Ronnie Silver

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]