Brent Crews Bio
Brent Crews (born March 30, 2008) is an American professional dirt track, sports car, and stock car racing driver and team owner from Hickory, North Carolina. He competes part-time in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 19 Toyota GR Supra for Joe Gibbs Racing. A member of the Toyota Racing Development TD2 driver development program, Crews has built a reputation as one of the youngest champions in American motorsports, with titles in karting, midget cars, Trans-Am, and stock car competition.
Early Life and Background
Brent Crews was born on March 30, 2008, in Hickory, North Carolina, a region with deep roots in short-track and stock car racing. He began his racing journey at the GoPro Motorplex in Mooresville, North Carolina, where he developed his skills on karting circuits from a young age. In 2016, at just eight years old, he entered the United States Pro Kart Series rookie class and won the championship in his first full season of national competition.
Crews continued to climb the karting ranks, winning the IAME International World Finals in 2017 and 2018, and a Micro MAX World Championship at the Rotax Max Challenge in Brazil in 2018. He added a SuperKarts! USA SuperNationals victory in Mini Swift that same year, then won the KA100 Junior division in 2019 to claim a second straight SuperNationals title. By 2021, he had become the youngest National Champion in the KZ Pro Shifter Class, bringing his total National Championship count to twelve across various karting categories.
Path to NASCAR
After dominating karting, Crews made his outlaw kart debut in 2016 and quickly moved through the Box Stock classes to the Open Class. In 2019, he became the first driver to win in every outlaw kart class at Millbridge Speedway and also captured the Outlaw Kart Nationals in Knoxville, Iowa. On March 2, 2021, it was announced that he would run full time in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series, driving the No. 86 Toyota for CB Industries.
That season, Crews scored his first midget win at Valley Speedway, becoming the youngest driver ever to win a POWRi National Midget Series race at just 13 years old. He added victories at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55, Jacksonville Speedway, and Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex, establishing himself as a versatile talent on dirt before transitioning to pavement racing.
Brent Crews Career
Early Career (2022)
Crews made his late model debut in 2022 in the CARS Pro Late Model Tour, driving the No. 24 Toyota Camry for Donnie Wilson Motorsports at Caraway Speedway. After a clutch issue hampered his first start, he finished eighth at Motor Mile and twelfth at South Boston in his remaining Pro Late Model races. That same year, he re-joined Nitro Motorsports for a full season in the SCCA Trans-Am TA2 ProAm Series, where he scored his first career pole and win at Road America, becoming the youngest driver ever to win a Trans-Am Series race at 14 years, three months, and four days old. He added wins at the Music City Grand Prix and Virginia International Raceway, finishing third in the final ProAm standings.
Trans-Am Series Breakthrough (2022-2024)
Crews returned to Nitro Motorsports for the 2023 Trans-Am TA2 ProAm season and delivered a dominant campaign, scoring wins at NOLA Motorsports Park, the Detroit Street Circuit, Road America, and Watkins Glen. He clinched the 2023 championship after finishing fourth at Circuit of the Americas, becoming the youngest champion in TA2 history. In 2024, he added three more wins in only five Trans-Am starts, leading the series in victories since joining and cementing his status as one of the brightest young sports car talents in the country.
ARCA Menards Series Breakthrough (2023-2025)
On August 10, 2023, it was announced that Crews would make his ARCA Menards Series debut at Watkins Glen, driving the No. 25 Toyota for Venturini Motorsports, where he finished third after running inside the top five throughout the race. He made his second start of the season at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, dominating the event by leading the most laps and winning, becoming the second-youngest driver ever to win in ARCA. In 2024, he returned to Venturini for a part-time ARCA slate and won the main ARCA race at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds, leading every single lap of the dirt event.
On January 8, 2025, Joe Gibbs Racing announced that Crews would drive for them part-time across all three ARCA Series in 2025. That year, he won the ARCA and ARCA West combination race at Phoenix, the ARCA East Series race at Rockingham, the ARCA and ARCA East combination race at IRP, the Springfield event, the ARCA and ARCA East combination race at Bristol, and the ARCA West standalone race at Phoenix. He also competed in the CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour in 2024, tying for the class win lead after victories at Orange County Speedway, Caraway Speedway, and Ace Speedway, and earned Rookie of the Year honors while finishing fifth in the driver standings.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Era (2025)
On January 6, 2025, Tricon Garage announced that Crews would make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut driving the No. 1 Toyota Tundra. On August 1, Crews announced he had formed his own Truck Series team, Brent Crews Motorsports, which debuted at Watkins Glen. With three top-ten finishes, he ended the year 25th in the Truck Series points standings. On November 24, 2025, it was announced that Crews would drive the No. 19 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing nearly full-time in 2026 in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, though he will sit out for four races early in the year due to age restrictions before returning to the car beginning at Martinsville.
Driving Style and Strengths
Crews has shown remarkable versatility across dirt ovals, road courses, and paved short tracks, winning in karting, midgets, late models, Trans-Am sports cars, ARCA stock cars, and NASCAR trucks. His ability to adapt quickly to new cars and his aggressive yet controlled race craft have allowed him to post fast lap times and lead races at a very young age. As a Toyota Racing Development TD2 driver, he benefits from consistent manufacturer support across all of his racing programs.
Notable Races and Milestones
Signature moments in Crews’ career include his dominant DuQuoin State Fairgrounds ARCA win where he led every lap, his multi-win 2025 ARCA campaign with Joe Gibbs Racing, and his historic 2023 Trans-Am championship. His youngest-winner records in both the Trans-Am Series and the POWRi National Midget Series underscore the pace at which he has risen through the American motorsports ladder.
Brent Crews Career Wins
Brent Crews has accumulated victories across karting, midget cars, late models, the Trans-Am Series, ARCA Menards Series events, and the CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour, making him one of the most decorated young drivers in North American motorsports.
Trans-Am Series Highlights
Crews is a former SCCA Trans-Am TA2 ProAm Series champion, capturing the 2023 title as the youngest champion in series history. He has won multiple Trans-Am races at Road America, the Music City Grand Prix, Virginia International Raceway, NOLA Motorsports Park, the Detroit Street Circuit, and Watkins Glen. In 2024, he added three more wins in only five starts and led the series in victories since his debut.
Other Wins and Performances
Beyond Trans-Am, Crews has won in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series, including the youngest winner record set at Valley Speedway. He captured the 2024 World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing point standings at New Smyrna Speedway in his first Super Late Model season, and won the CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour Rookie of the Year in 2024 after victories at Orange County Speedway, Caraway Speedway, and Ace Speedway, including signature events like the Orange Blossom 100 and the Red Eye 100.
Brent Crews Family
Family Background and Racing Lineage
Brent Crews grew up in Hickory, North Carolina, an area closely associated with short-track racing heritage in the southeastern United States. He began his competitive racing career at the GoPro Motorplex in nearby Mooresville, which is widely recognized as a hub for rising NASCAR talent. His family supported his early karting efforts from a very young age, allowing him to develop through national and international karting championships before moving into cars.
Personal Life
Crews is an American professional racer based in North Carolina and continues to balance his education with a demanding national racing schedule across multiple series. He is active on social media, where he shares updates on his racing program, including his Twitter presence at @brentcrews11 and his official Instagram account @brentcrewsracing.
2025 Season Performance
The 2025 season marked Brent Crews’ busiest national stock car year to date, as he split time between the ARCA Menards Series, the ARCA Menards Series East, the ARCA Menards Series West, and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Driving part-time for Joe Gibbs Racing in ARCA, he won six races across the combined ARCA and ARCA East and West slates, including the Phoenix combination events, the Rockingham ARCA East race, the IRP combination race, the Springfield event, and the Bristol combination race, cementing himself as one of the top young stock car talents in the country.
On the Truck Series side, Crews debuted with Tricon Garage in the No. 1 truck before announcing on August 1 that he had formed his own team, Brent Crews Motorsports, which made its debut at Watkins Glen. He posted three top-ten finishes during his rookie Truck Series campaign and finished 25th in the overall points standings. With his Joe Gibbs Racing No. 19 Toyota ride in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series confirmed for 2026, the 2025 season served as a foundation-building year for his transition to one of NASCAR’s premier national touring series.