Ron Silk | |
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![]() Silk's No. 82 car at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2016 | |
Nationality | American |
Born | Norwalk, Connecticut | February 17, 1983
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour career | |
Debut season | 2003 |
Current team | Tyler Haydt |
Years active | 2003–present |
Car number | 16 |
Crew chief | Phil Moran |
Starts | 257 |
Championships | 2 |
Wins | 25 |
Poles | 13 |
Best finish | 1st in 2011, 2023 |
Finished last season | 1st (2023) |
Last updated on: July 5, 2024. |
Ron "Ronnie" Silk (born February 17, 1983) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, driving the No. 16 for Haydt Yannone Racing.
Silk is long-time competitor of the series, having made his debut in 2003, and has since won two championships in 2011 and 2023. [1]
Silk has also competed in the now defunct NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour, as well as the Modified Racing Series, the Tri-Track Open Modified Series, and the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing. [2]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Car owner | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | NWMTC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||
2003 | Scott Silk | 83 | Dodge | TMP | STA | WFD | NZH | STA | LER | BLL | BEE | NHA | ADI | RIV | TMP | STA 27 | 47th | 347 | [3] | ||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | WFD 24 | TMP 37 | NHA 22 | STA DNQ | TMP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | TMP | STA 17 | WFD | NZH | STA | RIV | LER | WAL | BEE | NHA 30 | SEE | RIV | STA | NHA 33 | STA 23 | TMP DNQ | 45th | 590 | [4] | ||||||||||||||||||
Bear Motorsports | 14 | Dodge | TMP 30 | WFD DNQ | TMP 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | George Bierce Jr. | 19 | Chevy | TMP 11 | STA DNQ | JEN DNQ | TMP 14 | STA 20 | NHA 10 | HOL 26 | RIV 22 | STA 25 | TMP 11 | MAR 20 | TMP 34 | NHA 12 | WFD 22 | TMP 7 | STA 8 | 19th | 1599 | [5] | |||||||||||||||
2007 | TMP 3 | STA 25 | WTO 7 | STA 21 | TMP 6 | NHA 6 | TSA 3 | RIV 3 | STA 20 | TMP 25 | MAN 6 | MAR 12 | NHA 2 | TMP 1 | STA 5 | TMP 5 | 4th | 2257 | [6] | ||||||||||||||||||
2008 | Hill Enterprises | 79 | Pontiac | TMP 21 | STA 28 | STA 25 | TMP 1 | NHA 10 | SPE 2 | RIV 2 | STA 27 | TMP 1 | MAN 5 | TMP 2 | NHA 19 | MAR 19 | CHE 5 | STA 15 | TMP 3 | 5th | 2158 | [7] | |||||||||||||||
2009 | TMP 6 | STA 8 | STA 24 | NHA 3 | SPE 9 | RIV 27 | STA 30 | BRI 21 | TMP | 16th | 1419 | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ed Partirige Racing | 6 | Chevy | NHA 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | MAR 4 | STA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ronald Berndt | 54 | Ford | TMP 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | Ed Partridge Racing | 6 | Chevy | TMP 8 | STA 30 | STA 13 | MAR 15 | NHA 5 | LIM 3 | MND 3 | RIV 3 | STA 3 | TMP 2 | BRI 13 | NHA 5 | STA 2* | TMP 5* | 4th | 2096 | [9] | |||||||||||||||||
2011 | TMP 23 | STA 3 | STA 1** | MND 4 | TMP 2 | NHA 2 | RIV 3 | STA 7 | NHA 11 | BRI 7 | DEL 1 | TMP 9 | LRP 15 | NHA 1* | STA 7 | TMP 16 | 1st | 2443 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||
2012 | TMP 1 | STA 4 | MND 5 | STA 3 | WFD 11 | NHA 2* | STA 22 | TMP 2 | BRI 1 | TMP 18 | RIV 9 | NHA 3 | STA 4 | TMP 11 | 3rd | 533 | [11] | ||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | TMP 4 | STA 17 | STA 2* | WFD 9 | RIV 20 | NHA 30 | MND 6 | STA 5 | TMP 6 | BRI 10 | RIV 22 | NHA 8 | STA 10 | TMP 5 | 7th | 466 | [12] | ||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | TMP 7 | STA 10 | STA 6 | WFD 19 | RIV 7 | NHA 9 | MND 9 | STA 2 | TMP 5 | BRI 3 | NHA 11 | STA 3 | TMP 4 | 4th | 483 | [13] | |||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Monica Fuller | 40 | Chevy | TMP 9 | STA | WFD | STA | TMP 27 | 28th | 199 | [14] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bill Park | 20 | Chevy | RIV 27 | RIV 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rob Fuller | 15 | Chevy | NHA 5 | MND | STA | TMP 27 | NHA 4 | STA | TMP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05 | BRI Wth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Danny Watts Jr. | 82 | Chevy | TMP 5 | STA 26 | WFD 1* | STA 7 | TMP 21 | RIV 19 | NHA 4 | MND 17 | STA 6 | TMP 7 | BRI 8 | RIV 14 | OSW 9 | SEE 16 | NHA 2 | STA 11 | TMP 18 | 8th | 565 | [15] | ||||||||||||||
2017 | MYR 12 | THO 13 | STA 8 | LGY | THO | RIV | 22nd | 231 | [16] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brady Bunch Racing | 00 | Chevy | NHA 30 | STA | THO | BRI | SEE | OSW | RIV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Katon | 85 | Chevy | NHA 7 | STA 3 | THO 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Kevin Stuart | MYR | TMP 24 | STA 26 | SEE 5 | TMP Wth | LGY | RIV | NHA 7 | STA 11 | TMP 27 | BRI | OSW | RIV | NHA 10 | STA 5 | TMP 3 | 24th | 279 | [17] | |||||||||||||||||
2019 | MYR 25 | SBO 1 | TMP 2 | STA 3 | WAL 8 | SEE 4 | TMP 5 | RIV 4 | NHA 1 | STA 1 | TMP 19 | OSW 3 | RIV 16 | NHA 22 | STA 6 | TMP 2 | 3rd | 599 | [18] | ||||||||||||||||||
2020 | JEN 6 | WMM 27 | WMM 10 | JEN Wth | MND 2* | TMP 1 | NHA 3 | STA 1* | TMP 3 | 5th | 311 | [19] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | MAR 21 | STA 14 | RIV 7 | JEN 19 | OSW 10 | RIV 4 | NHA 3 | NRP 12 | STA 5 | BEE 1 | OSW 1* | RCH 19 | RIV 17 | STA 8 | 3rd | 486 | [20] | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | Haydt Yannone Racing | 16 | Chevy | NSM 7 | RCH 10 | RIV 3 | LEE 4 | JEN 9 | MND 3* | RIV 3 | WAL 5 | NHA 21 | CLM 2 | TMP 12 | LGY 2 | OSW 13 | RIV 3 | TMP 9 | MAR 11 | 2nd | 591 | [21] | |||||||||||||||
2023 | NSM 1 | RCH 7 | MON 3 | RIV 2* | LEE 5 | SEE 3 | RIV 1* | WAL 1 | NHA 3 | LMP 3 | THO 2 | LGY 4 | OSW 1 | MON 12 | RIV 3* | NWS 2 | THO 1 | MAR 6 | 1st | 759 | [22] | ||||||||||||||||
2024 | NSM 1* | RCH 2 | THO 1* | MON 10 | RIV 1* | SEE 3 | NHA 10 | MON | LMP | THO | OSW | RIV | MON | NWS | THO | MAR | -* | -* | [23] |
NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Car owner | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NSWMTC | Pts | Ref |
2008 | Hill Enterprises | 79 | Pontiac | CRW 6 | ACE 2 | CRW 6 | BGS | CRW | LAN 11 | CRW | SNM | MAR | CRW | CRW | 21st | 600 | [24] | |||
2009 | CON 10 | SBO | CRW 4 | LAN | CRW 4 | BGS | BRI | CRW | MBS | CRW | CRW | MAR | ACE | CRW | 20th | 454 | [25] | |||
2015 | Rob Fuller | 05 | Chevy | CRW | CRW | SBO | LGY | CRW | BGS | BRI Wth | LGY | SBO | CLT | N/A | 0 | [26] |
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