19 Facts About Ollie Silva

Oliver W Silva was an American auto racing driver.

Ollie Silva raced in the Northeastern United States, winning many races, track championships, and touring-series championships.

Ollie Silva was the first driver inducted to the New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame when it was instituted in 1998.

One of 16 children born to Portuguese immigrants, Ollie Silva started driving at age 10, steering a tractor and a pickup truck on his family's large produce and poultry farm in Topsfield, Massachusetts.

Ollie Silva served in the United States Army from February 1951 to February 1953, during the Korean War.

Ollie Silva began racing in 1949 at Dracut Speedway in a 1934 Ford Coupe.

Ollie Silva raced and won features from Canada to Florida, and won an estimated 500 features in 12 states.

Ollie Silva drove for many years in a touring SuperModified association known as NESMRA.

Ollie Silva had offers to race for big-money NASCAR teams, but he turned them down because he wanted to be his own boss.

Ollie Silva joined forces for several years with car owner Vic Miller in a unique 01 Supermodified which was very successful.

Ollie Silva died in 2004, aged 75, at the Manchester VA Medical Center in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Ollie Silva was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Haverhill, Massachusetts.

Ollie Silva's memory has been preserved with the annual "Ollie Silva Classic" at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, New Hampshire.

Ollie Silva once lapped the entire field twice at the 1974 Hott Wheels 100 All-Star race at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl.

Ollie Silva was a multi-time winner of Star Speedway's International Super Modified Classic.

Ollie Silva won New England Super-Modified Racing Association championships at Star Speedway in 1967,1968, and 1978.

Ollie Silva won Can-Am Classics championships in 1969,1970,1971, and 1974.

Ollie Silva was the four-time champion at the US Winter Nationals.

Ollie Silva returned to racing for a short while in 1980.