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Hamilton posted four Top 5 finishes in 1995 including a second at Dover.  1996 saw Loomis win his first race.  It was also the first win for Hamilton who edged Mark Martin at Phoenix by one second.  The next season they won for a second time; this win coming at Rockingham.  The following season saw Loomis swap over to be the leader of a car driven by John Andretti.  They posted three Top 5 finishes that season, but in 1999 Andretti piloted the car to a win at Martinsville.  He worked with Petty Enterprises as crew chief for a total of nine years.  In 2000, Loomis went to work at Hendrick Motorsports as Jeff Gordon's crew chief. Robbie Loomis's greatest success came as crew chief for NASCAR legend Jeff Gordon.  The pair's first season in 2000 was a struggle.  Despite winning three races and finishing 9th in the season standings, performance was well-short of the high standards set by the #24 Hendrick Motorsports team.  However, in the final five races of the year, the team posted five Top 10's and three Top 5's: a clear indication of the improving communication between Loomis and Gordon.  The momentum carried into 2001 and the #24 team reached the pinnacle of the sport by winning the NASCAR Cup Championship.  In addition, the team won 6 races, including the prestigious Brickyard 400.  The following years, in 2002 and 2003, the team performed respectably, ranking 4th in the standings and winning 3 races in both years, but their performance was not quite of the championship caliber expected from the #24 team.  Loomis and the team almost returned to championship glory in 2004, but finished 3rd in NASCAR's first "Chase for the Championship" by a heartbreaking 16 points to winner Kurt Busch.  They won 5 races that year.  2005 began in thrilling fashion as Loomis won his very first Daytona 500: NASCAR's crown jewel event.  The #24 team also went on to win at Martinsville and Talladega early in the year, but the rest of the season would be a nightmare.  The team shockingly missed NASCAR's "Chase for the Championship," and Loomis was replaced by 26-year old Steve Letarte for the final 10 races to prepare the young crew chief for 2006.  Loomis had been grooming Letarte, the team's car chief since 2002, to take over the position. Loomis had already planned on leaving the stressful job after 2005 due to a reorganization of priorities.  Loomis served as vice president for racing operations at Petty Enterprises, returning there in 2006. With the team that emerged from the merger of Gillette Evernham Motorsports and Petty Holdings, Loomis serves as the executive director of racing operations.  Crew chiefs of all four racing teams report to him, and as well as the race teams, he oversees pit crews, team management and team transport.  In January 2012, Loomis was released of his duties as Chief Operating Officer for Richard Petty Motorsports.  For his career Loomis collected 26 wins.  All but three with Gordon.  His most notable accomplishments include winning the 2001 Cup Championship; Brickyard 400 (2001 & 2004); Southern 500 (2002); and Daytona 500 (2005).