The Craftsman Truck Series starting grid will soon have a new entry as Toyota development driver Brent Crews has announced the creation of his own team.
Crews, a 17-year-old competitor from North Carolina, has announced that his team will field the No. 70 entry in select events this season while Pristine Auction serves as the primary sponsor. The first event for this team will be the road course race at Watkins Glen International on Friday, Aug. 8.
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"I grew up going to dinner on race weekends with guys like Nick Tucker and Brian Keselowski listening to stories about building race cars and engines out of spare parts and barely getting to the track," Crews said in a press release.
"Even though everyone would tell them they were crazy, it always sounded like so much fun to me. When we started talking about me buying a truck to run Watkins Glen, no one was willing to tell me it was a bad idea and it just kind of snowballed from there. I sold all my micro sprints to raise some of the money and here we are."
The newly formed team will temporarily operate out of the Nitro Motorsports Trans-Am shop in Mooresville, North Carolina, as it continues to build its presence in NASCAR.
Crews has dipped his racing shoes into the Craftsman Truck Series. He joined Tricon Garage for a nine-race schedule. He has made three starts in the No. 1 Toyota Tundra while posting a top-10 finish at Lime Rock Park. He has six races remaining, which includes the Aug. 15 trip to Richmond Raceway.
The Toyota development driver also joined Joe Gibbs Racing for a nine-race schedule in the ARCA Menards Series. He has made four starts, and he has posted two wins. He captured the spring race at Phoenix Raceway and last weekend's race at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
The young driver/team owner will continue to make these starts for Tricon Garage and Joe Gibbs Racing while expanding his schedule with his new team. He will also use Watkins Glen International as a benchmark to see how the No. 70 stacks up against the competition in its first outing.
"My stepdad Matt and I have always done things outside the box," Crews said. "We went National Midget racing when I was 12 and became the youngest Midget winner in history with Pristine Auction on the side of the car, so I'm super pumped to have them back on board.
"I don't really know where this is going to go, but with all the buzz around road course guys right now, it didn't seem right to miss Watkins Glen. I love the track. I have a win there. I don't know what to expect from our team, but I will give it everything I've got. Watching on TV was not an option."