Drivers
- Series: Pro Stock
- Car: Valvoline Chevy Cobalt SS
- Crew Chief: Mike Elliott
- Birth Date: March 11, 1948
- Hobbies: Fishing, hunting and farming
- Home Town: Warren, Ohio
Fast Facts:
- Career Wins: 5
- Career Final Rounds: 12
- Career-Best Elapsed Time: 6.679 seconds
- Career-Best Speed: 207.46 mph
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- Ran in Competition Eliminator for three years and held the National Record in the B-Altered class.
- Competed in four races in Pro Stock in 1998 before running the whole circuit in 1999.
- Became the 16th and final member of the Speed-Pro 200 MPH Club in 2000.
- Won first career Pro Stock race at Chicago in 2000.
- Qualified for 70 consecutive races between 2000 and 2003.
- Only Pro Stock driver to qualify for every event in 2002.
- Captured eight No. 1 qualifying positions in 2002 (career best).
- Finished in the top-10 of the points standings from 2000-03 with a career-best points finish of 4th in 2000.
The year 2005 saw Chevy Cobalt driver Ron Krisher return to the top 10 of the NHRA Pro Stock standings. The Ohio resident registered a ninth-place performance after scoring a pair of runners-up at Phoenix and Seattle. It marked the fifth career top-10 finish for Krisher and the fourth time in the last five seasons that he's broken into this elite group of drivers. He qualified in the No. 3 position (season-best) three times, and recorded a career-best elapsed time at Dallas and a best-ever speed at the Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla. Krisher's best season was in 2000 when he won two national events, advanced to four final rounds, earned five No. 1 qualifying awards and finished fourth in the standings.
TRACK STATS
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2005 Season
- Scored fifth top-10 points finish.
- Runner-up at Phoenix.
- Runner-up at Seattle.
- Ran career-best e.t. at Dallas and career-best speed at Gainesville.
- Recorded three, season-best No. 3 qualifying efforts at Las Vegas 1, Atlanta and Columbus.
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2004 Season
- Recorded career-best numbers in time and speed.
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2003 Season
- Fourth consecutive season to finish in the top 10 of the Pro points.
- Recorded career-best time and speed.
- Fourth season to earn at least one win.
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2002 Season
- Only Pro Stock driver to qualify for all 23 national events.
- Qualified in the No. 1 spot eight times, more than any other driver in his category.
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2001 Season
- Scored third career victory.
- Advanced to two final rounds.
