Rob Rizzo
Rob Rizzo (born June 5, 1973) is an American former NASCAR driver. In his career, he scored three top-10 finishes in the Craftsman Truck Series, which was the only national touring series he raced in.
| Rob Rizzo | |||||||
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| Born | June 5, 1973 | ||||||
| NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series career | |||||||
| 19 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 29th - 1997 (Craftsman Truck Series) | ||||||
| First race | 1996 Parts America 150 (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
| Last race | 1999 Grainger Industrial Supply 225K (Portland) | ||||||
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NASCAR career
Rizzo made his debut in 1996, running his own Rizzo Racing Ford at Watkins Glen International. He had an outstanding run there, started 6th and finishing 7th. Rizzo made three more races that year, including an 11th place at Infineon Raceway. However, he did not finish the other two races.
Rizzo made a dozen starts in 1997. Once again, he got his best finish of the year in his first start, a 6th-place run at Tucson. However, Rizzo struggled in his other starts, as he only posted three top-20 finishes afterwards.
Rizzo would only make two starts in 1998, as Scot Walters purchased Rizzo's ride. Rizzo, however, ended up with the #98 Liberty Racing Ford team. Rizzo struggled in his first race at Homestead-Miami, finishing 30th after a crash. However, in the next race at Watkins Glen, Rizzo managed another top-10 finish. He started and finished 8th in that event.
Rizzo made his final start in 1999, running one race at Portland International Raceway. He struggled, ending up 21st in that event. He has not raced in NASCAR since.
Marriage
On July 24, 2004, he married actress Natalia Cigliuti; they have one child together but have since divorced.
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.)
Craftsman Truck Series
| 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 | 25 | 26 | 27 | NCTC | Pts | ||||||||||||
| 1996 | RGR Racing | 27 | Ford | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | TUS | CNS | HPT | BRI | NZH | MLW | LVL | I70 | IRP | FLM | GLN 7 |
NSV | RCH | NHA 22 |
MAR | NWS | SON 11 |
MMR | PHO | LVS 37 |
49th | 425 | |||||||||||||||
| 1997 | WDW DNQ |
TUS 6 |
HOM 16 |
PHO DNQ |
POR 25 |
EVG | I70 DNQ |
NHA 39 |
TEX | BRI 16 |
NZH 30 |
MLW | LVL | CNS | HPT | IRP 30 |
FLM | NSV 30 |
GLN 31 |
RCH DNQ |
MAR | SON 23 |
MMR 18 |
CAL 28 |
PHO DNQ |
LVS | 29th | 1306 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Liberty Racing | 98 | Ford | WDW | HOM 30 |
PHO | POR | EVG | I70 | GLN 8 |
TEX DNQ |
BRI | MLW DNQ |
NZH | CAL | PPR | IRP | NHA | FLM | NSV | HPT | LVL | RCH | MEM | GTY | MAR | SON | MMR | PHO | LVS | 52nd | 310 | ||||||||||||
| 1999 | CJ Racing | 27 | Ford | HOM | PHO | EVG | MMR | MAR | MEM | PPR | I70 | BRI | TEX | PIR 21 |
GLN | MLW | NSV | NZH | MCH | NHA | IRP | GTY | HPT | RCH | LVS | LVL | TEX | CAL | 96th | 100 | ||||||||||||||