In 1992, Strous' father and mother, a part-time yoga instructor and businesswoman, started a carwash and detailing business.

During a family trip to Tenerife, Spain when Strous was 10 years old, he became interested in racing after his first lap around a track in a go-cart.

[1] Since then, Strous had a career during his childhood in karting until he became a professional driver and began testing in Benelux Formula Ford.

[12] In 2007, he competed part-time in the Champ Car Atlantic Championship and finished 14th in points (not driving all races because of a broken wrist).

[15] For 2009, he competed full-time in the Firestone Indy Lights Series with his own team, Winners Circle Group.

[18] After the Freedom 100, sponsorship was cut off to Winners Circle group's technical team partner, despite the strong results.

[25] During a qualifying drive at the Long Beach Circuit for the Champcar Atlantics Series in 2007, Strous crashed, breaking his wrist in the process.

[28] Strous has also provided commentary for DTM, ChampCar and IndyCar races, and he was sponsored by SLAM!FM,[29] a Dutch radio station, in 2011.