Robert (Robin) Pemberton (born August 15, 1956) is an American motor racing official and former vice president for competition of NASCAR.
Previously, Pemberton was a crew chief for several NASCAR teams over the course of 17 years, heading teams for Rusty Wallace, Mark Martin and Kyle Petty. Pemberton was field manager for Ford Racing immediately prior to being named VP of Competition.
Occupation(s) | NASCAR Crew Chief NASCAR Vice President of Competition |
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Years active | 1983 – 2001 |
Achievements | Longest consecutive run with Crew Chief and Driver (230 Races with Rusty Wallace) |
NASCAR Cup Crew Chief Statistics
Year | Driver | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Laps | Laps Led | Avg Start | Avg Finish |
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1983 | Richard Petty | 30 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 9439 | 279 | 14.6 | 10.7 |
1985 | Bobby Allison | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4503 | 371 | 14.1 | 11.4 |
1985 | Greg Sacks | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3341 | 1 | 12.6 | 21.2 |
1986 | Greg Sacks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 827 | 0 | 18.3 | 29.0 |
1986 | Jim Sauter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 769 | 6 | 23.3 | 19.0 |
1986 | Jody Ridley | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2717 | 0 | 17.6 | 20.7 |
1986 | Morgan Shepherd | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2598 | 227 | 11.5 | 22.5 |
1987 | Neil Bonnett | 20 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 5830 | 120 | 16.8 | 12.2 |
1988 | Mark Martin | 29 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 7605 | 122 | 11.5 | 19.1 |
1989 | Mark Martin | 29 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 9010 | 480 | 5.3 | 10.7 |
1990 | Mark Martin | 29 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 3 | 9636 | 448 | 5.4 | 6.6 |
1991 | Mark Martin | 29 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 8907 | 663 | 7.9 | 12.0 |
1992 | Kyle Petty | 29 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 9058 | 970 | 13.2 | 11.2 |
1993 | Kyle Petty | 30 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 9259 | 526 | 16.1 | 13.5 |
1994 | Kyle Petty | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3520 | 6 | 21.8 | 16.0 |
1994 | Ted Musgrave | 16 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4753 | 5 | 22.1 | 18.7 |
1995 | Rusty Wallace | 31 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 9497 | 1066 | 13.9 | 11.8 |
1996 | Rusty Wallace | 31 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 8383 | 964 | 16.4 | 16.6 |
1997 | Rusty Wallace | 32 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 8747 | 785 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
1998 | Rusty Wallace | 33 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 9603 | 945 | 8.9 | 11.7 |
1999 | Rusty Wallace | 34 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 9592 | 1048 | 11.1 | 15.3 |
2000 | Rusty Wallace | 34 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 9925 | 1731 | 10.0 | 12.6 |
2001 | Rusty Wallace | 36 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 10138 | 1104 | 15.1 | 14.4 |
18 | Totals: | 540 | 26 | 160 | 274 | 39 | 157657 | 11867 | 13.0 | 14.1 |