Curtis Crider

Curtis "Crawfish" Crider
Born October 7, 1930 (1930-10-07) (age 81)
Abbeville, South Carolina
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career
232 races run over 7 years
Best finish 10th – 1968 Grand National season
First race 1959 untitled race (Columbia Speedway)
Last race 1965 Virginia 500 (Martinsville Speedway)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 70 0

Curtis Crider (born October 7, 1930 in Abbeville, South Carolina) was a pioneer in NASCAR's early years.[1]

He was one of the hardest working and underfinanced racers to ever drive the stock car circuit.[1] Landing in a lake eventually earned him the nickname "Crawfish.[1]" Like most early NASCAR racers, Crider was a bootlegger and delievered moonshine to his customers.[1] From 1959 to 1965, this driver has competed in 232 races in his seven-year career and accumulated a grand total of $58740 ($408,880.13 in today's money).[2] Crider's average start was in 19th place while his average finish was in 15th place.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Curtis Crider's NASCAR career information (second reference)". Legends of NASCAR. http://legendsofnascar.com/Curtis_Crider.htm. Retrieved 2010-11-27. 
  2. ^ a b "Curtis Crider's NASCAR career information". Racing Reference. http://www.racing-reference.info/driver?id=cridecu01. Retrieved 2010-11-27.