Brent Crews

Brent Crews (born March 29, 2008) is an American professional dirt track and stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the SCCA Trans-Am TA2 ProAm Series, driving the No. 70 Ford Mustang for Nitro Motorsports, and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 25 Toyota Camry for Venturini Motorsports.

Brent Crews
Born (2008-03-29) March 29, 2008
Denver, North Carolina, U.S.
Achievements2016 United States Pro Kart Series Rookie Champion
2017 Rotax Grand Nationals Micro Max Champion
2023 Chad McDaniel Memorial Winner
Youngest POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series Winner (13 years)
Youngest Trans-Am Series Winner (14 years, 3 months, 4 days)
ARCA Menards Series career
2 races run over 1 year
ARCA no., teamNo. 25 (Venturini Motorsports)
First race2023 General Tire 100 at The Glen (Watkins Glen)
Last race2023 Dutch Boy 100 (Springfield)
First win2023 Dutch Boy 100 (Springfield)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 2 1
Statistics current as of August 20, 2023.

Racing career

Early career

Crews began racing go-karts at the GoPro Motorplex in Mooresville, North Carolina, at a young age. In 2016, he competed in the United States Pro Kart Series (USPKS) rookie class, winning the championship.[1] Crews would also win a Micro MAX Rotax Max Challenge race in Brazil in 2018.[2]

Midget Cars

Crews made his midget car racing debut in 2018, driving in the KKM Giveback Classic, in which he would finish 19th.[3] On March 2, 2021, it was announced that Crews would run full time in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series, driving the 86 Toyota for CB Industries.[4] He earned his first win of the season at Valley Speedway, becoming the youngest driver to win a POWRi National Midget Series race, at 13 years old.[5] He would also score wins at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55, Jacksonville Speedway, and Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex.[6][7][8]

Trans-Am Series

In 2022, Crews would join Nitro Motorsports to run a full season in the SCCA Trans-Am TA2 ProAm Series. He scored his first career win late in the season at Road America, becoming the youngest driver to win a Trans-Am Series race, at 14 years, 3 months, and 4 days.[9] He would also score wins at the Music City Grand Prix and Virginia International Raceway, and finishing 3rd in the final standings.[10][11] He returned to Nitro for the 2023 season, scoring wins at NOLA Motorsports Park, the Detroit Street Circuit, Road America, and Watkins Glen.[12][13][14][15]

Late models

Crews would make his late model racing debut in the CARS Pro Late Model Tour in 2022, driving the No. 24 Toyota Camry for Donnie Wilson Motorsports at Caraway Speedway. He would start 8th and finish 14th after experiencing a clutch issue. He ran two more races at Motor Mile and South Boston, finishing 8th and 12th, respectively. On February 14, 2023, it was announced that Crews would compete in six races of the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway. Crews finished 4th in the point standings after earning four top fives and five top tens.[16]

ARCA Menards Series

On August 10, 2023, it was announced that Crews will make his ARCA Menards Series debut at Watkins Glen International, driving the No. 25 Toyota for Venturini Motorsports.[17][18] Crews would finish third after running inside the top five in the entire race. He made his second start of the season at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack, where he would go on to dominate, leading the most laps and winning the race, becoming the second-youngest driver to win in ARCA.[19]

Motorsports career results

ARCA Menards Series

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

ARCA Menards Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 AMSC Pts Ref
2023 Venturini Motorsports 25 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT BLN ELK MOH IOW POC MCH IRP GLN
3		 ISF
1*		 MLW DSF
2		 KAN BRI SLM
12		 TOL 27th 166 [20]

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour

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

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 CLMSCTC Pts Ref
2023 Lee Faulk Racing 5 Toyota SNM FLC HCY ACE NWS LGY DOM CRW HCY
24		 ACE
17		 TCM WKS AAS SBO TCM CRW -* -* [21]

CARS Pro Late Model Tour

(key)

CARS Pro Late Model Tour results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 CPLMTC Pts Ref
2022 Lee Faulk Racing 24 Toyota CRW
14		 HCY GPS FCS TCM HCY ACE MMS
8		 TCM ACE SBO
12		 CRW 16th N/A [22]
2023 SNM HCY
2		 NWS
6		 TCM DIL CRW WKS HCY FLC SBO TCM CRW -* -* [23]
28 ACE
5

References
  1. Cole, David (July 3, 2017). "eKartingNews.com Driver of the Month: June 2017 – Brent Crews". eKartingNews.com. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  2. "Micro Max: American Brent Crews wins after a magnificent drive". Kartcom.com. January 12, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  3. "Brent Crews - KKM Giveback Classic Event Results". TheThirdTurn.com. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  4. Seelman, Jacob (March 2, 2021). "CB Industries Tabs Brent Crews for POWRi Slate". SpeedSport.com. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  5. "Crews Gets Break Through POWRi Win". SpeedSport.com. July 18, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  6. "Crews Dominates In POWRi At I-55; Sweeps Ironman 55". SpeedwayDigest.com. August 7, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  7. "Brent Crews Wins POWRi Feature at Jacksonville". TJSlideways.com. September 10, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  8. Halbert, Lucas (October 2, 2021). "Brent Crews flies around Sweet Springs for fifth POWRi National Midget win". GrassrootsRacingNews.com. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  9. "Crews becomes youngest Trans Am winner in history at Road America". Racer.com. July 3, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  10. Sinclair, Adam (August 10, 2022). "Brent Crews Goes Back-To-Back with Win at Big Machine Music City Grand Prix". SpeedwayDigest.com. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  11. "Teen phenom Crews nabs third TA2 win of the year at VIR". Racer.com. October 8, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  12. "Crews earns fourth career TA2 victory in NOLA". Racer.com. March 11, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  13. Pryson, Mike (June 3, 2023). "The Kid Is All Right: 15-Year-Old Brent Crews Schools Trans Am Veterans At Detroit". Autoweek.com. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  14. "Crews goes back-to-back in TA2 at Road America". Racer.com. July 9, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  15. "Crews awarded Watkins Glen TA2 win after disqualifications". Racer.com. September 10, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  16. White, Brandon (February 14, 2023). "Brent Crews dialed in for inaugural World Series of Asphalt season". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  17. Ingle, Noah (August 10, 2023). "Brent Crews Making ARCA Debut With Venturini". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  18. "Brent Crews joins Venturini Motorsports for ARCA events at Watkins Glen and Springfield". ARCARacing.com. August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  19. Srigley, Joseph (August 20, 2023). "Brent Crews Scores Win in Second ARCA Start at Springfield; Wins By 20-Plus Seconds". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  20. "Brent Crews – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  21. "Brent Crews – 2023 CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  22. "Brent Crews – 2022 CARS Pro Late Model Tour results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  23. "Brent Crews – 2023 CARS Pro Late Model Tour results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.

Brent Crews driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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