Bill Crittenden

Full name:  William David Crittenden
Born:  November 23, 1980 in Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States
Hometown:  Schaumburg, Illinois, United States
Resides:  Woodstock, Illinois, United States

Automotive Experience:
1998-2000 Employment at Schaumburg Toyota, Schaumburg Honda, Glendale Heights Jiffy Lube and Woodfield Sears Auto Center
1999 Graduate of Universal Technical Institute (Automotive Technology w/SOP: #1)
December 2005 founded CarsAndRacingStuff.com
September 2006 founded The Crittenden Automotive Library
2007 Newsletter Editor for IPMS/C.A.R.S. in Miniature
March 2007 accepted as writer for Inside the Pit Box
September 2007 founding writer and graphic designer for Stockcar Racing Online (now closed)
2010 Newsletter Editor for IPMS/C.A.R.S. in Miniature

Photographs of Bill Crittenden

	An old school photo.  My joke about this is that apparently, I somehow knew at a young age that I would be involved in used cars for the majority of my life. View photo of Bill Crittenden - 1.9MB
	Junior Troop Leader - Librarian (1992) I've had an interest in collecting books and information since a very young age. View photo of Bill Crittenden - 1.9MB
	2001 Tropicana 400 After a long, hot day at the track Photo ©2001 Heidi Walczak View photo of Bill Crittenden at the 2001 Tropicana 400 - 340KB
	2002 Tropicana 400 With a Jeff Gordon show car in the Hospitality Village Photo ©2002 Heidi Walczak View photo of Bill Crittenden at the 2002 Tropicana 400 - 635KB
	2002 Tropicana 400 With a Jeff Gordon show car in the Hospitality Village Photo ©2002 Heidi Walczak View photo of Bill Crittenden at the 2002 Tropicana 400 - 720KB
	2002 Tropicana 400 With the NAPA pit box in my brand new Michael Waltrip swag Photo ©2002 Heidi Walczak View photo of Bill Crittenden at the 2002 Tropicana 400 - 645KB
	2002 Tropicana 400 With a Bill Elliott show car Photo ©2002 Heidi Walczak View photo of Bill Crittenden at the 2002 Tropicana 400 - 645KB
	Photo ©2003 Heidi Walczak 2003 Chicago Auto Show View photo of Bill Crittenden at the 2003 Chicago Auto Show - 787KB
	With Tucker Torpedo #46 Photo ©2003 Heidi Walczak June 2003 View photo of Bill Crittenden with a Tucker Torpedo - 441KB
	Left, pointing out something in the interior to Anthony Mojica, right Photo ©2003 Heidi Walczak June 2003 View photo of Bill Crittenden and Anthony Mojica - 145KB
	Steve Lohr Presenting Certificate of Appreciation Photo ©2007 Heidi Walczak At the January 2007 Meeting of C.A.R.S. in Miniature View photo of Bill Crittenden receiving IPMS/C.A.R.S. in Miniature Certificate of Appreciation - 800KB
	1965 Rambler Classic 770 Photo ©2007 John Walczak Richmond, Illinois Cruise Night:  June 29, 2007 Photographer in image is Bill Crittenden View photo of Bill Crittenden taking a picture of a 1965 Rambler Classic 770 - 3,526KB
	Event Photography Index Image: April 2011 - May 2012 Photo by John Walczak
	Event Photography Index Image: May 2012 - Current Photo by John Walczak 40KB
	Photo ©2007 John Walczak Learning how to change a tire NASCAR-style.  Note the 0:00 on the clock, this is actually a posed photo from after the actual tire changing; it required over 32 seconds to change just one tire on my first timed attempt. July 1, 2007 View photo of Bill Crittenden - 1,703KB
	With Arnie "The Farmer" Beswick At the private museum of Greg & Kathy Mosley Photo ©2008 John Walczak View photo of Bill Crittenden with Arnie "The Farmer" Beswick - 4,088KB
	With Patrick Sheltra At Buffalo Wings & Rings in Crystal Lake August 26, 2009 Photo by Chris Knight View photo of Bill Crittenden with Patrick Sheltra - 2,120KB
	Working on The Crittenden Automotive Library Lounge January 17, 2010 Photo by Heidi Walczak View photo of Bill Crittenden working on The Crittenden Automotive Library Lounge - 3,578KB
	Crittenden & Walczak Names on 2003 Pontiac Vibe June 2011 Photo by Bill Crittenden View photo of Crittenden & Walczak Names on 2003 Pontiac Vibe - 3,117KB
	Photo by Joe Salzburg July 2011 Meeting of C.A.R.S. in Miniature View photo of Bill Crittenden - 906KB

Pinewood Poncho

"Pinewood Poncho" was a Pinewood Derby car built by Bill Crittenden and modeled after a 1968 Pontiac Firebird, built for the adult's race of the Blackhawk Council Pack 367 Pinewood Derby (Woodstock, Illinois) on January 14, 2012.

	Photo by Bill Crittenden View photo of Bill Crittenden's Car at the 2012 Blackhawk Council Pack 367 Pinewood Derby - 3.4MB
	Photo by Bill Crittenden View photo of Bill Crittenden's Car at the 2012 Blackhawk Council Pack 367 Pinewood Derby - 3.4MB
	Photo by Bill Crittenden View photo of Bill Crittenden's Car at the 2012 Blackhawk Council Pack 367 Pinewood Derby - 3.4MB
	Photo by Bill Crittenden View photo of Bill Crittenden's Car at the 2012 Blackhawk Council Pack 367 Pinewood Derby - 3.5MB
	Photo by Bill Crittenden View photo of Bill Crittenden's Car at the 2012 Blackhawk Council Pack 367 Pinewood Derby - 3.5MB
	Photo by Bill Crittenden View photo of Bill Crittenden's Car at the 2012 Blackhawk Council Pack 367 Pinewood Derby - 3.4MB
	Photo by Bill Crittenden View photo of Bill Crittenden's Car at the 2012 Blackhawk Council Pack 367 Pinewood Derby - 3.7MB

Yahoo! NASCAR Fantasy Racing Record

For the 2009 season, Bill Crittenden's summer segment was notable, ranking first in Fans of Michael Waltrip (finishing the season 11th in the group of 886), first in Fans of Dale Earnhardt Jr. (finishing the season 99th in the group of 13,155), and 45th overall out of all players (finishing the season 4,617th overall).

Article Index

Date	Article	Source
2001	Ethanol: Why Not?	Bill Crittenden
January 1, 2005	Vehicle Identification	Bill Crittenden
December 26, 2005	The Value of the Odd	Bill Crittenden
December 27, 2005	Times Change	Bill Crittenden
January 6, 2006	Organization and Storage	Bill Crittenden
January 21, 2006	Advice for Buick	Bill Crittenden
January 25, 2006	Toyota Moves Up to the Cup	Bill Crittenden
February 9, 2006	Retro Rides, Part 1	Bill Crittenden
February 9, 2006	GM "Goes Yellow"	Bill Crittenden
February 10, 2006	Retro Rides, Part 2	Bill Crittenden
February 14, 2006	Retro Rides, Part 3	Bill Crittenden
February 14, 2006	Thoughts from the 2006 Chicago Auto Show	Bill Crittenden
February 16, 2006	Retro Rides, Part 4	Bill Crittenden
March 3, 2006	Pontiac to Pull the Plug on the GTO	Bill Crittenden
March 20, 2006	Future Classics, Part 1	Bill Crittenden
March 20, 2006	Kit Review: A Beginner's Perspective on the Acura Integra	Bill Crittenden
March 20, 2006	General Motors Ideas	Bill Crittenden
May 19, 2006	Future Classics, Part 2	Bill Crittenden
May 21, 2006	Toyota in it to Win it	Bill Crittenden
May 23, 2006	Silly Season	Bill Crittenden
June 2, 2006	The 2006 Indianapolis 500	Bill Crittenden
June 16, 2006	Indianapolis Memories: DePalma in 1912	Bill Crittenden
June 17, 2006	Forgotten NASCAR Greats	Bill Crittenden
July 14, 2006	MG Resurrected	Bill Crittenden
September 5, 2006	The Crittenden Automotive Library	Bill Crittenden
September 6, 2006	Gas Pains	Bill Crittenden
September 12, 2006	The Crittenden Automotive Library Update: September 2006	Bill Crittenden
September 14, 2006	Harvick's Reasons to be Happy	Bill Crittenden
September 21, 2006	NASCAR Set to Make a Comeback...Eventually	Bill Crittenden
October 9, 2006	The Crittenden Automotive Library Update: October 2006	Bill Crittenden
November 15, 2006	The Crittenden Automotive Library Update: November 2006	Bill Crittenden
December 18, 2006	The Crittenden Automotive Library Update: December 2006	Bill Crittenden
January 20, 2007	The Crittenden Automotive Library Update: January 2007	Bill Crittenden
January 29, 2007	Not What it Used to Be	Bill Crittenden
February 9, 2007	The Crittenden Automotive Library Update: February 2007	Bill Crittenden
February 13, 2007	Nextel Cup Rookie of the Year: Montoya vs. Menard	Bill Crittenden
March 4, 2007	Are You a Model NASCAR Fan?	Bill Crittenden
March 15, 2007	The Biffle Principle	Bill Crittenden
March 16, 2007	Candidate Profile: Barack Obama	Bill Crittenden
March 26, 2007	The Crittenden Automotive Library Update: March 2007	Bill Crittenden
April 24, 2007	If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say...	Bill Crittenden
April 28, 2007	The Crittenden Automotive Library Update: April 2007	Bill Crittenden
May 30, 2007	Race Fan Resources: National Weather Service	Bill Crittenden
May 31, 2007	The Crittenden Automotive Library Update: May 2007	Bill Crittenden
June 3, 2007	The Prarie Meadows 250	Bill Crittenden
June 5, 2007	Truex Win in Dover Questions Junior's Performance	Bill Crittenden
June 11, 2007	Petty Finishes 1-3 In Pocono	Bill Crittenden
June 13, 2007	I've been sick all week...	Jeremy T. Sellers Bill Crittenden
July 7, 2007	Race Fan Resources: SpeedwayMedia.com	Bill Crittenden
July 19, 2007	McDowell Lucky on Friday the 13th	Bill Crittenden
August 1, 2007	Random Lugnuts: MWR's Future, The Stewart Storm, and My Own Personal Sponsor Troubles	Bill Crittenden
August 5, 2007	Random Lugnuts: Chevy Dominance and Gordon's Goof	Bill Crittenden
August 13, 2007	Random Lugnuts: Kangaroo Meat & Other Rookies	Bill Crittenden
August 22, 2007	Random Lugnuts: NASCAR Actually Makes Some Good Calls	Bill Crittenden
September 1, 2007	Random Lugnuts: Money Makes the Wheels Go Round	Bill Crittenden
September 10, 2007	Random Lugnuts: Paying Dues?	Bill Crittenden
September 15, 2007	Random Lugnuts: Model Drivers and Model Cars	Bill Crittenden
October 19, 2007	Random Lugnuts: This Ain't Your Older Brother's NASCAR	Bill Crittenden
November 3, 2007	Random Lugnuts: Illinois, Amp, Hockey and Wet Towels	Bill Crittenden
November 27, 2007	What's in a Name?	Bill Crittenden
December 31, 2007	Random Lugnuts: Same Old Story...	Bill Crittenden
January 19, 2008	Random Lugnuts: Tony Stewart, Russ Wicks and Rolling Debris	Bill Crittenden
February 8, 2008	Random Lugnuts: 2008 Sprint Cup Preview	Bill Crittenden
February 16, 2008	Random Lugnuts: Michael Waltrip at The Daytona 500	Bill Crittenden
February 18, 2008	Random Lugnuts: The Day After Yesterday	Bill Crittenden
February 21, 2008	Random Lugnuts: Don't Move the 500	Bill Crittenden
March 3, 2008	Random Lugnuts: Candy and Race Car Drivers	Bill Crittenden
March 6, 2008	Random Lugnuts: NASCAR's Backwards Punishment	Bill Crittenden
March 17, 2008	Random Lugnuts: Carbon Footprints Can Take a Hike	Bill Crittenden
March 20, 2008	Random Lugnuts: Sponsors, Fords and Surprises	Bill Crittenden
June 17, 2008	Random Lugnuts: Dale Jr., Complaining & Schedules	Bill Crittenden
June 23, 2008	Random Lugnuts: The Camping World RV Sales 200	Bill Crittenden
June 25, 2008	Random Lugnuts: Can the Sprint Cup Race in Milwaukee?	Bill Crittenden
July 17, 2008	Random Lugnuts: NASCAR's Top 60 at 60 Years	Bill Crittenden
July 23, 2008	Random Lugnuts: NASCAR's Embarrassments go Nationwide	Bill Crittenden
January 6, 2009	Random Lugnuts: It's the Stupid Economy	Bill Crittenden
February 9, 2009	Random Lugnuts: The Shootout, The Stig, and Jiminy Johnson	Bill Crittenden
March 12, 2009	Dream Cars: Chevrolet C1	Bill Crittenden
April 1, 2009	Random Lugnuts: Desperate Times for NASCAR	Bill Crittenden
May 4, 2009	Random Lugnuts: Pontiac, Safety, and Fiat	Bill Crittenden
May 31, 2009	Where is unincorporated Woodstock?	Gus Philpott
July 2, 2009	Random Lugnuts: Mayfield's Case About More Than Drug Testing	Bill Crittenden
July 22, 2009	Random Lugnuts: Indianapolis and Unconventional Wins	Bill Crittenden
August 13, 2009	Dream Cars: New Rambler American	Bill Crittenden
September 5, 2009	Random Lugnuts: Danica in NASCAR	Bill Crittenden
September 8, 2009	Random Lugnuts: Dale and Dillon	Bill Crittenden
September 18, 2009	Random Lugnuts: NASCAR Teams and Sponsorship Money	Bill Crittenden
September 29, 2009	Random Lugnuts: Beyond the Hood	Bill Crittenden
October 1, 2009	Car Memories: 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera	Bill Crittenden
October 27, 2009	Random Lugnuts: Chad Knaus	Bill Crittenden
November 6, 2009	Car Memories: 1984 Renault Alliance	Bill Crittenden
November 14, 2009	Random Lugnuts: Zombie Sponsorships	Bill Crittenden
November 19, 2009	Questions on Red Light Cameras	Bill Crittenden
December 19, 2009	When Only Plastic Will Do	Bill Crittenden
December 28, 2009	Random Lugnuts: NASCAR Isn't Broken	Bill Crittenden
January 8, 2010	Dream Cars: Rambler Interstate	Bill Crittenden
January 12, 2010	Random Lugnuts: Danica, Spoilers and 2010	Bill Crittenden
January 19, 2010	Traffic Tech	Bill Crittenden
January 25, 2010	Car Memories: 1997 Hyundai Accent	Bill Crittenden
January 26, 2010	2010: A Year of Pontiac for C.A.R.S. in Miniature	Bill Crittenden
February 7, 2010	Random Lugnuts, ARCA Edition: Daytona	Bill Crittenden
February 11, 2010	Random Lugnuts: Let's Race Two	Bill Crittenden
February 13, 2010	Random Lugnuts: Before The Big Race	Bill Crittenden
February 16, 2010	Random Lugnuts: Waving a Caution Flag on Optimism	Bill Crittenden
February 21, 2010	Random Lugnuts: NASCAR Drivers, Raindrops, and RCR	Bill Crittenden
March 22, 2010	Random Lugnuts: The Wing is Gone but Anger Management Returns	Bill Crittenden
March 23, 2010	Cedarville Model Car Show Images Now Online at The Crittenden Automotive Library	Bill Crittenden
April 9, 2010	Photographs from the 1985 NASCAR Sportsman Series Race at The Milwaukee Mile Now Online	Bill Crittenden
April 17, 2010	Random Lugnuts, ARCA Edition: Texas	Bill Crittenden
April 20, 2010	Random Lugnuts: Much Ado About Nothing	Bill Crittenden
April 29, 2010	Random Lugnuts: Harvick's Gotta Stay	Bill Crittenden
May 2, 2010	Random Lugnuts, ARCA Edition: Scheduling, Broadcasting and History	Bill Crittenden
June 17, 2010	Photographs from the 1986 Champion 400 Now Online	Bill Crittenden
June 20, 2010	Random Lugnuts: Happy Father's Day!	Bill Crittenden
July 11, 2010	Random Lugnuts: 2011 NASCAR Hall of Fame Nominees	Bill Crittenden
July 17, 2010	Random Lugnuts: Dale Earnhardt's Legacy was in Victory Lane This July	Bill Crittenden
July 27, 2010	Random Lugnuts: Keselowskis, Johnsons, and the Schedule	Bill Crittenden
August 17, 2010	Photographs from the 1989 Champion 400 Now Online	Bill Crittenden
August 22, 2010	Photographs from the 1986 Fall Martinsville NASCAR Events Now Online	Bill Crittenden
August 25, 2010	Random Lugnuts: Budweiser, Momentum, and a Ford Guy	Bill Crittenden
September 10, 2010	Random Lugnuts: The Intersection of NASCAR and Hockey	Bill Crittenden
October 15, 2010	Random Lugnuts, ARCA Edition: The Sum of the Parts is a Championship for Patrick Sheltra	Bill Crittenden
October 28, 2010	Random Lugnuts: Selling Cars and NASCAR Fans	Bill Crittenden
November 14, 2010	Random Lugnuts: Rutledge, Points, and More Points	Bill Crittenden
December 6, 2010	American Top Gear: Second Best is Still Pretty Good	Bill Crittenden
December 20, 2010	Problems with Progressive Traffic Fines in the United States	Bill Crittenden
December 23, 2010	The Urban Legend of the Hyperefficient Engine	Bill Crittenden
March 19, 2011	Random Lugnuts:  Couch Potato NASCAR Fans	Bill Crittenden
May 12, 2011	Dream Cars: 1968 Pontiac Vibe	Bill Crittenden
May 25, 2011	The George Car	Bill Crittenden
June 30, 2011	Cars 2 Reviewed	Bill Crittenden
June 30, 2011	Cars Are More than Transportation	Bill Crittenden
July 5, 2011	Automotive Anthropology	Bill Crittenden
August 16, 2011	Random Lugnuts: Marcos Ambrose! (and Rain Dates)	Bill Crittenden
September 14, 2011	My Version of Pontiac Today	Bill Crittenden
October 17, 2011	Living on a Track: Dan Wheldon	Bill Crittenden
January 18, 2012	Random Lugnuts: NASCAR's "Home Teams" and Kyle Friggin' Busch	Bill Crittenden
February 3, 2012	Dream Cars: Dodge Challenger Nitro	Bill Crittenden
February 20, 2012	Random Lugnuts: Roger Penske and Loyalty	Bill Crittenden
February 20, 2012	Random Lugnuts: The Busches are Back	Bill Crittenden
March 9, 2012	Random Lugnuts & Dream Cars: NASCAR Editions	Bill Crittenden
March 26, 2012	Car Memories: 2003 Pontiac Vibe	Bill Crittenden
April 21, 2012	Earth Day 2012	Bill Crittenden
May 3, 2012	Share the Road? Share the Responsibility.	Bill Crittenden
August 7, 2012	Used Parts Bin: Grenada, Golf, Touching Cars and Drag Racing	Bill Crittenden
August 14, 2012	Aeris	Bill Crittenden
September 12, 2012	Gary Lang Auto Group's Service Department and Chris Scholer	Bill Crittenden
October 18, 2012	A New Vision for General Motors	Bill Crittenden
November 13, 2012	Buick's Verano a Miscommunication	Bill Crittenden
November 13, 2012	Dream Cars: Vauxhall Revival	Bill Crittenden
November 20, 2012	Turn Left, Go Faster	Bill Crittenden
November 27, 2012	Random Lugnuts: National Pride and NASCAR	Bill Crittenden
December 26, 2012	Green Lights for Safety	Bill Crittenden
January 28, 2013	The End of a Classic	Bill Crittenden
February 20, 2013	Fox Hunters and Cowboys	Bill Crittenden
April 7, 2013	Dream Cars: Chevrolet Chevelle 4.09L	Bill Crittenden
April 7, 2013	Dream Cars: Reviving...DeSoto?	Bill Crittenden
April 9, 2013	Dream Cars: Mazda BX-7	Bill Crittenden
May 26, 2013	Dream Cars: Pontiac Sunfire Hot Rod	Bill Crittenden
May 27, 2013	Getting Inside a Car Guy's Head	Bill Crittenden
June 11, 2013	I Never Really Loved F1...	Bill Crittenden
June 12, 2013	Automobiles of the Star Trek Century	Bill Crittenden