Freddy Fryar

Freddy Fryar
Freddy Fryar in the 1967 Permatech 300
Born	(1936-02-15) February 15, 1936 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Achievements	1979, 1981 Snowball Derby winner
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career
6 race(s) run over 5 year(s)
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 ($31,919.15 in today's money).^[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).

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