Ray Crawford is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Elder. Crawford has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 3 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,751 ranks Crawford 1365th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1959-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | DNF | −49 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | ▸Formula 1 | Elder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −49 | 3,751 |
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −111 | 3,781 |
| 1955 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P26 | −55 | 3,847 |
Ray Crawford competed in Formula 1 between 1955 and 1959, accumulating three starts across four seasons without recording a podium finish. His sole documented entry came in 1959, when he finished twentieth. He drove for Elder during this period and also represented Kurtis Kraft, a constructor that won five races across its history in the database and fielded drivers of varying calibre, among them Jim Rathmann, a substantially stronger competitor at the professional level.[1]
Crawford's racing career spanned the mid-to-late 1950s at a time when Formula 1 entry remained relatively open; his three starts reflect the sporadic nature of American participation in the championship during that era. His Racer Rating of 3,751 places him in the lower tier of professional drivers in the database, consistent with a driver whose single-seater career produced limited results against championship-level opposition. He is now retired from racing.