 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Crawford akatamira kuUnited States mukutanga kwema1980, achipedza ari wechipiri kaviri muCan-Am series. Akapedza wechina paCART yake yokutanga kuLong Beach muna 1984 uye akaenderera mberi kuva wenguva dzose muIndianapolis 500. Yakanga iripo muna 1987kuti Crawford akawirwa nenjodzi mukurovedza iyo yakaguma nokukuvadzwa kwakakomba kwetsoka. Zvisinei, akapora zvakakwana kuti adzokere kumakwikwi e500 muna 1988, achitungamirira nhangemutange yacho kwedenderedzwa shomanene. Kurohwa kwakanga kwaitika gare gare mumujaho kwakaita kuti abve panzvimbo yechipiri achienda pane yechitanhatu. 