Merle Craven

Nickname:
Rider Number: 72
Hometown: Apalachin, New York - USA
Place of Birth:
Date of Birth: October 30, 1965
Occupation: Truck Driver
Marital Status: Single
Children:
Relatives in Speedway:
E-mail: mdc859@hotmail.com
Facebook Page: Merle Craven
Date Started Speedway: 2002
Reason to Race Speedway:
Speedway Heroes: "Hurricane" Hank Bassett, Rodney Payne"
Photo Right: Merle competing at Costa Mesa, Fall, 2002.

Note: Merle was a top speedway mechanic for 10 years overseas.

Bike: Jawa

Tracks Ridden:
USA: Champion, NY - Action Park, NY - Costa Mesa - Indianapolis National Speedway, Indianapolis, IN - Daytona Municipal Stadium, Daytona, FL - Hammerdown Raceway, Red Springs, NC

Professional Achievements:
2005 - Champion Events 07/16/05, 06/25/05
2005 - Action Park Events 07/09/05, 06/04/05
2004 - One of only 4 speedway riders to compete at Daytona Municipal Stadium during Bike Week, 2004 (AMA 2004 - Winter Short Track Series)
2002 - New York State Division Two champion and Division Two points champion
2002 - Costa Mesa Event 09/28/02
"Won all my heat races first time out on the bike. Then the next night, I won my division main event at Champion Speedway."
"I'm riding with Hank Bassett's Number 75 leathers right now, but my number is actually 72. Along with my sponsors listed below, I've also received a lot of help from JBR. Without these sponsors, I could never have achieved what I have ... they keep me going out there."
"I also want to thank my pit guys, Andy and Hank."

Merle competing at famed Daytona Municipal Stadium, Bike Week, 2004