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Jerry began his driving career in 1981 when he was
19 years old. His first year in a sportsman car he
won "Rookie of the Year" honors and started his
trophy collection with an impressive three wins. He
followed this up with the Late Model Division
"Rookie of the Year" two seasons later. He
immediately began to rack up wins against seasoned
veterans in the top and toughest division at
Colorado National Speedway. The press immediately
began writing stories about his "Natural Talent" as
a driver.
Jerry's driving ability attracted the attention of a
Denver-based company called Serene Contact Lens
Solution. They proposed a deal to sponsor Jerry for
the 1984 season. That year, he traveled to
California, where he broke Larry Phillip's track
record at Ascot Speedway, along with the track
record at Corona Speedway. He also went to New
Mexico, Arizona, California and Kansas where he left
his mark with track records and wins, while still
finishing a respectable second in points at CNS. It
was obvious that Jerry had the ability to adapt
quickly to new tracks after logging several wins at
facilities he had never even seen before.
The next season, Jerry moved to Charlotte, NC where
he continued his winning fashion on the
ultra-competitive dirt tracks of the South. He
traveled around to all the big shows that paid the
most money, including the Big Ten Series races at
Concord, NC and the Southern Dirt Nationals in
Travelers Rest, SC. In total, Jerry won over 126
dirt races from 1981 to 1993.
In 1994, Jerry had his first year of asphalt racing.
He stormed the NASCAR Grand American Modified
division at Colorado National Speedway, winning
three titles: "MOST MAIN EVENT WINS", "MOST DASH
WINS", and the "SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP".
In 1997 and 1998, Jerry had the opportunity to start
three races in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. He
ran Milwaukee and CNS and had two top ten qualifying
runs, however he suffered engine failures during the
race.
Jerry ran the first few races of the 1997 season in
the NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Series. The Mike
Bonicelli-owned car received sponsorship from Lucas
Oil Products. Jerry qualified seventh out of more
than 70 cars in the Copper World Classic in his
first ever start at Phoenix International Raceway.
Jerry was leading the "Rookie of the Year" chase and
was fourth in Series points when he received a call
from Doug Taylor Motorsports to replace Doug Hevron
as driver of their Busch Grand National Car for the
Las Vegas 300. Jerry out-qualified veterans such as
Dale Jarrett, Terry Labonte and Michael Waltrip,
just to name a few. He qualified 19th and moved up
to seventh place in the race before suffering brake
problems that put him two laps down. He finished the
race in a respectable 22nd place. The team was so
impressed by the results that they asked him to run
the car in more races that year. The next week at
Hickory Speedway at the Busch race, Jerry ran in the
top ten all day until overheating problems took him
out. The team was working on sponsor deals, but they
never panned out and they were unable to complete
the season.
When the 2000 season approached, Jerry decided he
was going to concentrate on a season championship in
the Late Model Division at CNS. He proved he could
do it in the Grand American Modifieds in 1994. But
could he do it in the always-competitive NASCAR Late
Model Class, and could he make a run for the NASCAR
Regional Championship that pays $40,000 to the
winner? Well with the help of a friend who donated a
12-year-old chassis that had been lying in his
backyard rusting for six years, Jerry began to work
on building his car.
He organized a pit crew and not only made the first
race in time, he won that race with a half lap lead
over second place. That was the beginning of a
championship season that yielded TEN wins which
broke the record for the "Most Wins compiled in a
single season" at Colorado National Speedway (Rick
Carelli had eight wins in 1992). Jerry not only won
the local track championship, he also won the highly
coveted "NASCAR Great West Regional Championship"
taking home the $40,000 in awards from NASCAR.
Jerry went on to score back-to-back NASCAR Northwest
Regional Championships in 2003 and 2004. His 2004
record of 10 victories and 15 top five finishes led
to being recognized for the second consecutive year
as the “Oval Track Driver of the Year” by the Rocky
Mountain News. The 2004 regional championship was
his third in five seasons, and fourth overall.
Jerry also owns the distinction of being the only
driver to win the “Pepsi Challenge” at CNS.
Robertson went from last to first after electing to
take the Challenge in both 2002 and 2004 during
NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series events at CNS. Each race
earned him an additional $23,000 jackpot. |