Jerry Robertson (racing driver)

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Jerry Robertson
BornGerald Robertson
(1962-01-27) January 27, 1962 (age 62)
Denver, Colorado
NASCAR Cup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish83rd (2005)
First race 2005 Checker Auto Parts 500 (Phoenix)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
24 races run over 5 years
Best finish62nd (2005)
First race 1997 Las Vegas 300 (Las Vegas)
Last race 2006 Arizona.Travel 200 (Phoenix)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
8 races run over 5 years
Best finish59th (1999)
First race 1996 Colorado 250 (Colorado)
Last race 2001 Jelly Belly 200 (Pikes Peak)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of July 27, 2020.

Gerald Robertson (born January 2, 1962) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He competed part-time in NASCAR from 1996 to 2006 (as well as one ARCA race in 1987). He primarily drove for underfunded teams in the Cup, Xfinity and Truck Series as well as in NASCAR's Southwest and Midwest Series, winning twice in the Southwest Series. He is notable for being the first ever driver for Furniture Row Racing, a team based out of Denver (also where Robertson is from) that would go on to win multiple races in the NASCAR Cup Series and the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series championship after starting out as an underfunded team in the series.

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Racing career

Early career

Robertson began his racing career as a high school senior at Colorado National Speedway and won eight races, garnering the Rookie of the Year title. Over the next 12 years, he was a fixture on the national dirt-track racing scene, winning 126 times. In 1994, he switched to paved racing, and was named Rookie of the Year and champion in the NASCAR Grand American Modified Division. After being named "Oval Track Driver of the Year", he ran in the NASCAR Northwest Regional Championship Series, winning titles in 2003 and 2004.[ citation needed ]

NASCAR

Robertson ran eight races in the Craftsman Truck Series between 1996 and 2001.

In 2005, he joined the upstart Furniture Row Racing team and ran ten races in their No. 78 car. Robertson's best race finish came that year when he finished 22nd in the Ameriquest 300 at Auto Club Speedway. He also made his Nextel Cup Series debut that year for Furniture Row at Phoenix, finishing 41st after suffering an engine failure. Robertson was expected to run more Cup races for Furniture Row in 2006. However, without a guarantee of qualifying for races, the inexperienced Robertson was scaled back to run mostly Busch Series races for the team, which were his last NASCAR starts, while Cup Series veteran driver Kenny Wallace drove the team's Cup car.

Although Robertson did not find a NASCAR ride for the 2007 and 2008 seasons, he continued to race locally.[ citation needed ]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Nextel Cup Series

NASCAR Nextel Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NNCCPtsRef
2002 Ware Racing Enterprises 51 Dodge DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL CAR PHO
DNQ		 HOM N/A0 [1]
2005 Furniture Row Racing 78 Chevy DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO
41		 HOM 83rd40 [2]

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NBSCPtsRef
1997 Taylor Motorsports 40 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL LVS
22		 DAR HCY
29		 TEX
31		 BRI NSV TAL
DNQ		 NHA NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAL CAR HOM 74th243 [3]
2001 PRW Racing 77 Ford DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV KEN MLW GLN CHI GTY PPR
27		 IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM PHO CAR HOM 111th82 [4]
2003 PF2 Motorsports 94 Ford DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX TAL NSH CAL RCH GTY NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR
41		 IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO CAR HOM 156th [5]
2005 Furniture Row Racing 78 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS
DNQ		 ATL NSH
33		 BRI TEX
25		 PHO
23		 TAL DAR RCH
40		 CLT DOV NSH
37		 KEN
DNQ		 MLW DAY CHI
34		 NHA PPR
29		 GTY IRP GLN MCH
DNQ		 BRI CAL
22		 RCH
DNQ		 DOV KAN
39		 CLT MEM TEX
35		 PHO HOM
DNQ		62nd603 [6]
2006 MacDonald Motorsports 72 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI
DNQ		 TEX NSH 66th477 [7]
Furniture Row Racing 78 Chevy PHO
40		 TAL RCH
29		 DAR CLT DOV NSH
DNQ		 KEN MLW DAY CHI
36		 NHA MAR
32		 GTY IRP GLN MCH
DNQ		 BRI CAL
39		 RCH
29		 DOV KAN
42		 CLT MEM
42		 TEX
DNQ		 PHO
41		 HOM

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627NCTCPtsRef
1996 Rudy Proctor5 Ford HOM PHO POR EVG TUS CNS
20		 HPT BRI NZH MLW LVL I70 IRP FLM GLN NSV RCH NHA MAR NWS SON 85th158 [8]
Gary Miller34 Chevy MMR PHO LVS
36
1997 MB Motorsports 26 Ford WDW TUS HOM PHO POR EVG I70 NHA TEX BRI NZH MLW
26		 LVL CNS
30		 HPT IRP
DNQ		 FLM NSV GLN RCH MAR
DNQ		 SON MMR CAL PHO 64th291 [9]
Larry Carnes36 Chevy LVS
DNQ
1998 Joe Ambrose12 Chevy WDW HOM PHO POR EVG I70 GLN TEX BRI MLW NZH CAL PPR IRP NHA FLM NSV HPT LVL RCH MEM GTY MAR SON MMR PHO LVS
DNQ		N/A0 [10]
1999 MB Motorsports 26 Ford HOM PHO EVG MMR MAR MEM PPR I70 BRI TEX
25		 PIR GLN MLW
25		 NSV
33		 NZH MCH NHA IRP GTY HPT RCH LVS LVL TEX CAL 59th240 [11]
2001 Ware Racing Enterprises 51 Chevy DAY HOM MMR MAR GTY DAR PPR
21		 DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA IRP NSH CIC NZH RCH SBO TEX LVS PHO CAL 98th100 [12]

ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617APSCSCPtsRef
1987 Info not available96 Pontiac DAY ATL TAL DEL ACS TOL ROC POC
26		 FRS KIL TAL FRS ISF IND DSF SLM ATL [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Jerry Robertson – 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Jerry Robertson – 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Jerry Robertson – 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Jerry Robertson – 2001 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Jerry Robertson – 2003 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Jerry Robertson – 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Jerry Robertson – 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Jerry Robertson – 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Jerry Robertson – 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Jerry Robertson – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Jerry Robertson – 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Jerry Robertson – 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Jerry Robertson – 1987 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
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