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.
| Robert John Reiser | |||||||
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| Born | June 27, 1963[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 finish | 30th (1995) | ||||||
| First race | 1993 Havoline 250 (Milwaukee) | ||||||
| Last race | 1997 Moore's Snacks 250 (Bristol) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 65th (1996) | ||||||
| First race | 1996 Sears Auto Center 200 (Milwaukee) | ||||||
| Last race | 1996 GM Goodwrench/AC Delco 300 (Phoenix | ||||||
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Career
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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 to 1992. From 1993 to 1997 his racing career culminated as a driver/owner in the NASCAR Busch Series.
Crew chief
editIn 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
editNear 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
editNASCAR
edit(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
editCraftsman Truck Series
edit| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | NCTC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Mueller Brothers Racing | 4 | Chevy | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | TUS | CNS | HPT | BRI | NZH | MLW 26 |
LVL | I70 | IRP | FLM | GLN | NSV | 65th | 288 | [9] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 42 | RCH 22 |
NHA | MAR | NWS | SON | MMR | PHO 19 |
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References
edit- ^ "Driver's Information". Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ Bruce, Kenny (January 18, 2014). "EDWARDS POISED FOR RETURN TO FORM AFTER SWOON". NASCAR. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
- ^ Spencer, Lee (November 22, 2016). "Robbie Reiser out as general manager of Roush Fenway Racing". Motorsport.com. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
- ^ "Robbie Reiser – 1993 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "Robbie Reiser – 1994 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "Robbie Reiser – 1995 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "Robbie Reiser – 1996 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "Robbie Reiser – 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "Robbie Reiser – 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
External links
edit- Robbie Reiser driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Robbie Reiser owner statistics at Racing-Reference
- Robbie Reiser crew chief statistics at Racing-Reference