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Robert John Reiser
Born (1963-06-27) June 27, 1963 (age 61)[1]
Allenton, Wisconsin, U.S.
Awards2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship crew chief
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
29 races run over 5 years
Best finish30th (1995)
First race1993 Havoline 250 (Milwaukee)
Last race1997 Moore's Snacks 250 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
3 races run over 1 year
Best finish65th (1996)
First race1996 Sears Auto Center 200 (Milwaukee)
Last race1996 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

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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

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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

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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

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NASCAR

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(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

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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

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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

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  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.
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