One certainty about most levels of motorsports is that family plays a large part when it comes to tradition. Freddy Fryar, known to many as “The Beaumont Flyer” for his accomplishments mostly throughout the 1970’s around the Texas region, won the 1979 and 1981 Snowball Derby. Now his grandson, Jared, hopes to continue that tradition with an entry in the Snowflake 100 that takes place on Saturday evening during the 46th Annual Snowball Derby weekend.
Jared Fryar brings family legacy back to Pensacola for Snowball Derby weekend
Jared Fryar, the Trinity, North Carolina grandson of two-time Snowball Derby winner Freddy Fryar, will be making his first appearance at Five Flags Speedway for the Snowflake 100 pro late model portion of the Snowball Derby weekend.
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“He has given me some good advice,” remarks the 19-year-old Jared about his grandfather’s racing influence.
Jared went on to mention that differences between the cars and the track’s surface, even from one year to another, does not entirely equate to the experiences from the past though.
Luckily, Jared has some great support behind him that has led to some impressive results since climbing into a late model for the first time about a year and a half ago. His father Marc, a former shop foreman for Bill Davis Racing, has fielded a car for Jared on the Pro All Stars Series Pro Late Model tour which resulted in a win at Hickory Motor Speedway.
Another employee at the same former NASCAR team, George Hagy, decided to purchase a late model when San Antonio Speedway reopened for 2013. Through that mutual friendship, Hagy put Jared in the driver seat in select races starting at the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway and achieved a win in the Pro Late Model division.
That same car, numbered 47G, will be the machine that Jared will drive in Pensacola. Additional assistance has come from two-time Snowball Derby and two-time Snowflake 100 winner Augie Grill with help on the setup, and it’s a possibility that super late model and all-around short track veteran Brandon Ward might come down to serve as the spotter.
“Speedweeks has prepared us, with the good competition and good cars that were there. I got to go (to the Snowball Derby) last year and see how the cars and the track changes. We want to make the race, first, but definitely think we can run good and get a solid finish. I am excited, pumped up, and ready,” said Fryar about his goals for the upcoming race.
This race will give Fryar a jump start for 2014, where the plan is to run some PASS Super Late Model races with the help from relative Tim Fryar, who started three Snowball Derbys and ran a number of late model events in the Southeast mainly throughout the mid-to-late 1990s.
Jared Fryar would like to thank sponsors Alamo Hot Rod Parts, Simpson, Vintage Air, Delcon Roofing, and ADI Precision Machinery for making this first attempt at arguably the biggest pro late model race of the year possible.
Snowball Derby week starts on Dec. 4 with the annual Green Flag Party at the track. Local divisions race Dec. 5 with pole qualifying for the Snowball Derby and the popular Southern Modified race set to occur on Friday, Dec. 6. The Snowflake 100 Pro Late Model race and last chance race for the Derby is set for Saturday, Dec. 7, culminating in the 46th Annual Snowball Derby 300 lap Super Late Model race on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 8.
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