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Brent Crews
Crews atSonoma Racewayin 2024
Born(2008-03-29)March 29, 2008(age 16)
Denver,North Carolina,U.S.
Achievements2016United States Pro Kart Series RookieChampion
2017Rotax Grand NationalsMicro Max Champion
2023Chad McDaniel MemorialWinner
2023SCCA Trans-Am TA2 ProAm SeriesChampion
YoungestPOWRi Lucas Oil National Midget SeriesWinner (13 years)
YoungestTrans-Am SeriesWinner (14 years, 3 months, 4 days)
ARCA Menards Seriescareer
5 races run over 2 years
ARCA no., teamNo. 55 (Venturini Motorsports)
First race2023General Tire 100 at The Glen(Watkins Glen)
Last race2024General Tire 150(Dover)
First win2023Dutch Boy 100(Springfield)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 3 1
ARCA Menards Series Eastcareer
1 race run over 1 year
ARCA East no., teamNo. 55 (Venturini Motorsports)
First race2024General Tire 150(Dover)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series Westcareer
1 race run over 1 year
ARCA West no., teamNo. 15 (Venturini Motorsports)
First race2024General Tire 200(Sonoma)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of June 7, 2024.

Brent Crews(born March 29, 2008) is an American professionaldirt trackandstock car racingdriver. He competes full-time in theSCCA Trans-Am TA2 ProAm Series,driving the No. 70Ford Mustangfor Nitro Motorsports, full-time in theCARS Late Model Stock Tour,driving the No. 29Toyota CamryforKevin Harvick Incorporated,and part-time in theARCA Menards Series,driving the No. 55Toyota CamryforVenturini Motorsports.He is currently a member ofToyota Racing Development's TD2driver development program.

Racing career

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Early career

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Crews began racing go-karts at theGoPro MotorplexinMooresville, North Carolina,at a young age. In 2016, he competed in theUnited States Pro Kart Series(USPKS) rookie class, winning the championship.[1]Crews would also win a Micro MAXRotax Max Challengerace in Brazil in 2018.[2]He then followed that victory up with a SuperKarts! USA SuperNationals victory in Mini Swift.[3]Then in 2019, Crews won his second straight SuperNationals in the KA100 Junior division.[4]

Midget Cars

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Crews made hismidget car racingdebut in 2018, driving in the KKM Giveback Classic, in which he would finish 19th.[5]On March 2, 2021, it was announced that Crews would run full time in thePOWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series,driving the 86Toyotafor CB Industries.[6]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.[7]He would also score wins at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55, Jacksonville Speedway, and Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex.[8][9][10]

Trans-Am Series

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In 2022, Crews would join Nitro Motorsports to run a full season in theSCCA Trans-Am TA2 ProAm Series.He scored his first career win late in the season atRoad America,becoming the youngest driver to win aTrans-Am Seriesrace, at 14 years, 3 months, and 4 days.[11]He would also score wins at theMusic City Grand PrixandVirginia International Raceway,and finishing 3rd in the final standings.[12][13]He returned to Nitro for the 2023 season, scoring wins atNOLA Motorsports Park,theDetroit Street Circuit,Road America, andWatkins Glen.[14][15][16][17]He clinched the 2023 championship after finishing fourth atCircuit of the Americas,becoming the youngest champion in TA2 history.[18]

Late models

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Crews would make hislate model racingdebut in theCARS Pro Late Model Tourin 2022, driving the No. 24Toyota Camryfor Donnie Wilson Motorsports atCaraway Speedway.He would start 8th and finish 14th after experiencing a clutch issue. He ran two more races atMotor MileandSouth 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 atNew Smyrna Speedway.Crews finished 4th in the point standings after earning four top fives and five top tens.[19]

ARCA Menards Series

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Crews' No. 15 car atSonoma Racewayin 2024

On August 10, 2023, it was announced that Crews will make hisARCA Menards Seriesdebut atWatkins Glen International,driving the No. 25ToyotaforVenturini Motorsports.[20][21]Crews would finish third after running inside the top five in the entire race. He made his second start of the season at theIllinois 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.[22]

Motorsports career results

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ARCA Menards Series

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(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 Seriesresults
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 [23]
2024 55 DAY PHO TAL DOV
16 		KAN CLT IOW MOH
2* 		BLN IRP SLM ELK MCH ISF MLW DSF GLN BRI KAN TOL -* -* [24]

ARCA Menards Series East

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ARCA Menards Series Eastresults
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 AMSEC Pts Ref
2024 Venturini Motorsports 55 Toyota FIF DOV
16 		NSV FRS IOW IRP MLW BRI -* -* [25]

ARCA Menards Series West

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ARCA Menards Series Westresults
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 AMSWC Pts Ref
2024 Venturini Motorsports 15 Toyota PHO KER PIR SON
23 		IRW IRW SHA TRI MAD AAS KER PHO -* -* [26]

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour

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(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 -* -* [27]

CARS Pro Late Model Tour

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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 [28]
2023 SNM HCY
2 		NWS
6 		TCM DIL CRW WKS HCY FLC SBO TCM CRW -* -* [29]
28 ACE
5

References

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  1. ^Cole, David (July 3, 2017)."eKartingNews.com Driver of the Month: June 2017 – Brent Crews".eKartingNews.com.RetrievedAugust 11,2023.
  2. ^"Micro Max: American Brent Crews wins after a magnificent drive".Kartcom.com.January 12, 2018.RetrievedAugust 11,2023.
  3. ^"Crews claws his way to the win in Mini Swift".Kart360.Retrieved2024-06-03.
  4. ^"You are being redirected..."www.ekartingnews.com.Retrieved2024-06-03.
  5. ^"Brent Crews - KKM Giveback Classic Event Results".TheThirdTurn.com.RetrievedAugust 11,2023.
  6. ^Seelman, Jacob (March 2, 2021)."CB Industries Tabs Brent Crews for POWRi Slate".SpeedSport.com.RetrievedAugust 11,2023.
  7. ^"Crews Gets Break Through POWRi Win".SpeedSport.com.July 18, 2021.RetrievedAugust 11,2023.
  8. ^"Crews Dominates In POWRi At I-55; Sweeps Ironman 55".SpeedwayDigest.com.August 7, 2021.RetrievedAugust 11,2023.
  9. ^"Brent Crews Wins POWRi Feature at Jacksonville".TJSlideways.com.September 10, 2021.RetrievedAugust 11,2023.
  10. ^Halbert, Lucas (October 2, 2021)."Brent Crews flies around Sweet Springs for fifth POWRi National Midget win".GrassrootsRacingNews.com.RetrievedAugust 11,2023.
  11. ^"Crews becomes youngest Trans Am winner in history at Road America".Racer.com.July 3, 2022.RetrievedAugust 11,2023.
  12. ^Sinclair, Adam (August 10, 2022)."Brent Crews Goes Back-To-Back with Win at Big Machine Music City Grand Prix".SpeedwayDigest.com.RetrievedAugust 11,2023.
  13. ^"Teen phenom Crews nabs third TA2 win of the year at VIR".Racer.com.October 8, 2022.RetrievedAugust 11,2023.
  14. ^"Crews earns fourth career TA2 victory in NOLA".Racer.com.March 11, 2023.RetrievedAugust 11,2023.
  15. ^Pryson, Mike (June 3, 2023)."The Kid Is All Right: 15-Year-Old Brent Crews Schools Trans Am Veterans At Detroit".Autoweek.com.RetrievedAugust 11,2023.
  16. ^"Crews goes back-to-back in TA2 at Road America".Racer.com.July 9, 2023.RetrievedAugust 11,2023.
  17. ^"Crews awarded Watkins Glen TA2 win after disqualifications".Racer.com.September 10, 2023.RetrievedSeptember 10,2023.
  18. ^"Crews crowned youngest TA2 champion as Annunziata takes maiden win at COTA".Racer.com.November 5, 2023.RetrievedNovember 13,2023.
  19. ^White, Brandon (February 14, 2023)."Brent Crews dialed in for inaugural World Series of Asphalt season".NASCAR.com.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedAugust 11,2023.
  20. ^Ingle, Noah (August 10, 2023)."Brent Crews Making ARCA Debut With Venturini".Frontstretch.com.RetrievedAugust 11,2023.
  21. ^"Brent Crews joins Venturini Motorsports for ARCA events at Watkins Glen and Springfield".ARCARacing.com.August 10, 2023.RetrievedAugust 10,2023.
  22. ^Srigley, Joseph (August 20, 2023)."Brent Crews Scores Win in Second ARCA Start at Springfield; Wins By 20-Plus Seconds".TobyChristie.com.RetrievedAugust 20,2023.
  23. ^"Brent Crews – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedAugust 18,2023.
  24. ^"Brent Crews – 2024 ARCA Menards Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedApril 26,2024.
  25. ^"Brent Crews – 2024 ARCA Menards Series East Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedApril 26,2024.
  26. ^"Brent Crews – 2024 ARCA Menards Series West Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedJune 7,2024.
  27. ^"Brent Crews – 2023 CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedAugust 15,2023.
  28. ^"Brent Crews – 2022 CARS Pro Late Model Tour results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedAugust 15,2023.
  29. ^"Brent Crews – 2023 CARS Pro Late Model Tour results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedAugust 15,2023.
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Brent Crewsdriver statistics at Racing-Reference

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