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{{Short description|American racing driver (1968–1990)}}
{{Infobox NASCAR driver|
name              = Rob Moroso |
birth_date        = {{Birth date|1968|9|26|mf=y}} |
death_date        = {{death date and age|1990|9|30|1968|9|28|mf=y}}|
birth_place        = [[Madison, Connecticut]], U.S.
| death_place        = Near [[Mooresville, North Carolina]], U.S.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Associated Press|title=Rob Moroso, Stock Car Driver, 22|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/02/obituaries/rob-moroso-stock-car-driver-22.html|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=17 May 2015|location=[[Mooresville, North Carolina]]|date=October 2, 1990}}</ref>
|death_cause       = [[Driving under the influence|Highway automobile crash]]
|achievements      = [[1989 NASCAR Busch Series]] champion
|awards            = 1989 Busch Series [[NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Award|Most Popular Driver]]<br>[[1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1990]] [[Winston Cup Series]] [[NASCAR Rookie of the Year|Rookie of the Year]] (posthumously) |
Total_Cup_Races   = 29 |
Years_In_Cup      = 3 |
Best_Cup_Pos      = 30th ([[1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1990]]) |
First_Cup_Race    = [[1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1988]] [[Oakwood Homes 500]] ([[Charlotte Motor Speedway|Charlotte]]) |
Last_Cup_Race     = [[1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1990]] [[Tyson Holly Farms 400]] ([[North Wilkesboro Speedway|North Wilkesboro]]) |
Cup_Wins          = 0 |
Cup_Top_Tens      = 1 |
Cup_Poles         = 0 |
Total_Busch_Races = 86 |
Years_In_Busch    = 4 |
Best_Busch_Pos    = 1st ([[1989 NASCAR Busch Series|1989]]) |
First_Busch_Race  = [[1986 NASCAR Busch Series|1986]] Roses Stores 150 ([[Orange County Speedway|Rougemont]]) |
Last_Busch_Race   = [[1989 NASCAR Busch Series|1989]] [[Winston Classic]] ([[Martinsville Speedway|Martinsville]]) |
First_Busch_Win   = [[1988 NASCAR Busch Series|1988]] [[Myrtle Beach 200]] ([[Myrtle Beach Speedway|Myrtle Beach]]) |
Last_Busch_Win    = [[1989 NASCAR Busch Series|1989]] [[All Pro 300]] ([[Charlotte Motor Speedway|Charlotte]]) |
Busch_Wins        = 6 |
Busch_Top_Tens    = 42 |
Busch_Poles       = 9 |
updated           = March 4, 2012 |
}}
'''Robert James Moroso''' (September 26, 1968 {{spaced ndash}} September 30, 1990) was an American [[NASCAR]] racing driver who was champion of the NASCAR Busch Series (now [[Xfinity Series]]) in 1989,<ref name="NYTimesObit">{{cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE2D81F3DF931A35753C1A966958260&scp=1&sq=%22rob%20moroso%22&st=cse |title=Obituaries: Rob Moroso, Stock Car Driver, 22 |date=October 2, 1990 |work=[[New York Times]] |access-date=2013-08-23}}</ref> and was [[wikt:posthumous|posthumous]]ly awarded the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup (now [[NASCAR Cup Series]]) Rookie of the Year award. A promising young driver, he and another driver were killed when Moroso was [[driving under the influence]] at [[Speed limit#Excessive speed|excessive speeds]] on roads near his hometown of [[Terrell, North Carolina]].<ref name="NYTimesObit" /><ref name=SM-Moroso-2010 />

Born in [[Greenwich, Connecticut]], he was the son of [[Dick Moroso]],<ref name="NSSN">{{cite news|url=http://www.nationalspeedsportnews.com/features/through-the-lens/through-the-lens-rob-moroso |title=Through The Lens: Rob Moroso |publisher=[[National Speed Sport News]] |access-date=2009-02-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207053435/http://www.nationalspeedsportnews.com/features/through-the-lens/through-the-lens-rob-moroso |archive-date=December 7, 2008 }}</ref> founder of [[Moroso Performance]], suppliers of aftermarket automotive parts, and former owner of [[Palm Beach International Raceway|Moroso Motorsports Park]] in [[Jupiter, Florida]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lazzarino|first1=Chris|title=Nascar Driver Moroso Is Killed In Highway Crash|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1990-10-02/sports/9002170136_1_tammy-williams-wilkesboro-charlotte-motor-speedway|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110060313/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1990-10-02/sports/9002170136_1_tammy-williams-wilkesboro-charlotte-motor-speedway|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 10, 2016|website=[[Sun-Sentinel|sun-sentinel.com]]|publisher=[[Sun-Sentinel]]|access-date=17 May 2015}}</ref>

==Early life==
Moroso grew up in [[Madison, Connecticut]], with two other siblings, Rick and Susan. His father was [[Dick Moroso|Richard D. "Dick" Moroso]], who served as owner and sponsor for much of the younger Moroso's racing career.<ref name=ChicagoTribune-Moroso-NextKing-1990>{{cite web|last1=Purkey|first1=Mike|title=Stock Car Racing's Next King?: Only 21, 'Crown Prince' Rob Moroso Gets Big Buildup|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1990/02/25/stock-car-racings-next-king/|website=[[Chicago Tribune|chicagotribune.com]]|publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]], [[Knight Ridder|Knight Ridder Newspapers]]|access-date=17 May 2015|date=February 25, 1990}}</ref><ref name=DragCentral-DickMoroso-1998>{{cite web|title=Automotive Entrepreneur Dick Moroso Succumbs to Cancer|url=http://www.dragracecentral.com/drcstory.asp?ID=45246|website=Dragracecentral.com|publisher=Autosales, Inc.|access-date=17 May 2015|location=[[Guilford, Connecticut]]|date=November 9, 1998}}</ref>

After graduating from high school, Moroso enrolled in courses at [[Central Piedmont Community College]] in [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], [[North Carolina]], though he failed to complete them. He also attended the [[Buck Baker Racing School]] at [[Rockingham Speedway]].<ref name=ChicagoTribune-Moroso-NextKing-1990/>

==Racing career==
===Busch Series===
Moroso made his debut in the [[Busch Series]] at [[Orange County Speedway]] in [[North Carolina]] in 1986, two days after his eighteenth birthday. Driving the No. 23 [[Old Milwaukee]] Chevrolet, he qualified an impressive sixth, but finished 21st after suspension issues.<ref name=SM-Moroso-2010 /><ref name=PopSpeed-Moroso-2014/> He made his second start of the season in [[Rick Hendrick]]'s No. 15 Chevrolet at [[Rockingham Speedway]], finishing eighteenth.<ref name=SM-Moroso-2010>{{cite web|author1=SM Staff|title=The Original 'Sliced Bread', Remembering Rob Moroso|url=http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=3158|website=speedwaymedia.com|publisher=speedwaymedia.com, [[USA Today]]|access-date=17 May 2015|date=November 4, 2010}}</ref><ref name=PopSpeed-Moroso-2014/> Moroso began running full-time in 1987, driving the No. 25 [[Oldsmobile]] owned by his father and sponsored by Moroso Performance. Moroso ran 25 of 27 races that season, with eight top tens and a fifteenth place points finish.<ref name=SM-Moroso-2010 /> 1988 was a breakout season for Moroso.<ref name=PopSpeed-Moroso-2014/><ref name=SM-Moroso-2010 /> He won his first career race in July 1988 at [[Myrtle Beach Speedway]], at the age of nineteen, after out-dueling defending series champion [[Larry Pearson]].<ref name=SM-Moroso-2010 /><ref name="NSSN" /><ref name=PopSpeed-Moroso-2014/> He would score his second win of the season at [[Charlotte Motor Speedway|Charlotte]], and finished second in the final Busch series points to [[Tommy Ellis]].<ref name=PopSpeed-Moroso-2014/>

In 1989, Moroso was vying with veteran driver [[Tommy Houston]] for the championship in the final race of the year, at [[Martinsville Speedway]]. Houston's engine failed during the race, while Moroso finished third and won the title by 55 points over Houston. At the time Moroso was the youngest champion in the history of NASCAR at only 21 years of age.<ref name="NSSN" /><ref name=PopSpeed-Moroso-2014/> Moroso won a total of six races from 1988 to 1989, including three consecutive at [[Lowes Motor Speedway|Charlotte Motor Speedway]], and was voted the most popular driver on the circuit.<ref name="NSSN" />

===Winston Cup Series===
[[File:Rob Moroso Oldsmobile IMHOF.jpg|thumb|left|Moroso's 1990 Crown Oldsmobile on display at the [[International Motorsports Hall of Fame]]]]
Moroso made his debut in Winston Cup in 1988 at [[Charlotte Motor Speedway|Charlotte]] in the No. 47 [[PEAK (automotive products)|Peak Antifreeze]] Chevrolet for [[Hendrick Motorsports]], finishing fourteenth.<ref name=PopSpeed-Moroso-2014>{{cite web|last1=Sharp|first1=Seth|title=Remember When: Rob Moroso|url=http://www.popularspeed.com/remember-when-rob-moroso/|website=popularspeed.com|publisher=Popular Speed|access-date=17 May 2015|date=October 8, 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref name=PopSpeed-Moroso-2014/> The highlight of the season was a ninth-place finish in the [[Pepsi Firecracker 400]] at [[Daytona International Speedway|Daytona]].<ref name=PopSpeed-Moroso-2014/> Other than that, Moroso posted no wins, no top-fives, and only one top-ten and DNF'd in fifteen races.

==Death==
On September 30, 1990, four days after his 22nd birthday, Moroso was killed in an automobile crash on [[North Carolina Highway 150]] near [[Mooresville, North Carolina]], only hours after finishing 21st in the Holly Farms 400 at [[North Wilkesboro Speedway]]. Traveling at an estimated {{convert|75|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}, Moroso lost control of his vehicle in a curve with a {{convert|35|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} posted speed limit, skidding over 200 feet before being struck in the driver's side door by an oncoming car in the opposite lane. The resulting collision killed both Moroso and Tammy Williams, a 27-year-old nursing assistant, wife and mother who was driving in the opposite lane.<ref name=DailyPressVA-Moroso-1990/> The passenger in Moroso's vehicle, girlfriend Debbie Bryant, as well as a passenger in Williams' vehicle both survived with injuries.<ref name=PopSpeed-Moroso-2014/><ref name=DailyPressVA-Moroso-1990/><ref name="NYTimesObit" /><ref>{{cite web|last1=Glick|first1=Shav|title=NASCAR Driver Moroso Dies in Crash on Highway|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-10-02-sp-1681-story.html|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=17 May 2015|date=October 2, 1990}}</ref>

Investigations revealed that he had been [[driving under the influence]] of alcohol. Moroso had been seen drinking several beers at a [[Cornelius, North Carolina]], lounge prior to the crash, and his blood alcohol level was found to be 0.22, over twice the then legal level of 0.10.<ref name=DailyPressVA-Moroso-1990 /><ref name="NASCARCrossWords" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CEFDF143AF936A35753C1A966958260&scp=2&sq=%22rob%20moroso%22&st=cse|title=SPORTS PEOPLE: AUTO RACING; Concern Over Image |date=October 5, 1990|work=[[New York Times]]|access-date=2009-02-20}}</ref> He also had been convicted of speeding four times between 1987 and 1989, and had been involved in two prior highway crashes which included a rollover.<ref name=DailyPressVA-Moroso-1990>{{cite web|last1=Pearce|first1=Al|title=Moroso Tragedy The End Result Of Reckless Record|url=https://www.dailypress.com/1990/10/04/moroso-tragedy-the-end-result-of-reckless-record/|website=[[Daily Press (Virginia)|dailypress.com]]|publisher=[[Daily Press (Virginia)|Daily Press]]|access-date=17 May 2015|date=October 4, 1990}}</ref><ref name="NASCARCrossWords" /> Judges could have revoked his license at least twice but the charges were reduced.<ref name="NASCARCrossWords">{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/2005/news/opinion/11/14/cross.words/index.html|title=Cross' Words: Phoenix|last=Cross|first=Duane|date=November 14, 2005|publisher=[[NASCAR]]|access-date=2009-02-20}}</ref><ref name=OrlandoSentinal-Moroso-1990>{{cite web|last1=Dame|first1=Mike|title=Moroso Had Flirted With Death: Blood-alcohol Level Is Measured At .22|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1990/10/04/moroso-had-flirted-with-death/|website=[[Orlando Sentinel|orlandosentinal.com]]|publisher=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|access-date=17 May 2015|date=October 4, 1990}}</ref>

Moroso earned enough points after completing just 25 of 29 races that he was awarded the Raybestos [[NASCAR Rookie of the Year]] Award in 1990, the only driver to ever receive the award posthumously.<ref name=SM-Moroso-2010 /><ref name=PopSpeed-Moroso-2014/>

==Motorsports career results==
===NASCAR===
([[Template:NASCAR driver results legend|key]]) (<span style="font-size:85%">'''Bold'''&nbsp;– Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics''&nbsp;– Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. *&nbsp;– Most laps led.</span>)

====Winston Cup Series====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
|-
!colspan=45| [[NASCAR]] [[Winston Cup Series]] results
|-
! 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
! 28
! 29
! {{Tooltip|NWCC|NASCAR Winston Cup classification}}
! Pts
! Ref
|-
! rowspan=2| [[1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1988]]
! [[Hendrick Motorsports]]
! 47
! [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| [[1988 Daytona 500|DAY]]
| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]
| [[Goodwrench 500|CAR]]
| [[1988 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500|ATL]]
| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]
| [[Valleydale Meats 500|BRI]]
| [[First Union 400|NWS]]
| [[1988 Pannill Sweatshirts 500|MAR]]
| [[Winston 500 (Spring)|TAL]]
| [[Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]
| [[Budweiser 500 (Spring Dover)|DOV]]
| [[Budweiser 400|RSD]]
| [[Miller High Life 500 (Pocono)|POC]]
| [[1988 Miller High Life 400 (June)|MCH]]
| [[Pepsi Firecracker 400|DAY]]
| [[AC Spark Plug 500|POC]]
| [[Talladega DieHard 500|TAL]]
| [[The Budweiser At The Glen|GLN]]
| [[Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]
| [[Busch 500|BRI]]
| [[1988 Southern 500|DAR]]
| [[1988 Miller High Life 400 (September)|RCH]]
| [[Delaware 500|DOV]]
| [[Goody's 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Oakwood Homes 500|CLT]]<br><small>14</small>
| colspan=4|
! rowspan=2| 54th
! rowspan=2| 191
! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/morosro01/1988/W|title=Rob Moroso – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 18, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan=3| [[Moroso Racing]]
! rowspan=2| 22
! rowspan=3| [[Oldsmobile|Olds]]
| colspan=25|
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Holly Farms 400|NWS]]<br><small>31</small>
| [[AC Delco 500|CAR]]
| [[Checker 500|PHO]]
| [[1988 Atlanta Journal 500|ATL]]
|-
! [[1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1989]]
| [[1989 Daytona 500|DAY]]
| [[Goodwrench 500|CAR]]
| [[Motorcraft Quality Parts 500|ATL]]
| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]
| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]
| [[Valleydale Meats 500|BRI]]
| [[First Union 400|NWS]]
| [[Pannill Sweatshirts 500|MAR]]
| [[Winston 500 (Spring)|TAL]]
| [[Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]
| [[Budweiser 500 (Spring Dover)|DOV]]
| [[Banquet Frozen Foods 300|SON]]
| [[Miller High Life 500 (Pocono)|POC]]
| [[Miller High Life 400 (Michigan)|MCH]]
| [[Pepsi 400|DAY]]
| [[AC Spark Plug 500|POC]]
| [[Talladega DieHard 500|TAL]]
| [[The Budweiser At The Glen|GLN]]
| [[Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]
| [[Busch 500|BRI]]
| [[Heinz Southern 500|DAR]]
| [[Miller High Life 400 (Fall Richmond)|RCH]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Peak Performance 500|DOV]]<br><small>28</small>
| [[Goody's 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]
| [[All Pro Auto Parts 500|CLT]]
| [[1989 Holly Farms 400|NWS]]
| [[AC Delco 500|CAR]]
| [[1989 Autoworks 500|PHO]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1989 Atlanta Journal 500|ATL]]<br><small>34</small>
! 63rd
! 140
! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/morosro01/1989/W|title=Rob Moroso – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 18, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! [[1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1990]]
! 20
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1990 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br><small>38</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]<br><small>15</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[GM Goodwrench 500|CAR]]<br><small>30</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Motorcraft Quality Parts 500|ATL]]<br><small>33</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]<br><small>26</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Valleydale Meats 500|BRI]]<br><small>30</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[First Union 400|NWS]]<br><small>32</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Hanes Activewear 500|MAR]]<br><small>13</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Winston 500 (Spring)|TAL]]<br><small>37</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br><small>26</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Budweiser 500 (Spring Dover)|DOV]]<br><small>29</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Banquet Frozen Foods 300|SON]]<br><small>42</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Miller Genuine Draft 500 (1st Pocono)|POC]]<br><small>36</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan)|MCH]]<br><small>16</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Pepsi 400|DAY]]<br><small>9</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[AC Spark Plug 500|POC]]<br><small>32</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[DieHard 500 (Fall Talladega)|TAL]]<br><small>12</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Budweiser At The Glen|GLN]]<br><small>13</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]<br><small>26</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Busch 500|BRI]]<br><small>30</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Heinz Southern 500|DAR]]<br><small>13</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond)|RCH]]<br><small>28</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Peak Antifreeze 500|DOV]]<br><small>28</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Goody's 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]<br><small>21</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Tyson Holly Farms 400|NWS]]<br><small>21</small>
| [[Mello Yello 500|CLT]]
| [[AC Delco 500|CAR]]
| [[Checker 500|PHO]]
| [[Atlanta Journal 500|ATL]]
! 30th
! 2184
! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/morosro01/1990/W|title=Rob Moroso – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 18, 2023}}</ref>
|}

=====Daytona 500=====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! Year
! Team
! Manufacturer
! Start
! Finish
|-
| [[1990 Daytona 500|1990]]
| [[Moroso Racing]]
| [[Oldsmobile]]
|align=center| 36
|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 38
|}

====Busch Series====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
!colspan=42| [[NASCAR]] [[Busch Series]] results
|-
! 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
! 28
! 29
! 30
! 31
! {{Tooltip|NBSC|NASCAR Busch Series classification}}
! Pts
! Ref
|-
! rowspan=2| [[1986 NASCAR Busch Series|1986]]
! 
! 23
! [[Oldsmobile|Olds]]
| [[Goody's 300|DAY]]
| [[Protecta-Liner 200|CAR]]
| [[Mountain Dew 400|HCY]]
| [[Miller 500 (Busch race)|MAR]]
| [[Budweiser 200 (Bristol)|BRI]]
| [[Dixie Cup 200|DAR]]
| [[Busch 200 (South Boston)|SBO]]
| [[Hampton 200|LGY]]
| [[Budweiser 200 (Jefco)|JFC]]
| [[Budweiser 200 (Dover)|DOV]]
| [[Winn-Dixie 300 (Charlotte)|CLT]]
| [[Pepsi 200 (South Boston)|SBO]]
| [[Goody's 200|HCY]]
| [[Poole Equipment 150|ROU]]
| [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|IRP]]
| [[Coors 200 (South Boston)|SBO]]
| [[Food Giant 300|RAL]]
| [[Oxford 250|OXF]]
| [[Advance Auto 200|SBO]]
| [[Bobby Isaac Memorial 200|HCY]]
| [[Busch 200 (Langley)|LGY]]
| [[L.D. Swain 150|ROU]]
| [[Tri-City Pontiac 200|BRI]]
| [[Gatorade 200|DAR]]
| [[Freedlander 200|RCH]]
| [[Grand National 200|DOV]]
| [[Nationwise 150|MAR]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Roses Stores 150|ROU]]<br><small>21</small>
| [[All Pro 300|CLT]]
| colspan=2|
! rowspan=2| 59th
! rowspan=2| 209
! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/morosro01/1986/B|title=Rob Moroso – 1986 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 18, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! [[Hendrick Motorsports]]
! 15
! [[Oldsmobile|Olds]]
| colspan=29|
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Sandhills 200|CAR]]<br><small>18</small>
| [[Winn-Dixie 500|MAR]]
|-
! [[1987 NASCAR Busch Series|1987]]
! rowspan=3| [[Moroso Racing]]
! rowspan=3| 25
! rowspan=3| [[Oldsmobile|Olds]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Goody's 300|DAY]]<br><small>15</small>
| [[Mountain Dew 400|HCY]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Miller 500 (Busch race)|MAR]]<br><small>28</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Country Squire 200|DAR]]<br><small>16</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Budweiser 200 (Bristol)|BRI]]<br><small>30</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Hampton 200|LGY]]<br><small>19</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Busch 200 (South Boston)|SBO]]<br><small>8</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Winn-Dixie 300 (Charlotte)|CLT]]<br><small>28</small>
| [[Budweiser 200 (Dover)|DOV]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|IRP]]<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Poole Equipment 150|ROU]]<br><small>8</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Budweiser 200 (Jefco)|JFC]]<br><small>15</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Oxford 250|OXF]]<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Coors 200 (South Boston)|SBO]]<br><small>13</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Bobby Isaac Memorial 200|HCY]]<br><small>16</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Amoco 300|RAL]]<br><small>21</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Busch 200 (Langley)|LGY]]<br><small>13</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Carpenter Chevy 150|ROU]]<br><small>13</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Tri-City Pontiac 200|BRI]]<br><small>7</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[World Crown 200|JFC]]<br><small>22</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Gatorade 200|DAR]]<br><small>36</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Freedlander 200|RCH]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Grand National 200|DOV]]<br><small>9</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Nationwise 150|MAR]]<br><small>6</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[All Pro 300|CLT]]<br><small>7</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[AC Delco 200|CAR]]<br><small>12</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Winston Classic|MAR]]<br><small>24</small>
| colspan=4|
! 15th
! 2949
! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/morosro01/1987/B|title=Rob Moroso – 1987 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 18, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! [[1988 NASCAR Busch Series|1988]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Goody's 300|DAY]]<br><small>9</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Mountain Dew 400|HCY]]<br><small>10</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Goodwrench 200|CAR]]<br><small>22</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Miller Classic|MAR]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Country Squire 200|DAR]]<br><small>6</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Budweiser 200 (Bristol)|BRI]]<br><small>4</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Hampton 200|LNG]]<br><small>13</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Pennsylvania 300|NZH]]<br><small>2*</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Busch 200 (South Boston)|SBO]]<br><small>7</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[CarQuest 200|NSV]]<br><small>16</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Winn-Dixie 300 (Charlotte)|CLT]]<br><small>4</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Budweiser 200 (Dover)|DOV]]<br><small>12</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Roses Stores 150|ROU]]<br><small>4</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Big Star/Coca-Cola 200|LAN]]<br><small>18</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Granger Select 200 (Louisville)|LVL]]<br><small>20</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Myrtle Beach 200|MYB]]<br><small>1</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Oxford 250|OXF]]<br><small>40</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''[[Coors 200 (South Boston)|SBO]]'''<br><small>13*</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''[[Pepsi 200 (Hickory)|HCY]]'''<br><small>9</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Busch 200 (Langley)|LNG]]<br><small>6</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|IRP]]<br><small>33</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Poole Equipment 150|ROU]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Tri-City Pontiac 200|BRI]]<br><small>27</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Gatorade 200|DAR]]<br><small>8</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Commonwealth 200|RCH]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Grand National 200|DOV]]<br><small>34</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Zerex 150|MAR]]<br><small>10</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[All Pro 300|CLT]]<br><small>1</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[AC Delco 200|CAR]]<br><small>11</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Winston Classic|MAR]]<br><small>2</small>
| 
! 2nd
! 3986
! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/morosro01/1988/B|title=Rob Moroso – 1988 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 18, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! [[1989 NASCAR Busch Series|1989]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Goody's 300|DAY]]<br><small>3*</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[Goodwrench 200|CAR]]'''<br><small>1</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[Miller Classic|MAR]]'''<br><small>23</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Mountain Dew 400|HCY]]<br><small>3</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Country Squire 200|DAR]]<br><small>9</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Budweiser 200 (Bristol)|BRI]]<br><small>6</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[GM Parts 300|NZH]]<br><small>22</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''[[Busch 200 (South Boston)|SBO]]'''<br><small>4</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Big Star/Nestle 200|LAN]]<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Granger Select 200 (Nashville)|NSV]]<br><small>18</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Champion 300|CLT]]<br><small>1</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Budweiser 200 (Dover)|DOV]]<br><small>17</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Roses Stores 200 (Rougemont)|ROU]]<br><small>20</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Granger Select 200 (Louisville)|LVL]]<br><small>9</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[Firecracker 200|VOL]]'''<br><small>1*</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Carolina Pride / Budweiser 200|MYB]]<br><small>7*</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Coors 200 (South Boston)|SBO]]<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Pepsi 200 (Hickory)|HCY]]<br><small>28</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''[[Old Milwaukee 200|DUB]]'''<br><small>13</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|IRP]]<br><small>14</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''[[Texas Pete 200|ROU]]'''<br><small>16</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Jay Johnson 200|BRI]]<br><small>22</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Gatorade 200|DAR]]<br><small>12</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Commonwealth 200|RCH]]<br><small>4</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Ames/Peak 200|DOV]]<br><small>23</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''[[Zerex 150|MAR]]'''<br><small>2</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[All Pro 300|CLT]]<br><small>1</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[AC Delco 200|CAR]]<br><small>12</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Winston Classic|MAR]]<br><small>3</small>
| colspan=2|
! 1st
! 4001
! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/morosro01/1989/B|title=Rob Moroso – 1989 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 18, 2023}}</ref>
|}

==== Busch North Series ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="30" |[[NASCAR Busch North Series]] results
|-
!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
!NBNC
!Pts
!Ref
|-
![[1987 NASCAR Busch North Series|1987]]
!n/a
!n/a
!n/a
|
|[[Oxford Plains Speedway|OXF]]
16
| colspan="21" |
!n/a
!n/a
!<ref>{{Cite web|title=Driver Rob Moroso 1987 NASCAR Busch North Series Results - Racing-Reference.info|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/morosro01/1987/E|access-date=2021-04-11|website=www.racing-reference.info}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Racing-Reference driver|Rob_Moroso}}

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{{succession box |
  before= [[Dick Trickle]] |
  title= [[NASCAR Rookie of the Year]] |
  years= 1990|
  after= [[Bobby Hamilton]] |
}}
{{succession box |
  before= [[Tommy Ellis]] |
  title= [[Busch Series|NASCAR Busch Series Champion]] |
  years= 1989|
  after= [[Chuck Bown]]
}}
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