Ronnie Silver | |||||||
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Born | Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. | July 20, 1951||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
182 races run over 8 years | |||||||
Best finish | 5th (1984) | ||||||
First race | 1982 Southeastern 150 (Bristol) | ||||||
Last race | 1989 AC-Delco 200 (North Carolina) | ||||||
First win | 1985 Bobby Isaac Memorial 200 (Hickory) | ||||||
Last win | 1986 Mountain Dew 400 (Hickory) | ||||||
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Ronnie Silver (born July 20, 1951) is an American former stock car racer and crew chief. He raced in the NASCAR Busch Series for eight seasons, winning two races.
A native of Asheville, North Carolina, Silver's career started in the Whelen All-American Series, in which he finished fourth in the 1982 Mid-Atlantic Region season. [1] Eventually, Silver joined the Busch Series in its inaugural season as an owner driver, and finished seventh in the Southeastern 150 at Bristol Motor Speedway. [2] Silver ended the season fifteenth in points with 1,514, along with seven top-tens and two top-fives. [3] In 1984, Silver was the car owner for Jack Ingram, who won the Busch 200 at Langley Speedway. [4] In 1985, Silver claimed his first career NASCAR victory in the Bobby Isaac Memorial 200 at Hickory Motor Speedway; Silver won again at Hickory in 1986, this time in the Mountain Dew 400 after taking the lead from Jack Ingram with eleven laps left. [5] In 1985 and 1986, Silver finished eighth (3268 points) [6] and seventh (3927 points), [7] respectively. In 1989, Silver's slow time trial for the All Pro 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway relegated him to the forty-lap consolation race as a last chance to qualify for the event. [8] However, Silver did not make the field. [9] In 1992, Silver's team served Shawna Robinson at Daytona International Speedway, North Carolina Motor Speedway and Atlanta Motor Speedway, crashing at Daytona and Atlanta. [10] The following season, Silver failed to qualify for The Pantry 300. [11]
Later, Silver owned cars and served as crew chief for Michael Waltrip in the Busch Series, [12] and currently works in the family auto body repair business. [13] Eventually, Silver became the crew chief for Michael Waltrip Racing's Patty Moise in 1998 with engines supplied from Roush Racing, [14] [15] though in 2000, Silver worked less with the team due to business obligations in his hometown of Asheville, North Carolina. [16]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
NASCAR Winston Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | NWCC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||
1988 | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT DNQ | NWS | CAR | PHO | ATL | NA | - | [17] |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ATSCC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1985 | Silver Racing | 14 | Pontiac | ATL | DAY | ATL | TAL | ATL | SSP | IRP 27 | CSP | FRS | IRP | OEF | ISF | DSF | TOL | 123rd | - | [27] |