Ron Silk

Ron "Ronnie" Silk (born February 17, 1983) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, driving the No. 16 for Haydt Yannone Racing. Silk is the godson of two-time NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Randy LaJoie.^[1]

Ron Silk
Silk's No. 82 car at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2016
Nationality	American
Born	(1983-02-17) February 17, 1983 (age 42) Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour career
Debut season	2003
Current team	Haydt Yannone Racing
Years active	2003–present
Car number	16
Crew chief	Phil Moran
Starts	257
Championships	2
Wins	25
Poles	13
Best finish	1st in 2011, 2023
Finished last season	1st (2023)
Statistics up to date as of July 5, 2024.

Silk is long-time competitor of the series, having made his debut in 2003, and has since won two championships in 2011 and 2023.^[2]

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[3]

Motorsports results

NASCAR

(key) (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	NWMTC	Pts	Ref
2003	Scott Silk	83	Dodge	TMP	STA	WFD	NZH	STA	LER	BLL	BEE	NHA	ADI	RIV	TMP	STA 27							47th	347	[4]
			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	[5]
	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 DNQ	STA	TMP		82nd	43	[6]
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	[7]
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	[8]
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	[9]
2009				TMP 6	STA 8	STA 24	NHA 3	SPE 9	RIV 27	STA 30	BRI 21	TMP											16th	1419	[10]
	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	[11]
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	[12]
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	[13]
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	[14]
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	[15]
2015	Monica Fuller	40	Chevy	TMP 9	STA	WFD	STA	TMP 27															28th	199	[16]
	Bill Park	20	Chevy						RIV 27						RIV 28
	Rob Fuller	15	Chevy							NHA 5	MND	STA	TMP 27			NHA 4	STA	TMP
		05												BRI Wth
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	[17]
2017				MYR 12	THO 13	STA 8	LGY	THO	RIV														22nd	231	[18]
	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 24	STA 26	SEE 5	TMP Wth	LGY	RIV	NHA 7	STA 11	TMP 27	BRI	OSW	RIV	NHA 10	STA 5	TMP 3				24th	279	[19]
2019				MYR 25	SBO 1	TMP 2	STA 3	WAL 8	SEE 4	TMP 5	RIV 4	NHA 1	STA 1	TMP 19	OSW 3	RIV 16	NHA 22	STA 6	TMP 2				3rd	599	[20]
2020				JEN 6	WMM 27	WMM 10	JEN Wth	MND 2*	TMP 1	NHA 3	STA 1*	TMP 3											5th	311	[21]
2021				MAR 21	STA 14	RIV 7	JEN 19	OSW 10	RIV 4	NHA 3	NRP 12	STA 5	BEE 1	OSW 1*	RCH 19	RIV 17	STA 8						3rd	486	[22]
2022	Haydt Yannone Racing	16	Chevy	NSM 7	RCH 10	RIV 3	LEE 4	JEN 9	MND 3*	RIV 3	WAL 5	NHA 21	CLM 2	TMP 12	LGY 2	OSW 13	RIV 3	TMP 9	MAR 11				2nd	591	[23]
2023				NSM 1	RCH 7	MON 3	RIV 2*	LEE 5	SEE 3	RIV 1*	WAL 1	NHA 3	LMP 3	THO 2	LGY 4	OSW 1	MON 12	RIV 3*	NWS 2	THO 1	MAR 6		1st	759	[24]
2024				NSM 1*	RCH 2	THO 1*	MON 10	RIV 1*	SEE 3	NHA 10	MON 2	LMP 10	THO 7	OSW 4	RIV 1	MON 7	THO 3	NWS 11	MAR 17				2nd	642	[25]
2025				NSM 9	THO 1*	NWS	SEE	RIV 4	WMM 13	LMP	MON 15	MON 1*	THO 9*	RCH	OSW	RIV	NHA	THO	MAR				-*	-*	[26]

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	NSWMTC	Pts	Ref
2008	Hill Enterprises	79	Pontiac	CRW 6	ACE 2	CRW 6	BGS	CRW	LAN 11	CRW	SNM	MAR	CRW	CRW				21st	600	[27]
2009				CON 10	SBO	CRW 4	LAN	CRW 4	BGS	BRI	CRW	MBS	CRW	CRW	MAR	ACE	CRW	20th	454	[28]
2015	Rob Fuller	05	Chevy	CRW	CRW	SBO	LGY	CRW	BGS	BRI Wth	LGY	SBO	CLT					N/A	0	[29]

SMART Modified Tour

SMART Modified Tour results
Year	Car owner	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	SMTC	Pts	Ref
2025	Haydt Yannone Racing	16	N/A	FLO	AND	SBO 22	ROU	HCY	FCS	CRW	CPS	CAR	CRW	DOM	LON	TRI	NWS	-*	-*	[30]