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. 

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Name	Crider, Curtis
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Date of birth	October 7, 1930
Place of birth	Abbeyville, South Carolina
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