Birthdate 3-16-80
Age 28
Hometown Martinsburg, WV
Parents Karen and Cris Criswell
Family Amy – Wife, Derek - brother
Occupation Project Manager / Engineer
Pets Elmer “the Racing Dog”
Hobbies Skiing, Rock Climbing, Motorcycles
Favorite Driver Father Cris Criswell (76-86 PA Super Sprints)
Year Started Racing 1995 (Go-Karts), 1998 (Micros), 2005 (358 Sprints)
Favorite Food Steamed Brocolli
Favorite Beverage Diet Coke
Favorite Music Type 80's Rock
Favortie TV Show Greek
Season Goals To race in as many races as possible, secure more sponsorship
Career Goals To have fun, and do the best I can
Advice to a Child Don't ever lose sight of where it is you want to be, and have some fun getting there

DIVISIONS COMPETED IN:

Go Karts (1996-97)
The start of my racing career, I amassed over 10 wins including the prestigious Motorama Indoor show located in Harrisburg, Pa on a limited budget, and schedule.

270 Micro Sprints (1998-2002)
While attending West Virginia University, I had 6 wins during this time period. Racing was difficult, as I would drive home from college on the weekends to race, and then leave right after the races to head back to school for class on Monday. We raced against typical fields of 40 + cars. Not including mechanical failures, we never missed qualifying for a race from 99-01. My father owned the car, which was run on a very small budget due to college expenses. We were always competitive, and enjoyed running at tracks such as Path Valley, Trail-Ways, Hill Valley, Shippensburg, Marion Center and Selinsgrove.

600 Micro Sprints (2003-04)
My first time owning a car, I had 5 wins in two seasons. We mainly raced at Path Valley and Trail-Ways, with occasional stops at Hill Valley. The 03 Season, we blew up 3 engines and had a couple of big wrecks that ended our season early. But our Average finish in the 04 season out of 38 races was 4.55 against average fields counts of 34.

358 Sprints (2005)
Our Rookie season in the 358 sprints was pretty typical. Due to our budget, we were only able to race 24 times. We won heats at both Lincoln and Williams Grove, with a couple of top 5/10 finishes at both tracks. The season was full of highs and lows, but ended up finishing 10th in points out of 76 cars at Lincoln Speedway in New Oxford, PA. I was the Highest finishing Rookie, and won the 2005 Rookie of the Year Award. The average car count for our races were 42 cars per night. We enjoyed racing at Lincoln, Williams Grove, Port Royal, Selinsgrove, and Trail-Ways Speedways and learned more about the car and how to drive it at each track.