American stock car racing driver and crew chief
NASCAR driver
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
(key ) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. )
Winston Cup Series
Busch Series
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. )
References
^ "Whelen All-American Series: 1982 Regional Point Standings" . NASCAR Home Tracks . 2011-02-01. Archived from the original on 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2013-08-19 .
^ "1982 Southeastern 150" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved 2013-08-19 .
^ "NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series standings for 1982" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved 2013-08-19 .
^ "1984 Busch 200 (August)" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved 2013-08-19 .
^ "Today in History: March 9" . NASCAR . 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2013-08-19 .
^ "NASCAR Busch Grand National Series standings for 1985" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved 2013-08-19 .
^ "NASCAR Busch Grand National Series standings for 1986" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved 2013-08-19 .
^ Pearce, Al (1989-10-07). "All Pro 300 Notebook" . Daily Press . Retrieved 2013-08-19 .
^ "1989 All Pro 300" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved 2013-08-19 .
^ "1992 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved 2013-08-19 .
^ "1993 The Pantry 300" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved 2013-08-19 .
^ James, Brant (2011-09-22). "Crew chief's calm demeanor has salvaged Kurt Busch's season" . Sports Illustrated . Archived from the original on September 25, 2011. Retrieved 2013-08-19 .
^ Bodenhamer, Kerry (2013-06-18). "Special Guests Appearing At Banjo Matthews Memorial 150" . UARA-Stars. Archived from the original on 2013-06-23. Retrieved 2013-08-19 .
^ "Patty Moise Announces Return to Full-Time NASCAR BGN Series Raccing for 1998" . The Auto Channel . 1997-10-05. Retrieved 2013-08-19 .
^ Pearce, Al (1997-10-07). "Motorsports Notes: Husband, Wife Await Full '98 Busch Series" . Daily Press . Retrieved 2013-08-19 .
^ Rodman, Dave (2000-12-25). "M. Waltrip reunited with Kennedy" . Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2013-08-19 .
^ "Ronnie Silver – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2019 .
^ "Ronnie Silver – 1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2019 .
^ "Ronnie Silver – 1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2019 .
^ "Ronnie Silver – 1984 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2019 .
^ "Ronnie Silver – 1985 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2019 .
^ "Ronnie Silver – 1986 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2019 .
^ "Ronnie Silver – 1987 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2019 .
^ "Ronnie Silver – 1988 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2019 .
^ "Ronnie Silver – 1989 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2019 .
^ "Ronnie Silver – 1993 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2019 .
^ "Ronnie Silver – 1985 ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2019 .
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