Ronnie Silver Explained

Ronnie Silver
Birth Date:	20 July 1951
Birth Place:	Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Total Busch Races:	182
Years In Busch:	8
Best Busch Pos:	5th (1984)
First Busch Race:	1982 Southeastern 150 (Bristol)
Last Busch Race:	1989 AC-Delco 200 (North Carolina)
First Busch Win:	1985 Bobby Isaac Memorial 200 (Hickory)
Last Busch Win:	1986 Mountain Dew 400 (Hickory)
Busch Wins:	2
Busch Top Tens:	79
Busch Poles:	0

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.

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

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

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
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	30	31	32	33	34	35		Pts	Ref
1982	Silver Racing	12		DAY	RCH	BRI 7																																	15th	1514	^[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	6th	4058	^[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								5th	3413	^[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 Racing	14	Olds	DAY 36	CAR 9				DAR 9			DOV 11	CLT 15										DAR 14				CLT 17		CAR 16										8th	3268	^[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							7th	3927	^[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 Racing	14	Chevy	DAY 16			DAR 24				CLT 18	DOV 8														DOV 17		CLT 42	CAR 39										17th	2719	^[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 Racing	14	Chevy	DAY 16	HCY	CAR	MAR	DAR																															20th	2217	^[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 Racing	14	Pontiac																	OXF DNQ
1989	Bahari Racing	03	Pontiac	DAY	CAR	MAR	HCY 26	DAR	BRI	NZH																				CLT DNQ	CAR 37	MAR							31st	1155	^[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

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Whelen All-American Series: 1982 Regional Point Standings. NASCAR Home Tracks. 2011-02-01. 2013-08-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20150512224313/http://hometracks.nascar.com/records/NWAAS_1982_Regional_Point_Standings. 2015-05-12. dead.
2. Web site: 1982 Southeastern 150. Racing-Reference. 2013-08-19.
3. Web site: NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series standings for 1982. Racing-Reference. 2013-08-19.
4. Web site: 1984 Busch 200 (August). Racing-Reference. 2013-08-19.
5. Web site: Today in History: March 9. NASCAR. 2012-03-09. 2013-08-19.
6. Web site: NASCAR Busch Grand National Series standings for 1985. Racing-Reference. 2013-08-19.
7. Web site: NASCAR Busch Grand National Series standings for 1986. Racing-Reference. 2013-08-19.
8. News: Pearce. Al. All Pro 300 Notebook. Daily Press. 1989-10-07. 2013-08-19.
9. Web site: 1989 All Pro 300. Racing-Reference. 2013-08-19.
10. Web site: 1992 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. 2013-08-19.
11. Web site: 1993 The Pantry 300. Racing-Reference. 2013-08-19.
12. James. Brant. Crew chief's calm demeanor has salvaged Kurt Busch's season. https://web.archive.org/web/20110925123027/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/brant_james/09/22/steve.addington.kurt.busch/index.html. dead. September 25, 2011. Sports Illustrated. 2011-09-22. 2013-08-19.
13. Web site: Bodenhamer. Kerry. Special Guests Appearing At Banjo Matthews Memorial 150. UARA-Stars. 2013-06-18. 2013-08-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20130623231856/http://www.uara-stars.com/special-guest-for-the-banjo-matthews-memorial/#.UhKpFh_n-Uk. 2013-06-23. dead.
14. Web site: Patty Moise Announces Return to Full-Time NASCAR BGN Series Raccing for 1998. The Auto Channel. 1997-10-05. 2013-08-19.
15. News: Pearce. Al. Motorsports Notes: Husband, Wife Await Full '98 Busch Series. Daily Press. 1997-10-07. 2013-08-19.
16. Web site: Rodman. Dave. M. Waltrip reunited with Kennedy. Motorsport.com. 2000-12-25. 2013-08-19.
17. Web site: Ronnie Silver – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 30, 2019.
18. Web site: Ronnie Silver – 1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 30, 2019.
19. Web site: Ronnie Silver – 1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 30, 2019.
20. Web site: Ronnie Silver – 1984 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 30, 2019.
21. Web site: Ronnie Silver – 1985 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 30, 2019.
22. Web site: Ronnie Silver – 1986 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 30, 2019.
23. Web site: Ronnie Silver – 1987 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 30, 2019.
24. Web site: Ronnie Silver – 1988 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 30, 2019.
25. Web site: Ronnie Silver – 1989 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 30, 2019.
26. Web site: Ronnie Silver – 1993 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 30, 2019.
27. Web site: Ronnie Silver – 1985 ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 30, 2019.