Erin Crocker grew up in Wilbraham, Massachusetts, a suburban town in the western part of the state. The youngest of 5 children and daughter of Susan Crocker and the late William Crocker, Erin spent most of her time tagging along after her older siblings, especially her brothers. Her father introduced the children to racing at a young age. Erin spent her earliest days watching her brothers’ race and asking when it was her time to get in the seat.At the age of seven, Erin got her chance and ran a quarter midget in the Custom Quarter Midget Club out of Thompson, Connecticut and the Silver City Quarter Midget Club out of Meriden, Connecticut. That year she brought home Most Improved Novice and found her love of racing. The next few years brought many accomplishments with the Quarter Midgets of America. Erin was Female Driver of the Year in 1993, 1994 and 1995 as well as a Northeast Regional Champion from 1993 to 1996.From there she balanced racing with her high school career. Erin was a member of a number of varsity sports including soccer, tennis, lacrosse, and ski team as well as Vice President of her class and a National Honor Society affiliate. In 1997, during her sophomore year, Erin ran a mini sprint where she was awarded Rookie of the Year and became the first female and youngest driver to win a feature at Whip City Speedway. In 1999, Erin drove a sprint car in the Eastern Limited Sprints (ELS) where again she took home Rookie of the Year honors.Erin went on to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York where she just recently graduated from in the spring of 2003. She received her bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Management Engineering. Beyond racing, Erin kept busy at RPI by joining Pi Beta Phi sorority and playing for the varsity women’s lacrosse team.Other than running a PRO Tour truck in four races, 2000 did not bring much full time racing. In 2001, Mike Woodring, then 7 time Empire Super Sprints (ESS) champion, was looking to add a second car to his 360 winged sprint car team. Erin, familiar with the league, was asked to drive for Woodring racing for the 2002 season. The year was full of success. Driving the #16 360 Sprint, Erin finished with five A-feature wins, twelve heat wins, and one New Track Record and was awarded the 360 “ Wild Card†award from the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame for her exciting performances and the ESS Outstanding Newcomer award. The team was also honored as the 360 Team of the Year by the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame.After attempting to run the United States Auto Club’s (USAC) Silver Crown series in the early stages of the 2003 season, Mike and Erin realized it was not working. With a minimal budget and very little knowledge and pavement experience between the two of them, they decided to concentrate on what was more familiar to them, dirt winged sprint cars. In August, Erin got behind the wheel of a 410 sprint car for the first time. In only her third night with the new power plant, Erin became the first women, in the 43 year history, to qualify for the famed Knoxville Nationals. She was named the 2003 Nationals Rookie of the Year for her remarkable performance. Throughout 2003 Erin had six Fast Times, set two New Track Records, had eleven top fives, and had many strong finishes at World of Outlaw (WoO) and All-Star Circuit of Champion (ASCoC) events. Erin was ranked 14th in the mid season 360 Sprint Car Driver Poll. At the end of the 2003 season, she was announced as the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame 410 Rookie of the Year and was honored with the 360 and the 410 “Wild Card†awards from the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame.In 2004, Erin has continued with 410 winged sprint cars driving for Woodring Racing as she is competing with the prestigious and highly competitive World of Outlaws series. She has been racing against names such as Steve Kinser and Danny Lasoski every night. Erin has also been seeking other driving opportunities to diversify her skills. With a long term goal including either the Indy Racing League (IRL) or the NASCAR Nextel Cup, Erin hopes to gain experience and knowledge that will help prepare her for her future.Erin was selected by Ford Motor Company for their new Women’s Driver Development Program after a test in Indianapolis this spring. She has tested a Bob East/ Steve Lewis owned Ford USAC National midget and may be competing in a few races for them later this fall. There is no set plan with Ford and no contractual agreement as of yet.Erin has an incredible amount of natural talent in a race car. She is very athletic and keeps herself in great physical condition. She possesses the drive, the commitment and the determination to make it to the top in her chosen field. She finds great pleasure in most everyone she is involved with including her fans, her team members and her competitors. She is well spoken, attractive and poised.Take the quiz:
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