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

A native ofAsheville, North Carolina, Silver's career started in theWhelen All-American Series, in which he finished fourth in the 1982 Mid-Atlantic Region season.^[1] Eventually, Silver joined theBusch Series in itsinaugural season as an owner driver, and finished seventh in theSoutheastern 150 atBristol 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 forJack Ingram, who won theBusch 200 atLangley Speedway.^[4] In 1985, Silver claimed his first career NASCAR victory in theBobby Isaac Memorial 200 atHickory Motor Speedway; Silver won again at Hickory in 1986, this time in theMountain 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 theAll Pro 300 atCharlotte 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 servedShawna Robinson atDaytona International Speedway,North Carolina Motor Speedway andAtlanta Motor Speedway, crashing at Daytona and Atlanta.^[10] The following season, Silver failed to qualify forThe Pantry 300.^[11]

Later, Silver owned cars and served as crew chief forMichael Waltrip in the Busch Series,^[12] and currently works in the family auto body repair business.^[13] Eventually, Silver became the crew chief forMichael Waltrip Racing'sPatty Moise in 1998 with engines supplied fromRoush Racing,^[14][15] though in 2000, Silver worked less with the team due to business obligations in his hometown ofAsheville, North Carolina.^[16]

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

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

• Ronnie Silver driver statistics at Racing-Reference
• Ronnie Silver owner statistics at Racing-Reference
• Ronnie Silver crew chief statistics at Racing-Reference

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• 1951 births
• Sportspeople from Asheville, North Carolina
• Racing drivers from North Carolina
• NASCAR drivers
• NASCAR crew chiefs
• NASCAR team owners

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