Lynn Geisler is a dirt late model driver from

Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania Cranberry Township is a municipality in Butler County, Pennsylvania. The population was 33,096 as of the 2020 census. Cranberry Township is one of the fastest-growing areas of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. History In 1753, George Washingt ...

who is a member of the

National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame The National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame is a non-profit hall of fame for American drivers of dirt late model racecars. It is located on the grounds of Florence Speedway in Walton, Kentucky. History During 2001 while conversing with a group of p ...

. He has won over 200 late model races over a racing career spanning four decades. Mr. Geisler has been driving dirt late models in Western Pennsylvania since 1981. In 2011, Mr. Geisler raced at his two home tracks:

Lernerville Speedway Lernerville Speedway is a 4/10 mile dirt oval automobile race track located in Sarver, Pennsylvania, United States. It is currently owned by Tomson Scrap Metal. Lernerville currently hosts the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and the All Star Ci ...

and PPMS.

Racing career

Lynn Geisler won at least one race a year at

from 1982 to 2006, and won 10 features in the 1993 season. He also won five track championships at Lernerville in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 2006. In total, Geisler has won 108 features at Lernerville and 67 features at Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway. He has also won six track championships at Pittsburgh. Geisler won the 1995 and 1996 NEWS late model championships and the 1999 and 2000 MACS Championships. More recently, he has only raced at local tracks, mainly Lernerville and Pittsburgh. In 2005, Geisler was inducted in the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame. In 2011, Lynn Geisler won a feature event at PPMS, his 71st overall. This makes him a winning driver in four different decades.

Race Team

Geisler added an additional race team in the 2008 season with Mike Pegher Jr. driving the #1 Cochran Crate Late Model. Pegher has participated in the FASTRAK racing series in the 2008, 2009, and 2010 seasons.

Family

Travis Geisler Travis Geisler (born November 8, 1980) is an American professional stock car racing team executive, crew chief, and former driver. He is currently the competition director for Team Penske. He previously was a crew chief for Penske on their No. 77 ...

, Lynn Geisler's son, is also a former dirt and asphalt late model driver who has also raced in the

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. More recently, he was a member of NASCAR's

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. He has served as crew chief in the past for Ryan Newman and

Sam Hornish Jr. Samuel Jon Hornish Jr. (born July 2, 1979) is an American semi-retired professional auto racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 22 Ford Mustang for Team Penske in 2017. He began his top-tier raci ...

Currently, he is the competition director for Penske.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Geisler, Lynn Living people People from Butler County, Pennsylvania Racing drivers from Pennsylvania Year of birth missing (living people)

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