Travis Geisler

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Travis Geisler
Born (1980-11-08) November 8, 1980 (age 42)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
12 races run over 2 years
2005 positionN/A
Best finish41st (2004)
First race 2004 Pepsi 300 (Nashville)
Last race 2004 Sam's Town 250 (Memphis)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of September 7, 2020.

Travis Geisler (born November 8, 1980) is an American professional stock car racing team executive, crew chief, and former driver. He is currently the competition director for Team Penske. He previously was a crew chief for Penske on their No. 77 Dodge driven by Sam Hornish Jr. from partway through 2008 to 2010. Prior to that, he was a driver, competing in the NASCAR Busch Series (now Xfinity) in 2004 for the No. 36 DCT Motorsports team.

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Racing career

Driving career

Crew member, crew chief and competition director career

Geisler began working as a crew member in NASCAR when he was driving the DCT No. 36, as he was also an engineer for the underdog team. [1] In November 2006, Geisler joined Penske Racing as the engineer for Ryan Newman's No. 12 Dodge. He had spent the rest of that year, his first as a full-time crew member, at Robert Yates Racing, where he had been an engineer on Busch and Cup Series cars for the team. Geisler became a crew chief for the first time in August 2008, when Penske decided to replace Sam Hornish Jr.'s crew chief, Chris Carrier, after the No. 77 team had dismal performances throughout the season and was not as competitive as Penske's other two Cup Series cars. [2] However, even after Geisler's promotion into the crew chief role, things did not get any better and Hornish would finish 35th in the standings, fall out of the top-35 in owner points and fail to qualify for two races (Talladega and Homestead-Miami), and lose the rookie of the year award to Regan Smith. Geisler returned as the crew chief of the No. 77 in 2009, and the team would see an uptick in performance. Hornish earned seven top-ten finishes that year, two of which were top-fives, which resulted in him finishing the year 28th in the standings. In addition, he won the Sprint Showdown. For 2010, the last year of the pairing, Hornish only recorded one top-ten finish (at New Hampshire in September), but still only finished one spot lower in the standings, 29th. In 2011, the No. 77 team would close down due to sponsor Mobil 1 moving to Stewart-Haas Racing, and Penske cut back from three full-time Cup teams to two. Hornish would be demoted to Penske's Nationwide Series program, where he drove the No. 12 car, replacing Justin Allgaier, who left for Turner Motorsports. However, Geisler would instead be promoted to competition director at Penske, a position he has remained in ever since. In 2020, Geisler would return to the pit box for the first time in ten years, as he served as the interim crew chief for Penske's No. 12 Ford of Ryan Blaney in the Southern 500 after Todd Gordon was suspended for the race due to the car's improperly installed ballast. [3]

Personal life

Originally from Pittsburgh, Geisler currently lives in Davidson, North Carolina (in the Charlotte metropolitan area where NASCAR teams are based) with his wife and two sons. He attended Vanderbilt University and earned a degree in mechanical engineering. [1]

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 Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NBSCPtsRef
2004 DCT Motorsports 36 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH
24		 TAL CAL GTY
40		 RCH
26		 NZH CLT DOV NSH
21		 KEN
39		 MLW DAY CHI
23		 NHA PPR
22		 IRP MCH
22		 BRI
30		 CAL RCH
23		 DOV KAN
27		 CLT
DNQ		 MEM
21		 ATL PHO DAR HOM 41st1002 [4]
2005 MacDonald Motorsports 72 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM
DNQ		 TEX PHO HOM N/A0 [5]

ARCA Re/Max Series

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

ARCA Re/Max Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122ARMCPtsRef
2003 Bob Aiello62 Ford DAY ATL NSH SLM TOL KEN CLT BLN KAN MCH LER POC POC NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM TAL CLT SBO
6		122nd200 [6]

Crew chiefing record

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References

  1. 1 2 "Travis Geisler, NASCAR Competition Director". Team Penske . Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Geisler replaces Carrier as Hornish's new crew chief". ESPN . August 19, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  3. ↑ "No. 12 Cup Series team penalized pre-race at Darlington; Blaney to start from rear". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 6, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Travis Geisler – 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Travis Geisler – 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Travis Geisler – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
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