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Encyclopedia > Robbie Reiser

Robbie Reiser (born June 24, 1938) in Allenton, Wisconsin is a stock car racing crew chief and (former racer) for the Roush Racing team in NASCAR's Nextel Cup series. Reiser is married to his wife Alice, and has 5 children. June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... There are a few places named Allenton: In England: Allenton, a town in the city of Derby In the United States: Allenton, Michigan An artsy Neighborhood with a large gay population in Buffalo, New York There are also places named Allentown. ... One of the periods of glaciation was also termed the Wisconsin glaciation. ... This article is about the sport of stock car racing. ... Roush Racing is one of the premiere racing teams of NASCAR Drivers Nextel Cup Greg Biffle Kurt Busch Carl Edwards Matt Kenseth Mark Martin Busch Series Carl Edwards Matt Kenseth Mark Martin Craftsman Truck Series Todd Kluever Ricky Craven External Links Roush Racing - http://www. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The Nextel Cup Series is NASCARs premier stock car racing series. ...


Racing Career

Robbie 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 1996 his racing career culminated as a driver/owner in the Busch Series of NASCAR. One of the periods of glaciation was also termed the Wisconsin glaciation. ... NASCAR Busch Series logo The Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs second division, and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level, the Nextel Cup. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ...


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. Part way through the season, Bender got hurt, so he put his former Wisconsin competitor Matt Kenseth in the drivers seat until Bender recovered. Kenseth was quickly successful. The 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. Matt Kenseth Matt Kenseth in the pits in the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The NASCAR Championship is the championship held in NASCARs top stock car racing series. ... The NASCAR Championship is the championship held in NASCARs top stock car racing series. ...


External links

Matt Kenseth's official website


Kenseth's Career statistics at Racing-Reference.com (Reiser was crew chief for all but 1996)


Reiser's Career statistics at Racing-Reference.com


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Reiser ran a total of 25 races over the next two seasons, but suffered knee injury in a crash at Talladega (Ala.) that sidelined him for part of the 1995 season.
Last year, Reiser Enterprises finished third in the Busch Series points standings after experiencing some late season difficulties, but the pair’s path to success was already paved by their choice to move to NASCAR’s Winston Cup series under the auspices of Roush Racing.
Reiser was able to put his own dreams aside temporarily and by taking two steps back and reevaluating his future, he found the faster track to victory lane at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
Matt Kenseth (832 words)
As a young boy, Robbie Reiser spent hours in his father John’s race shop hoping he could one day follow in the footsteps of his father, who began racing in 1957, had moved on to late models in the 1970s and was named Milwaukee Area Champion in 1973.
Reiser and Kenseth matched the previous season with four top-fives, collected nine top-10s and improved one spot in the point standings to finish 13th.
Reiser and the D EWALT team challenged for the championship again in 2004, recording early season wins at Rockingham and Las Vegas and then qualifying for the season-ending 10-race Chase for the Nextel Cup.
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