C. R. Crews

C.R. Crews is a retired American race car driver from Dallas, Texas.

C.R. Crews
NationalityAmerican
BornCharles Richard Crews
Dallas, Texas, United States
Indy Lights career
Starts11
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Best finish19th in 2006
Previous series
2006
2004-2005
2003		Atlantic Championship
Star Mazda Championship
Formula TR Pro

An early graduate of a Dallas prep school,[1] he competed in the Indy Racing League's development system, winning the first Formula Mazda race he entered at age 14.[2] He then ran eleven races over three seasons for four different teams in the Indy Lights championship, most prominently with Michael Crawford Motorsports during 2007.[3] At the time of his debut he was the youngest driver ever to compete in what was then called the Indy Pro Series.[2]

He has also competed in the 24 Hours of Daytona, the Star Mazda Championship, and in championship karting.[4] He has competed in both domestic and international races on four continents.[5]

Despite his relative inexperience, he hoped to compete in the 2007 Indianapolis 500 for SWE,[6] but his deal with the team fell through. He was then linked to securing an entry for the 2008 Indianapolis 500. However, he was unable to complete rookie orientation due to rainy weather during the designated time period.[7] He competed in the 2008 24 Hours of Daytona in the GT class.[5]

Motorsports career results

American open-wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Indy Lights
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2006 Michael Crawford Motorsports HMS STP STP INDY WGL
9		 IMS
6		 NSH MIL 19th 86
Guthrie Meyer Racing KTY
11		 SNM SNM
Dave McMillan Racing CHI
13
2007 Michael Crawford Motorsports HMS
9		 STP
10		 STP
6		 INDY MIL IMS IMS IOW WGL
18		 WGL
18		 NSH MDO
15		 KTY SNM SNM CHI 22nd 109
2008 HMS STP1 STP2 KAN INDY MIL IOW WGL1 WGL2 NSH MDO1 MDO2 KTY
20		 SNM1 SNM2 CHI 40th 10

24 Hours of Daytona

(key)

24 Hours of Daytona results
Year Class No Team Car Co-drivers Laps Position Class Pos.
2008 GT 83 Farnbacher Loles Racing Porsche GT3 Cup Russell Walker
Peter Ludwig
Ben McCrackin
Tim Bergmeister		 397 51 32

References
  1. "Crews joins SWE Indy Pro Series team". IPS: IRL: Indy Racing League News and Notes 2006-12-04. Motorsport.com. 2006-06-12. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
  2. "IPS: Crews to become youngest ever starter". Crash.net. 1 June 2006. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
  3. "Crews, Crawford partnership has been a success". IPS: IRL: Indy Racing League News and Notes 2007-04-10. Motorsport.com. 2007-04-11. Archived from the original on 2017-11-06. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  4. Magazine, Speedsport. "CR Crews: Racedriver biography - career and success". www.speedsport-magazine.com.
  5. "Farnbacher Loles Racing Is Loaded With Seven Bullets For Rolex 24". Sports Car Insider. January 22, 2008. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
  6. "IPS: Crews joins SWE, targets Indy 500". Crash.net. 7 December 2006. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
  7. Archive for May, 2008, Is it May yet?, May 8, 2008, Retrieved 2017-11-06
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