Allen was a popular USAC sprint car driver of the 60's, ranked 14th on the USAC championship circuit, 10th in sprints and 8th in Offy 110 midgets. He was Illinois-Missouri stock car champion in 1955, '56, and '57. He had just finished 27th in the 1963 Indy 500, due to losing a wheel. He was killed 3 days later at New Bremen, Ohio speedway in the Iddings sprint car.
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Allen Moreland Crowe, 34, of Springfield, racing driver, died Sunday in a Dayton, Ohio, hospital of injuries received in a crash at the New Bremen Speedway.
He is survived by his wife Jonita; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Crowe; three daughters, Deborah Jean, Jonita Marie and Alison Ann; and a brother, Robert P. Crowe of Santa Monica Calif.
IL State Journal, Springfield, IL, 6-4-1963
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Allen Moreland Crowe, 34, of Springfield, racing driver, died Sunday in a Dayton, Ohio, hospital of injuries received in a crash at the New Bremen Speedway.
He is survived by his wife Jonita; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Crowe; three daughters, Deborah Jean, Jonita Marie and Alison Ann; and a brother, Robert P. Crowe of Santa Monica Calif.
IL State Journal, Springfield, IL, 6-4-1963
Allen was a popular USAC sprint car driver of the 60's, ranked 14th on the USAC championship circuit, 10th in sprints and 8th in Offy 110 midgets. He was Illinois-Missouri stock car champion in 1955, '56, and '57. He had just finished 27th in the 1963 Indy 500, due to losing a wheel. He was killed 3 days later at New Bremen, Ohio speedway in the Iddings sprint car.
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Allen Moreland Crowe, 34, of Springfield, racing driver, died Sunday in a Dayton, Ohio, hospital of injuries received in a crash at the New Bremen Speedway.
He is survived by his wife Jonita; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Crowe; three daughters, Deborah Jean, Jonita Marie and Alison Ann; and a brother, Robert P. Crowe of Santa Monica Calif.
IL State Journal, Springfield, IL, 6-4-1963
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Allen Moreland Crowe, 34, of Springfield, racing driver, died Sunday in a Dayton, Ohio, hospital of injuries received in a crash at the New Bremen Speedway.
He is survived by his wife Jonita; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Crowe; three daughters, Deborah Jean, Jonita Marie and Alison Ann; and a brother, Robert P. Crowe of Santa Monica Calif.
IL State Journal, Springfield, IL, 6-4-1963
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