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Skip Barber Racing School Appoints Dan Davis as Chief Strategy Officer

Skip Barber Racing School, the fully integrated racing and driving school, has announced the addition of Dan Davis as chief strategy officer.  

Davis will focus on Skip Barber’s growth strategies as it expands its national footprint in driver education and motorsports entertainment. Davis’  technical, process, and business experience will provide strategic leadership as Skip Barber’s business units expand to include its nationwide go-karting facilities, an expanded race team program, and teen driver education offering.  

Prior to Skip Barber, Davis served a 32-year stint at Ford, including serving as the Director of Ford Racing Technology, where he was responsible for all North American racing operations and performance parts businesses, including guiding Ford’s Formula 1 Championship with Benetton and Michael Schumacher as well as success in NASCAR Cup, Grand National and Truck series, NHRA Funny Car, CART/Champ Car, USAC among others. 

He also served as president and CEO at Miller Motorsports Park, and as chief steward for the IndyCar racing series in 2016 and 2017. 

For more information, visit skipbarber.com.

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