Charles Richard Crews (born May 30, 1988) is an American race car driver from Dallas, Texas.
An early graduate of a Dallas prep school, Crews competed in the Indy Racing League's development system, winning the first Formula Mazda race he entered at the age of fourteen. 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. At the time of his debut, he was the youngest driver ever to compete in what was then called the Indy Pro Series.
Crews has also competed in the 24 Hours of Daytona, the Star Mazda Championship, and in championship karting. He has competed in both domestic and international races on four continents.
Despite his relative inexperience, Crews hoped to compete in the 2007 Indianapolis 500 for SWE, 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.Archive for May, 2008 , Is it May yet?, May 8, 2008, Retrieved 2017-11-06 He competed in the 2008 24 Hours of Daytona in the GT class.
Racing record
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 Points2006 Michael Crawford Motorsports HMS STP STP INDY WGL9 IMS6 NSH MIL 19th 86 Guthrie Meyer Racing KTY11 SNM SNM Dave McMillan Racing CHI13 2007 Michael Crawford Motorsports HMS9 STP10 STP6 INDY MIL IMS IMS IOW WGL18 WGL18 NSH MOH15 KTY SNM SNM CHI 22nd 109 2008Michael Crawford Motorsports HMS STP1 STP2 KAN INDY MIL IOW WGL1 WGL2 NSH MOH1 MOH2 KTY20 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 51st 32nd 2022 LMP3 26 Mühlner Motorsports America Duqueine M30 - D08 Cameron Shields Nolan Siegel Ugo de Wilde 681 36th 6th
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Points 2022 Mühlner Motorsports America LMP3 Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY SEB MOH WGL MOS ELK PET -* 0*
Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2020 Nielsen Racing LMP3 Duqueine M30 – D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 LEC SPA LEC MNZ ALG 13th 32 2021 Team Virage LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 CAT RBR LEC MNZ SPA ALG 12th 26 2022 Inter Europol Competition LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 LEC IMO MNZ CAT SPA ALG 2nd 79 * Season still in progress.
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) + Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 Pos. Points2019-20Nielsen RacingLMP3Norma M30Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8SHA6BENRetSEP2BUR56th37 2023 Inter Europol Competition LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU2 5th 39
References
External links
C.R. Crews Indy Lights race history at ChampCarStats.com