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| Rob Rizzo | |||||||
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| Born | (1973-06-05)June 5, 1973 (age 52) | ||||||
| NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 19 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 29th - 1997 (Craftsman Truck Series) | ||||||
| First race | 1996Parts America 150 (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
| Last race | 1999 Grainger Industrial Supply 225K (Portland) | ||||||
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Rob Rizzo (born June 5, 1973) is an American formerNASCAR driver. In his career, he scored three top-10 finishes in theCraftsman Truck Series, which was the only national touring series he raced in.
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Rizzo made his debut in1996, running his own Rizzo Racing Ford atWatkins Glen International. He had a top-10 run there, started 6th and finishing 7th. Rizzo qualified for three more races that year, including an 11th place atInfineon Raceway. However, he did not finish the other two races.
Rizzo made a dozen starts in1997. Once again, he got his best finish of the year in his first start, a 6th-place run atTucson. However, Rizzo struggled in his other starts, as he only posted three top-20 finishes thereafter.
Rizzo would only make two starts in1998, asScot Walters purchased Rizzo's ride. Rizzo, however, ended up with the #98Liberty Racing Ford team. Rizzo struggled in his first race atHomestead-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 in1999, running one race atPortland International Raceway. He struggled, ending up 21st in that event. He has not raced in NASCAR since.
Rizzo married actressNatalia Cigliuti in 2004 but in 2013 it was revealed that they had since divorced.[1] They have a son.[1]
(key) (Bold - Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics - Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| NASCARCraftsman 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 | Ref | |||||||||||
| 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 | [2] | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | [3] | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | [4] | |||||||||||
| 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 | [5] | |||||||||||||