Ron Silk Explained

Ron "Ronnie" Silk (born February 17, 1983) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, driving the No. 16 for Haydt Yannone Racing. He is the godson of two time NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Randy Lajoie.

Silk is long-time competitor of the series, having made his debut in 2003, and has since won two championships in 2011 and 2023.^[1]

Silk got his start in go karts before moving into the SK Modified division at Stafford Motor Speedway, Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, and the Waterford Speedbowl, winning multiple races at all 3 tracks driving his family owned 83 car, as well as driving the 85 for Bob Horn.

Silk has also competed in the now defunct NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour, as well as the Modified Racing Series, the Tri-Track Open Modified Series, and the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing.^[2]

Motorsports 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.)

Whelen Modified Tour

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results
Year	Car owner	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19		Pts	Ref
2003	Scott Silk	83	Dodge	TMP	STA	WFD	NZH	STA	LER	BLL	BEE	NHA	ADI	RIV	TMP	STA 27							47th	347	[3]
			Chevy														WFD 24	TMP 37	NHA 22	STA DNQ	TMP
2004				TMP	STA 17	WFD	NZH	STA	RIV	LER	WAL	BEE	NHA 30	SEE	RIV	STA				NHA 33	STA 23	TMP DNQ	45th	590	[4]
	Bear Motorsports	14	Dodge														TMP 30	WFD DNQ	TMP 34
2005	N/A	N/A	N/A	TMP	STA	RIV	WFD	STA	JEN	NHA	BEE	SEE	RIV	STA	TMP	WFD	MAR	TMP	NHA	STA	TMP		82nd	43	[5]
2006	George Bierce Jr.	19	Chevy	TMP 11	STA DNQ	JEN DNQ	TMP 14	STA 20	NHA 10	HOL 26	RIV 22	STA 25	TMP 11	MAR 20	TMP 34	NHA 12	WFD 22	TMP 7	STA 8				19th	1599	[6]
2007				TMP 3	STA 25	WTO 7	STA 21	TMP 6	NHA 6	TSA 3	RIV 3	STA 20	TMP 25	MAN 6	MAR 12	NHA 2	TMP 1	STA 5	TMP 5				4th	2257	[7]
2008	Hill Enterprises	79	Pontiac	TMP 21	STA 28	STA 25	TMP 1	NHA 10	SPE 2	RIV 2	STA 27	TMP 1	MAN 5	TMP 2	NHA 19	MAR 19	CHE 5	STA 15	TMP 3				5th	2158	[8]
2009				TMP 6	STA 8	STA 24	NHA 3	SPE 9	RIV 27	STA 30	BRI 21	TMP											16th	1419	[9]
	TS Haulers Racing	6	Chevy										NHA 1
		12												MAR 4	STA
	Ronald Berndt	54	Ford													TMP 9
2010	TS Haulers Racing	6	Chevy	TMP 8	STA 30	STA 13	MAR 15	NHA 5	LIM 3	MND 3	RIV 3	STA 3	TMP 2	BRI 13	NHA 5	STA 2*	TMP 5*						4th	2096	[10]
2011				TMP 23	STA 3	STA 1**	MND 4	TMP 2	NHA 2	RIV 3	STA 7	NHA 11	BRI 7	DEL 1	TMP 9	LRP 15	NHA 1*	STA 7	TMP 16				1st	2443	[11]
2012				TMP 1	STA 4	MND 5	STA 3	WFD 11	NHA 2*	STA 22	TMP 2	BRI 1	TMP 18	RIV 9	NHA 3	STA 4	TMP 11						3rd	533	[12]
2013				TMP 4	STA 17	STA 2*	WFD 9	RIV 20	NHA 30	MND 6	STA 5	TMP 6	BRI 10	RIV 22	NHA 8	STA 10	TMP 5						7th	466	[13]
2014				TMP 7	STA 10	STA 6	WFD 19	RIV 7	NHA 9	MND 9	STA 2	TMP 5	BRI 3	NHA 11	STA 3	TMP 4							4th	483	[14]
2015	Monica Fuller	40	Chevy	TMP	STA	WFD	STA	TMP															28th	199	[15]
	Bill Park	20	Chevy						RIV						RIV
	Rob Fuller	15	Chevy							NHA	MND	STA	TMP			NHA	STA	TMP
		05												BRI
2016	Danny Watts Racing	82	Chevy	TMP 5	STA 26	WFD 1*	STA 7	TMP 21	RIV 19	NHA 4	MND 17	STA 6	TMP 7	BRI 8	RIV 14	OSW 9	SEE 16	NHA 2	STA 11	TMP 18			8th	565	[16]
2017				MYR 12	THO 13	STA 8	LGY	THO	RIV														22nd	231	[17]
	Brady Bunch Racing	00	Chevy							NHA 30	STA	THO	BRI	SEE	OSW	RIV
	Robert Katon	85	Chevy														NHA 7	STA 3	THO 3
2018	Kevin Stuart			MYR	TMP	STA	SEE	TMP	LGY	RIV	NHA	STA	TMP	BRI	OSW	RIV	NHA	STA	TMP				24th	279	[18]
2019				MYR	SBO	TMP	STA	WAL	SEE	TMP	RIV	NHA	STA	TMP	OSW	RIV	NHA	STA	TMP				3rd	599	[19]
2020				JEN	WMM	WMM	JEN	MND	TMP	NHA	STA	TMP											5th	311	[20]
2021				MAR	STA	RIV	JEN	OSW	RIV	NHA	NRP	STA	BEE	OSW	RCH	RIV	STA						3rd	486	[21]
2022	Haydt Yannone Racing	16	Chevy	NSM	RCH	RIV	LEE	JEN	MND	RIV	WAL	NHA	CLM	TMP	LGY	OSW	RIV	TMP	MAR				2nd	591	[22]
2023				NSM	RCH	MON	RIV	LEE	SEE	RIV	WAL	NHA	LMP	THO	LGY	OSW	MON	RIV	NWS	THO	MAR		1st	759	[23]
2024				NSM	RCH	THO	MON	RIV	SEE	NHA	MON	LMP	THO	OSW	RIV	MON	THO	NWS	MAR				2nd	642	[24]

Whelen Southern Modified Tour

NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour results
Year	Car owner	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14		Pts	Ref
2008	Hill Enterprises	79	Pontiac	CRW	ACE	CRW	BGS	CRW	LAN	CRW	SNM	MAR	CRW	CRW				21st	600	[25]
2009				CON	SBO	CRW	LAN	CRW	BGS	BRI	CRW	MBS	CRW	CRW	MAR	ACE	CRW	20th	454	[26]
2015	Rob Fuller	05	Chevy	CRW	CRW	SBO	LGY	CRW	BGS	BRI	LGY	SBO	CLT					N/A	0	[27]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Courchesne . Shawn . Ron Silk Scores Second Whelen Modified Tour Title At Martinsville; Ryan Preece Wins Event . RaceDayCT . October 26, 2023 . October 27, 2023.
2. Web site: Ron Silk . The Third Turn. July 5, 2024.
3. Web site: Ron Silk – 2003 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results. Racing-Reference. July 5, 2024.
4. Web site: Ron Silk – 2004 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results. Racing-Reference. July 5, 2024.
5. Web site: Ron Silk – 2005 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results. Racing-Reference. September 24, 2024.
6. Web site: Ron Silk – 2006 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results. Racing-Reference. July 5, 2024.
7. Web site: Ron Silk – 2007 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results. Racing-Reference. July 5, 2024.
8. Web site: Ron Silk – 2008 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results. Racing-Reference. July 5, 2024.
9. Web site: Ron Silk – 2009 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results. Racing-Reference. July 5, 2024.
10. Web site: Ron Silk – 2010 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results. Racing-Reference. July 5, 2024.
11. Web site: Ron Silk – 2011 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results. Racing-Reference. July 5, 2024.
12. Web site: Ron Silk – 2012 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results. Racing-Reference. July 5, 2024.
13. Web site: Ron Silk – 2013 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results. Racing-Reference. July 5, 2024.
14. Web site: Ron Silk – 2014 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results. Racing-Reference. July 5, 2024.
15. Web site: Ron Silk – 2015 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results. Racing-Reference. July 5, 2024.
16. Web site: Ron Silk – 2016 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results. Racing-Reference. July 5, 2024.
17. Web site: Ron Silk – 2017 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results. Racing-Reference. July 5, 2024.
18. Web site: Ron Silk – 2018 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results. Racing-Reference. July 5, 2024.
19. Web site: Ron Silk – 2019 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results. Racing-Reference. July 5, 2024.
20. Web site: Ron Silk – 2020 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results. Racing-Reference. July 5, 2024.
21. Web site: Ron Silk – 2021 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results. Racing-Reference. July 5, 2024.
22. Web site: Ron Silk – 2022 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results. Racing-Reference. July 5, 2024.
23. Web site: Ron Silk – 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results. Racing-Reference. July 5, 2024.
24. Web site: Ron Silk – 2024 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results. Racing-Reference. July 5, 2024.
25. Web site: Ron Silk – 2008 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results. Racing-Reference. July 5, 2024.
26. Web site: Ron Silk – 2009 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results. Racing-Reference. July 5, 2024.
27. Web site: Ron Silk – 2015 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results. Racing-Reference. July 5, 2024.