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Erin Crocker
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Erin Mary Crocker, born on March 23rd, 1981 in Wilbraham, Massachusetts is a famous American race car drive. She first sat behind the wheels at the age of 7 and raced in quarter midgets in the Custom Quarter Midget Club {Thompson, Connecticut}, and the Silver City Midget Club {Meriden, Connecticut}. In her very first year of competition, little Crocker was named the 'Most Improved Novice'.
In 1997, sixteen-year-old Mary began running Mini Sprints at Whip City Speedway and became one of the youngest driver and the first female to win a race at the track. Two years later in 1999, she moved to the Eastern Limited Sprint Series, and eventually earned the title 'Rookie of the Year'.
Crocker attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, and got her bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Management engineering in 2003. While attending Rensselaer Polytechnic, Crocker started racing professionally in the World of Outlaws, a body that sanctions a national tour of sprint cars.
Crocker drives the #98 Evernham Motorsports owned Dodge Charger in the ARCA Remax Racing Series and is a development driver for the team.
Her NASCAR debut was in 2005 at Richmond International Raceway and she drove the #6 Country Crock Dodge for Evernham in the Busch Series, starting 42nd and finishing 39th after a wreck. In 2006, Crocker drove the #98 full-time in the Truck Series. She finished 25th in the Craftsman Truck standings. After struggling during the 2006 season, Evernham decided to close the #98 team. In 2007, Crocker will be running a combination of ARCA Series and NASCAR Busch Series events.
Going on air on Sirius Satellite Radio on May 9th, Crocker said in an interview that she has reached an agreement with PRN Radio, one of two radio networks that broadcast NASCAR racing nationwide. Her exact functions with the network have not been confirmed as yet.
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