Erin Crocker
Erin Crocker
Erin Mary Crocker Evernhamis an American race car driver. In the past, she played soccer, tennis, and varsity lacrosse on both her high school and college teams. Her entrance to the world of top tier motorsports has been stalled due in part to a personal relationship between Crocker and her former boss, team owner and current husband, Ray Evernham...
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth23 March 1981
good known prefer
She would be prefer to be known as a good racer,
asked compete grew hockey played remember somebody
She grew up a tomboy, ... She actually played on a boys' hockey team. I remember once somebody asked her if she thought she could compete with the boys. She never thought she couldn't.
behind bill throwing top wolves
It's not like they're just throwing me to the wolves and saying, 'Here's a girl, let's give her an opportunity.' Ray's really behind me, so he's put Bill with me and some of the top engineers, so I'm very thankful.
attention energy good positive prefer
A lot of attention is good attention. Positive energy is great, but I'd prefer to concentrate on my driving.
car happened lost rough short track
I just lost it. I don't know if something happened to the car or it was my inexperience. I've never raced on a short track with a stock. It's a little rough with the boys.
affect board draft fairly hard others practice quick second time track
We were second quick on the board in practice (Thursday), but it's hard to tell because with others on the track it can affect the draft and it makes your time a little better than it was. I think we are going to do fairly good.
boys compete girl racing win
I always thought I could compete with the boys and be successful. But I'm in racing to win -- not to be a girl in racing.
bit familiar finish full good happy improved learned mostly passing performance race strong truck
I think it's good to get in the truck and get a little bit familiar with it before we go full time. I want to have a strong finish and a good performance but mostly I just want to improve. If I feel like I come away from this race having learned a lot and improved and passing cars, then I'll be pretty happy with it.
competition difference five huge jump races ready run step
I think I'm about as ready as I'm going to be, ... It's a big jump for me. I've only run five ARCA races and it's a huge difference between ARCA competition and the Busch series. So, I just have to take it one step at a time.
ready
I think I'm about as ready as I'm going to be,
good job understand women
I think Danica's doing a really good job but I don't necessarily understand why -- just because we're two women -- that we're always being compared,
running blow reality
I may think I am ready to go out there and run a Busch race tomorrow, but the reality is I have to wait, because if you go out there and stink up the show, your credibility is shot. You work so hard to get your chance, and if you blow it when everyone is watching, that's it. And it's just not worth the setback.
fairly mind questions racer realize woman
I don't mind the questions because I realize that a woman racer is still fairly unique.
background cars difference less pounds three weigh weighs
I come from a sprint-car background where the cars weigh about 1,200 pounds and have about 850 horsepower, so this car has less horsepower and weighs three times as much, so it's a big difference to me.