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"The Tampa Tornado" Robbie Crouch
Hometown: Tampa, FL
Residence: Georgia, VT
DOB: 4/23/52
Began racing: 1969?
Retired: 1997
Un-retired: 2007
Nickname: "The Tampa Tornado"
Best known for: Dominating the NASCAR North Tour and ACT Coors Tour in the 1980s
Career Highlights: Began career at Sunshine Speedway in Florida; began racing in New England
and Canada with father C.A. Crouch in 1972; charter member of 1970s "Mod Squad" - a trio of extremely talented (and
longhaired) young racers in New England - group made up of Crouch, John Rosati, and Joey Kourafas; moved to Vermont to stay
in mid-1970s, married school teacher Jane Abraham; won NASCAR North/ACT Tour championship a record six times; won 77 NASCAR
North/ACT races from 1980 to 1992, including 11 in 1988; Oxford Open Series champion, 1986; finished 3rd in All-American 400
at Nashville, TN behind Darrell Waltrip and Mark Martin; raced limited schedule on NASCAR Busch Grand National North Series
(now Camping World East Series) from 1988 to 1992, raced full-time on series from 1993 until sudden retirement in
August 1997, won 8 total races; made one Craftsman Truck Series start at NHIS in 1997; raced handful of events in NASCAR Busch
Series, including Daytona in 1986 with owner Lenny Boehler; Don MacTavish Award winner in 1988; inducted into NEAR Hall of
Fame in 2006 by long-time car owner Glen Wright; announced return to ACT racing in 2007 with car owner David Storey, diagnosed
with prostate cancer two months later; returned to driver's seat at 2007 Oxford 250, earned Top 10 finish in ACT Late Model
Tour event at White Mountain Motorsports Park; scored an extremely popular 50-lap weekly Late Model win at Thunder Road
on July 25, 2008
Series Championships
- 1983 NASCAR North Stroh's Tour
- 1984 NASCAR North Stroh's Tour
- 1986 ACT Coors Tour
- 1986 Oxford Open Series
- 1987 ACT Coors Tour
- 1988 ACT Coors Tour
- 1990 ACT Coors Tour
- NASCAR North/ACT Tour American Champion - 1983-84, 1986-88, 1990-92
Track Championships
- 1980 Autodrome St-Felicien (QC) (NASCAR North Molson Tour events)
- 1980 Autodrome Val-Belair (QC) (NASCAR North Molson Tour events)
- 1983 Claremont (NH) Speedway (NASCAR North Stroh's Tour events)
- 1983 Thunder Road (VT) Speedbowl (NASCAR North Stroh's Tour events)
- 1984 Thunder Road (VT) Speedbowl (NASCAR North Stroh's Tour events)
- 1986 Thunder Road (VT) Speedbowl (ACT Coors Tour events)
Major Event Victories
- 77 NASCAR North/ACT Tour victories
- 8 NASCAR Busch East Series victories
- 9 Oxford Open Series victories
- Fall Foliage 300 - Airborne Speedway (1991-92)
- Labor Day Classic - Thunder Road (1977)
- Memorial Day Classic - Thunder Road (1983-84, 1986)
- New England 300 - Catamount Stadium/Beech Ridge Motor Speedway (1979, 1983-85, 1988)
- New Hampshire Governor's Cup - Bryar Motorsports Park Road Course/Lee USA Speedway (1985, 1987-88)
- Spring Green - Sanair Super Speedway (1988)
- Vermont Governor's Cup - Catamount Stadium/Thunder Road (1980, 1984, 1986-87)
- Vermont Milk Bowl - Thunder Road (1983, 1986, 1988, 1990)
Special Honors
- Don MacTavish Award - 1988
- NEAR Hall of Fame - 2006
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