Ronnie Silver

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Ronnie Silver
Born (1951-07-20) July 20, 1951 (age 73)
Asheville, North Carolina, United States
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
182 races run over 8 years
Best finish5th (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)
WinsTop tens Poles
2790

Ronnie Silver (born July 20, 1951) is a former American stock car racer and crew chief. He raced in the NASCAR Busch Series for eight seasons, winning two races.

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Career

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 7th in the Southeastern 150 at Bristol Motor Speedway. [2] Silver ended the season 15th in points with 1,514, along with 7 top tens and 2 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 11 laps left. [5] In 1985 and 1986, Silver finished 8th (3268 points) [6] and 7th (3927 points), [7] respectively. In 1989, Silver's slow time trial for the All Pro 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway relegated him to the 40-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]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829NWCCPtsRef
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]

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NBSCPtsRef
1982 Silver Racing12 Pontiac DAY RCH BRI
7		15th1514 [18]
14 MAR
40		 DAR HCY
7		 SBO CRW RCH LGY DOV HCY
6		 ASH
4		 HCY
5		 SBO CAR CRW SBO HCY
18		 LGY IRP BRI HCY
10		 RCH MAR HCY
19		 MAR
9
17 CLT
19
14 Olds CLT
14
1983 Pontiac DAY RCH
8		 HCY
5		 MAR
11		 GPS
12		 LGY
18		 DOV
14		 BRI
15		 CLT
11		 SBO
17		 HCY
10		 ROU
7		 SBO
9		 ROU
5		 CRW
8		 ROU
8		 SBO
13		 HCY
6		 LGY
12		 IRP
10		 GPS
5		 BRI HCY
9		 RCH
18		 NWS
8		 SBO
3		 MAR
14		 ROU HCY
4		 MAR
36		6th4058 [19]
61 CAR
21
14 Olds NWS
5		 SBO
18		 DAR
35		 CLT
36
1984 DAY
15		 RCH CAR
10		 DAR
16		 CLT
10		 DAR
17		 RCH CLT
41		 CAR
8		5th3413 [20]
Pontiac HCY
14		 MAR
20		 ROU
5		 NSV
10		 LGY
7		 MLW
18		 DOV SBO
4		 HCY
3		 ROU
5		 SBO
26		 ROU
4		 HCY
4		 IRP
12		 SBO
11		 NWS
5		 HCY
6		 MAR
13
Lewis Motorsports 42 Pontiac LGY
5
Sprinkle Racing 17 Olds BRI
13
1985 Silver Racing14 Olds DAY
36		 CAR
9		 DAR
9		 DOV
11		 CLT
15		 DAR
14		 CLT
17		 CAR
16		8th3268 [21]
Pontiac HCY
8		 BRI
3		 MAR
9		 SBO
17		 LGY
24		 SBO
8		 HCY
6		 ROU
18		 IRP
27		 SBO
8		 LGY
20		 HCY
1*		 MLW
16		 BRI
10		 RCH
11		 NWS
9		 ROU
14		 HCY
5		 MAR
10
1986 Olds DAY
24		 CAR
18		 DAR
15		 DOV
11		 CLT
21		 DAR
18		 DOV
14		 CLT
39		7th3927 [22]
Pontiac HCY
1		 MAR
23		 BRI
11		 SBO
3		 LGY
4		 JFC
4		 HCY
2		 ROU
22		 IRP
5		 SBO
9		 RAL
14		 OXF
16		 SBO
6		 HCY
4		 LGY
12		 ROU
20		 BRI
8		 RCH
5		 MAR
13		 ROU
4		 MAR
14
Reedy Racing 08 Pontiac SBO
14
54 Pontiac CAR
36
1987 Silver Racing14 Chevy DAY
16		 DAR
24		 CLT
18		 DOV
8		 DOV
17		 CLT
42		 CAR
39		17th2719 [23]
Pontiac HCY
22		 MAR
15		 BRI
14		 LGY
10		 SBO
11		 IRP
11		 ROU
6		 JFC
17		 OXF
DNQ		 SBO
15		 HCY
23		 RAL
20		 LGY
19		 ROU
14		 BRI
21		 JFC
23		 RCH
26		 MAR
9		 MAR
29
Brolsma Racing 26 Pontiac DAR
41
1988 Silver Racing14 Chevy DAY
16		 HCY CAR MAR DAR 20th2217 [24]
Olds BRI
21		 LNG
10		 NZH SBO
4		 NSV
8		 CLT
28		 DOV LVL
7		 CAR
32		 MAR
17
Thomas Brothers Racing 00 Olds ROU
8		 LAN
9		 MYB
11		 SBO
10		 HCY
7		 LNG
11		 IRP ROU
14		 BRI
13		 DAR RCH DOV MAR
22		 CLT
Silver Racing14 Pontiac OXF
DNQ
1989 Bahari Racing 03 Pontiac DAY CAR MAR HCY
26		 DAR BRI NZH CLT
DNQ		 CAR
37		 MAR 31st1155 [25]
30 SBO
9		 LAN
25		 NSV
6		 CLT DOV ROU
5		 LVL VOL
9		 MYB
24		 SBO HCY
20		 DUB IRP ROU
5		 BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR
1993 DAY CAR RCH DAR BRI HCY ROU MAR NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW TAL IRP MCH NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV ROU CLT MAR CAR HCY
DNQ		 ATL NA- [26]

ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series

(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
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314ATSCCPtsRef
1985 Silver Racing14 Pontiac ATL DAY ATL TAL ATL SSP IRP
27		 CSP FRS IRP OEF ISF DSF TOL 123rd- [27]

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  7. ↑ "NASCAR Busch Grand National Series standings for 1986". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
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  14. ↑ "Patty Moise Announces Return to Full-Time NASCAR BGN Series Raccing for 1998". The Auto Channel. 1997-10-05. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
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  16. ↑ Rodman, Dave (2000-12-25). "M. Waltrip reunited with Kennedy". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
  17. ↑ "Ronnie Silver – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  18. ↑ "Ronnie Silver – 1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  19. ↑ "Ronnie Silver – 1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  20. ↑ "Ronnie Silver – 1984 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  21. ↑ "Ronnie Silver – 1985 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  22. ↑ "Ronnie Silver – 1986 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  23. ↑ "Ronnie Silver – 1987 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  24. ↑ "Ronnie Silver – 1988 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  25. ↑ "Ronnie Silver – 1989 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  26. ↑ "Ronnie Silver – 1993 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  27. ↑ "Ronnie Silver – 1985 ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2019.


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