Tony Crudgington

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Tony Crudgington
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
BornSeptember 1948
Romford, Essex, England
British Saloon / Touring Car Championship
Years active7
TeamsTony Crudgington
RZ Racing
Starts46
Wins0 (2 in class)
Poles0
Fastest laps4
Best finish6th in 1988

Stuart Anthony Crudgington (born September 1948) is a British auto racing driver. He regularly competed in the British Touring Car Championship during the nineteen-eighties with cars from the Toyota marque. His most successful season came in 1988, finishing second in Class D and sixth overall. His final season in the BTCC was in 1989, finishing eighth overall and again runner-up in class D to Phil Dowsett. [1] Crudgington still competes, mainly in historic events.

Contents

Racing record

Complete British Saloon / Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded ?–1989 in class)

YearTeamCarClass12345678910111213DCPtsClass
1982 Tony Crudgington Toyota Corolla GT B SIL MAL OUL THR THR SIL DON BRH DON
15
BRH
19
SIL
?
31st59th
1983 RZ Racing Toyota Corolla GT C SIL OUL THR BRH THR
Ret
SIL DON NC0NC
Tony Crudgington Ford Fiesta XR2 SIL
Ret
DON BRH SIL
1985 Tony Crudgington Toyota Corolla GT C SIL
DNS
OUL THR DON THR SIL
16
DON
18
SIL
16
SNE
12
BRH
14
BRH
Ret
SIL
Ret
17th156th
1986 Tony Crudgington Toyota Corolla GT C SIL
10
THR
DNS
SIL
9
DON
7
BRH
Ret
SNE
DNS
BRH
17
DON
Ret
SIL
10
10th233rd
1987 Tony Crudgington Toyota Corolla GT D SIL
DNS
OUL THR THR
12
SIL
13
SIL
21
BRH SNE DON OUL DON SIL
Ret
24th95th
1988 Tony Crudgington Toyota Corolla GT D SIL
11
OUL THR
14
DON
20
THR
19
SIL
19
SIL
Ret
BRH
Ret
SNE
17
BRH
18
BIR
C
DON
Ret
SIL
17
6th352nd
1989 Tony Crudgington Toyota Corolla GT D OUL SIL
Ret
THR
20
DON
15
THR
20
SIL
24
SIL
29
BRH
Ret
SNE
22
BRH
Ret
BIR
Ret
DON
24
SIL
25
9th372nd
Source: [2]

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References

  1. "BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship". Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013. 1989 official BTCC standings
  2. de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 1 November 2022.