Rob Moroso Survives

Robert Moroso (b. September 26, 1968) is a NASCAR driver. He currently drives the #82 Mountain Dew/Moroso Ford for Moroso Racing. Moroso has 78 wins, 1990 Rookie of the Year honors, and the 1995-1999 Winston Cup and 2004, 2006, and 2007 Nextel Cup championships.
== NASCAR Career (1988-present) ==
=== 1988-1990 ===
Moroso made his debut in Winston Cup in 1988 at Charlotte in the No. 47 Peak Antifreeze Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, finishing 14th. He would race one more time in 1988 and ran two races in 1989 as a warm up for the following season. Moroso declared he was running for Rookie of the Year in the 1990 season, driving the No. 20 Crown Central Petroleum Oldsmobile for his father. The highlight of the season was a ninth-place finish in the Pepsi Firecracker 400 at Daytona.
=== 1991 ===
Rob Moroso started full-time racing in 1991, winning his first Daytona 500 earlier then any drivers before him, a feat at the time deemed impossible. Moroso made his full-time debut worth it and won 7 races throughout the year, finishing 4th in points.
=== 1992 ===
Before the season, Moroso decided to join Hendrick Motorsports to drive the #24 DuPont Chevy with Dennis Conner as crew chief. Moroso had a mild season and won 4 races, including his second Daytona 500. He finished 12th in points.
=== 1993 ===
Rob Moroso moved from Hendrick Motorsports to Robert Yates Racing. He raced in the #88 alongside Davey Allison until Allison died in a Helicopter crash. Moroso moved into Davey's #28 (several drivers raced the #88) and with it won 8 races, and finished 4th in points.
=== 1994 ===
In 1994, Moroso drove the #28 full time with Ernie Irvan as a teammate. Moroso had 12 top 10s, got 10 wins, and finished second in points to Dale Earnhardt.
=== 1995 ===
Before the season, Robert Yates was looking to sign Dale Jarrett away from Joe Gibbs Racing for a third team. However, Jarrett signed a lifetime contract with Gibbs in the #18 with Bobby Labonte as a teammate in the #20. Moroso had a great year, with 12 wins and the first of five consecutive championships.
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