Robbie Reiser

Robert John Reiser
Born	(1963-06-27) June 27, 1963 (age 61)[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)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0
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
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0

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.

Career

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 to 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
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	25	26	27	28	29	30	NBGNSC	Pts	Ref
1993	Reiser Enterprises	71	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			92nd	100	[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			48th	735	[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					30th	1444	[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								81st	109	[7]
	Stricklin Racing	28																									CLT DNQ	CAR DNQ	HOM
1997	Reiser Enterprises	17	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	116th	40	[8]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
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	LVS

References

1. "Driver's Information". Retrieved August 28, 2018.
2. Bruce, Kenny (January 18, 2014). "EDWARDS POISED FOR RETURN TO FORM AFTER SWOON". NASCAR. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
3. Spencer, Lee (November 22, 2016). "Robbie Reiser out as general manager of Roush Fenway Racing". Motorsport.com. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
4. "Robbie Reiser – 1993 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
5. "Robbie Reiser – 1994 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
6. "Robbie Reiser – 1995 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
7. "Robbie Reiser – 1996 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
8. "Robbie Reiser – 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
9. "Robbie Reiser – 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2023.

External links

• Robbie Reiser driver statistics at Racing-Reference
• Robbie Reiser owner statistics at Racing-Reference
• Robbie Reiser crew chief statistics at Racing-Reference