Robert Pressley

Robert Pressley
Pressley in 1999
Born	(1959-04-08) April 8, 1959 (age 57) Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Achievements	2002 Florida Dodge Dealers 250 Winner Led Busch Series in wins in 1992 1988 Greenville-Pickens Speedway Late Model Champion
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career
205 races run over 9 years
Best finish	25th (2000, 2001)
First race	1994 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Last race	2002 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 11 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
244 races run over 12 years
Best finish	3rd (1991)
First race	1983 Miller Time 300 (Charlotte)
Last race	2005 O'Reilly Challenge (Texas)
First win	1989 Texas Pete 200 (Rougemont)
Last win	1993 NE Chevy 250 (Loudon)
Wins Top tens Poles 10 76 6
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
69 races run over 3 years
Best finish	7th (2002)
First race	2002 Florida Dodge Dealers 250 (Daytona)
Last race	2005 Ford 200 (Homestead)
First win	2002 Florida Dodge Dealers 250 (Daytona)
Last win	2002 Michigan 200 (Michigan)
Wins Top tens Poles 2 27 0
Statistics current as of April 17, 2013.

Robert Pressley (born April 8, 1959) is a former NASCAR driver who now serves as the promoter at Kingsport Speedway in Kingsport, Tennessee.

Because his father, Bob, was a short track racer in Asheville, the younger Pressley naturally followed his father into the sport. In fact, his brother Charley, has been a long-time crew chief in the NASCAR level. Pressley began running at New Asheville Speedway and Greenville-Pickens Speedway and won championships at both tracks. He also put together 150 wins in various Late Model Series in the Southeast. In 1984, Pressley made his NASCAR debut in the Busch Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway, finishing 26th. Five years later, Pressley ran a limited schedule in the Busch Series, and won in just his twelfth series start at Orange County Speedway. He ran full seasons from 1991–1994, his best year coming in 1992 when he won races and finished fifth in points. In 1994, he ran three races in the Winston Cup Series in a car sponsored by Manheim Auctions, his best finish being a 31st at Charlotte.

1990 he became known amongst the garages for being involved in Michael Waltrip's horrific Bristol crash in which he tapped Waltrip from behind, sending Waltrip's #30 Kool-Aid car into a fence, disintigrating the car on impact.

In 1995, Pressley took over for the retired Harry Gant in the #33 car owned by Leo Jackson Motorsports in Cup. He posted one top-ten finish and was runner-up to Ricky Craven for Rookie of the Year. The following year, he put together two top-five finishes. Unfortunately, Jackson was retiring and sold his operation to crew chief Andy Petree. After Pressley ran just one race for his new owner, he was released, but able to hook onto a ride with Diamond Ridge Motorsports. Pressley just ran ten races for Diamond Ridge in 1997, posting a best finish of 14th, when he was suddenly fired from the ride. While he waited for a Cup ride to appear, Pressley returned to the Busch ranks, running the No. 47 Chevrolet for ST Motorsports, and finished out the year with three top tens. Over in Cup, he joined the No. 77 Jasper Motorsports team, which became one of the more popular tandems in the Cup circuit among fans.

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