Charles Richard Crews (born May 30, 1988) is an American race car driver from

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. An early graduate of a Dallas prep school, he competed in the

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's development system, winning the first

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race he entered at age 14. He then ran eleven races over three seasons for four different teams in the

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championship, most prominently with

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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. He has also competed in the

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, the

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, and in championship karting. He has competed in both domestic and international races on four continents. Despite his relative inexperience, he hoped to compete in the

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for

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, but his deal with the team fell through. He was then linked to securing an entry for the

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. 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

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in the GT class.

Motorsports career results

American open-wheel racing results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Indy Lights

24 Hours of Daytona

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Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

References

External links

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C.R. Crews Indy Lights race history at ChampCarStats.com
Living people 1988 births Racing drivers from Dallas University of Texas at Dallas alumni Indy Lights drivers Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers 24 Hours of Daytona drivers {{US-autoracing-bio-stub Asian Le Mans Series drivers WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers European Le Mans Series drivers Le Mans Cup drivers Racing drivers from Texas