Freddy Fryar

Freddy Fryar
Freddy Fryar in the 1967 Permatech 300
Born	February 15, 1936 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Achievements	1979, 1981 Snowball Derby winner
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career
6 races run over 5 years
Best finish	68th (1970)
First race	1956 Race No. 45 (Montgomery)
Last race	1971 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0

Freddy "The Beaumont Flyer" Fryar (born February 15, 1936 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is a retired NASCAR American stock car racing driver. He competed in the NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series between 1956 to 1971 (although they were five non-consecutive years).^[1]

Career summary

Fryar participated in 772 laps of racing; equivalent to 1,371.1 miles (2,206.6 km) of racing.^[1] His average start position was 27th while his average finish position was 21st. Total career earnings for Freddy Fryar were $5,310 ($32,355.96 when adjusted for inflation).^[1]

He was also a regular participant of the Snowball Derby, winning the event in 1979^[2] and 1981.^[3] During the 1980s, Fryar was seen frequently racing at various races taking place at the Mobile International Speedway in Irvington, Alabama.^[4] Fryar's sponsor was Buster Davis throughout his career. Most of Fryar's races were during the 1970s (three races) as opposed to the 1960s (one race) and the 1950s (two races).

References

1. http://www.racing-reference.info/driver/fryarfr01
2. See the results for the 1979 Snowball Derby at http://www.shorttrackhistory.org/Events/Snowball_Derby/Snowball_79.html
3. See the results for the 1981 Snowball Derby at http://www.shorttrackhistory.org/Events/Snowball_Derby/Snowball_81.html
4. See Race Results for Fryar at http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/racelist2.php?uniqid=187