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{{short description|American racing driver}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2012}}
{{Infobox NASCAR driver|

name           = Robert John Reiser |
birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|1963|6|27}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Driver's Information |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Robbie_Reiser |access-date=August 28, 2018}}</ref> |
birth_place     =  [[Allenton, Wisconsin]], U.S. |
Best_Busch_Pos = 30th ([[1995 NASCAR Busch Series|1995]]) |
Busch_Top_Tens    = 1 |
First_Busch_Race  = [[1993 NASCAR Busch Series|1993]] [[Havoline 250]] ([[Milwaukee Mile|Milwaukee]]) |
Last_Busch_Race   = [[1997 NASCAR Busch Series|1997]] [[Moore's Snacks 250]] ([[Bristol Motor Speedway|Bristol]]) |
awards            = [[2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series]] championship crew chief |
Years_In_Busch    = 5 |
Total_Busch_Races = 29 |
Busch_Wins        = 0 |
Busch_Poles       = 0 |
| Total_Truck_Races  = 3
| Years_In_Truck     = 1
| Truck_Car_Team     =
| Prev_Truck_Pos     =
| Prev_Truck_Year    =
| Best_Truck_Pos     = 65th ([[1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|1996]])
| First_Truck_Race   = [[1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|1996]] [[Sears Auto Center 200]] ([[Milwaukee Mile|Milwaukee]])
| Last_Truck_Race    = [[1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|1996]] [[GM Goodwrench/AC Delco 300]] ([[Phoenix International Raceway|Phoenix]]
| First_Truck_Win    =
| Last_Truck_Win     =
| Truck_Wins         = 0
| Truck_Top_Tens     = 0
| Truck_Poles        = 0
}}

'''Robert Reiser''' (born June 27, 1963) is an American 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==
[[File:Robbie Reiser Late Model.jpg|thumb|left|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 model]]s. 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]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Bruce|first=Kenny|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2014/1/19/carl-edwards-roush-fenway-racing-return-to-form-in-2014.html|title=EDWARDS POISED FOR RETURN TO FORM AFTER SWOON|publisher=[[NASCAR]]|date=January 18, 2014|access-date=January 19, 2014}}</ref>

===General manager===
Near the end of the [[2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|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 [[2007 Ford 400|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.<ref>{{cite web|last=Spencer|first=Lee|url=http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/robbie-reiser-out-as-general-manager-of-roush-fenway-racing-852859/|title=Robbie Reiser out as general manager of Roush Fenway Racing|publisher=[[Motorsport.com]]|date=November 22, 2016|access-date=November 23, 2016}}</ref>

==Motorsports career results==
===NASCAR===
([[Template:NASCAR driver results legend|key]]) (<span style="font-size:85%">'''Bold'''&nbsp;– Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics''&nbsp;– Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. *&nbsp;– Most laps led.</span>)
====Busch Grand National Series====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
!colspan=42| [[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
! {{Tooltip|NBGNSC|NASCAR Busch Grand National Series classification}}
! Pts
! Ref
|-
! [[1993 NASCAR Busch Series|1993]]
! rowspan=5| Reiser Enterprises
! 71
! rowspan=2| [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| [[Goody's 300|DAY]]
| [[Goodwrench 200|CAR]]
| [[Hardee's 200 (Richmond)|RCH]]
| [[Mark III Vans 200|DAR]]
| [[Budweiser 250|BRI]]
| [[Mountain Dew 400|HCY]]
| [[Roses Stores 300|ROU]]
| [[Miller 500 (Busch race)|MAR]]
| [[Laneco 200|NZH]]
| [[Champion 300|CLT]]
| [[Goodwrench/Delco 200|DOV]]
| [[Carolina Pride / Budweiser 200|MYB]]
| [[Fay's 150|GLN]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Havoline 250|MLW]]<br><small>21</small>
| [[Fram Filter 500K|TAL]]
| [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|IRP]]
| [[Detroit Gasket 200|MCH]]
| [[NE Chevy 250|NHA]]
| [[Food City 250|BRI]]
| [[Gatorade 200|DAR]]
| [[Autolite 250|RCH]]
| [[SplitFire 200|DOV]]
| [[Polaroid 300|ROU]]
| [[All Pro 300|CLT]]
| [[Advance Auto Parts 500 (Busch)|MAR]]
| [[AC Delco 200|CAR]]
| [[The Pantry 300|HCY]]
| [[Slick 50 300 (Busch race)|ATL]]
| colspan=2|
! 92nd
! 100
! <ref>{{cite web|title=Robbie Reiser – 1993 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/reisero01/1993/B/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 10, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan=2| [[1994 NASCAR Busch Series|1994]]
! rowspan=4| 17
| [[Goody's 300|DAY]]
| [[Goodwrench 200|CAR]]
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Hardee's Frisco 250|RCH]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Busch Light 300|ATL]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Miller 500 (Busch race)|MAR]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| colspan=1|
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Sundrop 400|HCY]]<br><small>24</small>
| [[Goody's 250 (Bristol)|BRI]]
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Pantry Stores 300|ROU]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[NE Chevy 250|NHA]]
| [[Meridian Advantage 200|NZH]]
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Champion 300|CLT]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[Goodwrench/Delco 200|DOV]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Carolina Pride / Budweiser 200|MYB]]<br><small>21</small>
| [[Fay's 150|GLN]]
| colspan=1|
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Ford Credit 300|SBO]]<br><small>26</small>
| [[Fram Filter 500K|TAL]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[The Pantry 300|HCY]]<br><small>23</small>
| colspan=1|
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Detroit Gasket 200|MCH]]<br><small>25</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Food City 250|BRI]]<br><small>31</small>
| [[Gatorade 200|DAR]]
| [[Autolite 250|RCH]]
| [[SplitFire 200|DOV]]
| [[All Pro 300|CLT]]
| [[Advance Auto 500|MAR]]
| [[AC Delco 200|CAR]]
| colspan=2|
! rowspan=2| 48th
! rowspan=2| 735
! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|title=Robbie Reiser – 1994 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/reisero01/1994/B/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 10, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]]
| colspan=5|
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Mark III Vans 200|DAR]]<br><small>35</small>
| colspan=9|
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Havoline 250|MLW]]<br><small>30</small>
| colspan=3|
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|IRP]]<br><small>29</small>
| colspan=10| 
|-
! [[1995 NASCAR Busch Series|1995]]
! [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Goody's 300|DAY]]<br><small>29</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Goodwrench 200|CAR]]<br><small>38</small>
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Hardee's 250|RCH]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[Busch Light 300|ATL]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Opryland USA 320|NSV]]<br><small>9</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Mark III Vans 200|DAR]]<br><small>42</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Goody's 250 (Bristol)|BRI]]<br><small>13</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Sundrop 400|HCY]]<br><small>28</small>
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[NE Chevy Dealers 250|NHA]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Meridian Advantage 200|NZH]]<br><small>30</small>
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Red Dog 300|CLT]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[GM Goodwrench/Delco 200|DOV]]<br><small>17</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Carolina Pride / Red Dog 250|MYB]]<br><small>16</small>
| [[Lysol 200|GLN]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Sears Auto Center 250|MLW]]<br><small>36</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Humminbird Fishfinder 500K|TAL]]<br><small>18</small>
| [[Ford Credit 300|SBO]]
| [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|IRP]]
| [[Detroit Gasket 200|MCH]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Food City 250|BRI]]<br><small>27</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Gatorade 200|DAR]]<br><small>24</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Autolite 250|RCH]]<br><small>37</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[MBNA 200|DOV]]<br><small>23</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300|CLT]]<br><small>33</small>
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[AC Delco 200|CAR]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Jiffy Lube Miami 300|HOM]]<br><small>23</small>
| colspan=4|
! 30th
! 1444
! <ref>{{cite web|title=Robbie Reiser – 1995 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/reisero01/1995/B/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 10, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan=2| [[1996 NASCAR Busch Series|1996]]
! rowspan=2| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] 
| [[Goody's Headache Powder 300|DAY]]
| [[Goodwrench Service 200|CAR]]
| [[Hardee's Fried Chicken 250|RCH]]
| [[Busch Light 300|ATL]]
| [[BellSouth / Opryland USA 320|NSV]]
| [[Dura Lube 200|DAR]]
| [[Goody's Headache Powder 250|BRI]]
| [[Sundrop 300|HCY]]
| [[Meridian Advantage 200|NZH]]
| [[Red Dog 300|CLT]]
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[GM Goodwrench/Delco 200|DOV]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[Winston Motorsports 300|SBO]]
| [[Carolina Pride / Red Dog 250|MYB]]
| [[Lysol 200|GLN]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Sears Auto Center 250|MLW]]<br><small>18</small>
| [[Stanley 200|NHA]]
| [[Humminbird Fishfinder 500K|TAL]]
| [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|IRP]]
| [[Detroit Gasket 200|MCH]]
| [[Food City 250|BRI]]
| [[Dura Lube 200|DAR]]
| [[Autolite Platinum 250|RCH]]
| [[MBNA 200|DOV]]
| colspan=7|
! rowspan=2| 81st
! rowspan=2| 109
! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|title=Robbie Reiser – 1996 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/reisero01/1996/B/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 10, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! [[Hut Stricklin|Stricklin Racing]]
! 28
| colspan=23|
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300|CLT]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[AC Delco 200|CAR]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[Jiffy Lube Miami 300|HOM]]
| colspan=4|
|-
! [[1997 NASCAR Busch Series|1997]]
! Reiser Enterprises
! 17
! [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| [[Gargoyles 300|DAY]]
| [[Goodwrench Service 200|CAR]]
| [[Hardee's Fried Chicken 250|RCH]]
| [[Stihl Outdoor Power Tools 300|ATL]]
| [[Las Vegas 300|LVS]]
| [[Diamond Hill Plywood 200|DAR]]
| [[Galaxy Foods 300|HCY]]
| [[Coca-Cola 300 (Texas)|TEX]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Moore's Snacks 250|BRI]]<br><small>41</small>
| [[BellSouth Mobility / Opryland 320|NSV]]
| [[Birmingham Auto Dealers 500K|TAL]]
| [[United States Cellular 200|NHA]]
| [[Core States Advantage 200|NZH]]
| [[Carquest Auto Parts 300|CLT]]
| [[GM Goodwrench/Delco 200|DOV]]
| [[Winston Motorsports 300|SBO]]
| [[Lysol 200|GLN]]
| [[Sears Auto Center 250|MLW]]
| [[Advance Auto Parts 250 (Myrtle Beach)|MYB]]
| [[Gateway 300|GTY]]
| [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|IRP]]
| [[Detroit Gasket 200|MCH]]
| [[Food City 250|BRI]]
| [[Dura Lube 200|DAR]]
| [[Autolite Platinum 250|RCH]]
| [[MBNA 200|DOV]]
| [[All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300|CLT]]
| [[Kenwood Home & Car Audio 300|CAL]]
| [[AC Delco 200|CAR]]
| [[Jiffy Lube Miami 300|HOM]]
! 116th
! 40
! <ref>{{cite web|title=Robbie Reiser – 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/reisero01/1997/B/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 10, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|}

====Craftsman Truck Series====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
|-
!colspan=45| [[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
! {{Tooltip|NCTC|NASCAR Craftsman Truck classification}}
! Pts
! Ref
|-
! rowspan=2| [[1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|1996]]
! rowspan=2| [[Mueller Brothers Racing]]
! 4
! rowspan=2| [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| [[Florida Dodge Dealers 400|HOM]]
| [[Chevy Desert Star Classic|PHO]]
| [[Craftsman 200 (Portland)|POR]]
| [[Jerr-Dan/Nelson Truck 200|EVG]]
| [[NAPA 200 (Tucson)|TUS]]
| [[Colorado 250|CNS]]
| [[Lund Look 225|HPT]]
| [[Coca-Cola 200 (Bristol)|BRI]]
| [[DeVilbiss Superfinish 200|NZH]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Sears Auto Center 200|MLW]]<br><small>26</small>
| [[Ford Dealers 225|LVL]]
| [[Western Auto 200|I70]]
| [[Cummins 200|IRP]]
| [[Stevens Beil/Genuine Parts 200|FLM]]
| [[Parts America 150|GLN]]
| [[Federated Auto Parts 250|NSV]]
| colspan=8|
! rowspan=2| 65th
! rowspan=2| 288
! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|title=Robbie Reiser – 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/reisero01/1996/C/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 10, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! 42
| colspan=16|
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Fas Mart SuperTruck Shootout|RCH]]<br><small>22</small>
| [[Pennzoil / VIP Tripleheader|NHA]]
| [[Hanes 250|MAR]]
| [[Lowe's 250|NWS]]
| [[Kragen 151|SON]]
| [[Ford Dealers/Ford Credit 300|MMR]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[GM Goodwrench / Delco 300|PHO]]<br><small>19</small>
| [[Carquest 420K|LVS]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Racing-Reference driver|Robbie_Reiser}}
*{{Racing-Reference owner|Robbie_Reiser}}
*{{Racing-Reference crewchief|Robbie_Reiser}}

{{RoushRacing}}

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