Robbie Reiser

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Robert John Reiser
Born (1963-06-27) June 27, 1963 (age 60) [1]
Allenton, Wisconsin, U.S.
Awards 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship crew chief
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
29 races run over 5 years
Best finish30th (1995)
First race 1993 Havoline 250 (Milwaukee)
Last race 1997 Moore's Snacks 250 (Bristol)
WinsTop tens Poles
010
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
3 races run over 1 year
Best finish65th (1996)
First race 1996 Sears Auto Center 200 (Milwaukee)
Last race 1996 GM Goodwrench/AC Delco 300 (Phoenix
WinsTop tens Poles
000

Robert Reiser (born June 27, 1963) is a former crew chief and a general manager for RFK Racing. Reiser is the son of Alice and John Reiser, who served as general manager for Roush Racing's Busch and Craftsman Truck series race shops.

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Career

The late model that Reiser used while racing in Wisconsin Robbie Reiser Late Model.jpg
The late model that Reiser used while racing in Wisconsin

Reiser started racing on the short tracks of Wisconsin. In 1984, he began driving late models. He won 14 different track, area and regional championships from 1990–1992. From 1993 to 1997 his racing career culminated as a driver/owner in the NASCAR Busch Series.

Crew chief

In 1997, Reiser decided to stop his racing career in the Busch Grand National Series, he put snowmobile racer Tim Bender in his car. Bender got hurt after the eighth race at Texas, so he put his former Wisconsin competitor Matt Kenseth in the drivers seat until Bender recovered. Reiser lost the 1994 late model track championship at Madison International Speedway to Kenseth. Kenseth was quickly successful. Then Reiser and Kenseth combined for a second-place finish in 1998 and a third-place finish in 1999. In 2000, Jack Roush hired Kenseth, Reiser, and their entire Busch team to run full-time in Winston Cup. The combination was again successful. They rapidly moved up the final points each year. In 2003 Kenseth and Reiser dominated to win the final Winston Cup championship as driver/crew chief. With Reiser from 2000 to 2007, Kenseth won 16 races. In 2008, Reiser served as interim crew chief for Carl Edwards, helping Edwards win at Texas Motor Speedway. [2]

General manager

Near the end of the 2007 season, Reiser was named the general manager for all five of Roush Fenway Racing's Nextel/Sprint Cup teams. His last race as crew chief was the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida, which became the second victory of the season for driver Matt Kenseth.

Reiser was relieved of his duties as RFR GM on November 22, 2016. [3]

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.)

Busch Grand National Series

NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930NBGNSCPtsRef
1993 Reiser Enterprises71 Chevrolet DAY CAR RCH DAR BRI HCY ROU MAR NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW
21
TAL IRP MCH NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV ROU CLT MAR CAR HCY ATL 92nd100 [4]
1994 17 DAY CAR RCH
DNQ
ATL
DNQ
MAR
DNQ
HCY
24
BRI ROU
DNQ
NHA NZH CLT
DNQ
DOV MYB
21
GLN SBO
26
TAL HCY
23
MCH
25
BRI
31
DAR RCH DOV CLT MAR CAR 48th735 [5]
Pontiac DAR
35
MLW
30
IRP
29
1995 Chevrolet DAY
29
CAR
38
RCH
DNQ
ATL NSV
9
DAR
42
BRI
13
HCY
28
NHA
DNQ
NZH
30
CLT
DNQ
DOV
17
MYB
16
GLN MLW
36
TAL
18
SBO IRP MCH BRI
27
DAR
24
RCH
37
DOV
23
CLT
33
CAR
DNQ
HOM
23
30th1444 [6]
1996 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY NZH CLT DOV
DNQ
SBO MYB GLN MLW
18
NHA TAL IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV 81st109 [7]
Stricklin Racing 28 CLT
DNQ
CAR
DNQ
HOM
1997 Reiser Enterprises17 Chevrolet DAY CAR RCH ATL LVS DAR HCY TEX BRI
41
NSV TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAL CAR HOM 116th40 [8]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324NCTCPtsRef
1996 Mueller Brothers Racing 4 Chevy HOM PHO POR EVG TUS CNS HPT BRI NZH MLW
26
LVL I70 IRP FLM GLN NSV 65th288 [9]
42 RCH
22
NHA MAR NWS SON MMR PHO
19
LVS

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