barrett's car will sport a special paint scheme reflective of Speed
Racer's legendary Mach 5.

"I'm very excited about having 'Speed Racer' on my car," said
Barrett. "I grew up watching the show each week with my brother David,
who coincidentally is working with 'Speed Racer' producer Joel Silver
on the television series 'Moonlight.' I've always hoped to one day be
just like Speed, and now, thanks to Warner Bros., I get to drive like
a 'demon on wheels' during the Nationwide race this weekend."

Barrett, one of auto racing's rising stars, is one of only two
drivers in NASCAR who owns a team. Barrett fields his racing
enterprise through SKI Motorsports/SBM (Stanton Barrett Motorsports),
Interush Racing and Grandstay.net.

Apart from his racing career, Stanton is one of Hollywood's
premiere stuntmen having worked on such films as all three
"Spider-Man" films, "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," "2 Fast 2 Furious" and "8
Mile." For more information on Barrett, please visit:
www.stantonbarrett.com and www.stantonbarrettblog.com.

About "Speed Racer"

From the Wachowski brothers and producer Joel Silver, creators of
the groundbreaking "The Matrix" trilogy, comes the live-action family
adventure "Speed Racer" which follows the adventures of the young race
car driver Speed (Emile Hirsch) in his quest for glory in his
thunderous Mach 5. The Wachowski brothers directed "Speed Racer" from
their own screenplay. Joel Silver, Grant Hill, Andy Wachowski and
Larry Wachowski are the producers, with David Lane Seltzer, Michael
Lambert and Bruce Berman serving as executive producers. The film
stars Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon,
Matthew Fox, Benno Furmann, Hiroyuki Sanada, Asian pop superstar Rain,
and Richard Roundtree. Based on the classic series created by anime
pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida, the live-action "Speed Racer" showcases the
kind of revolutionary visual effects and cutting-edge storytelling
that have become the benchmarks of the Wachowski brothers' films.
"Speed Racer" is a Warner Bros. Pictures presentation, in association
with Village Roadshow Pictures, of a Silver Pictures Production, in
association with Anarchos Productions. This film is rated PG. For more
information, please visit: www.speedracerthemovie.com.

Warner Bros. Pictures
Jan Craft
818-954-2279
Jan.Craft@warnerbros.com
or
Stanton Barrett
Alfred Hopton
310-248-6160
ahopton@bwr-la.com