14 Facts About Fred Harb

Fred Harb raced in the NASCAR Convertible Division, making 24 starts.

Fred Harb finished eleventh at Montgomery Speedway and twelfth at Orange Speedway driving for Ernest Woods.

In 1956, Fred Harb cashed in on local racing, winning $50 for finishing seventeenth in the first race of the season at Hickory Motor Speedway and another $50 for finishing 24th at Southern States Fairgrounds in Charlotte.

However, Fred Harb did equal his best finish of third and grab his first career pole, at Concord Speedway.

Fred Harb did run one race for the iconic Wood Brothers Racing, crashing out at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway.

Fred Harb expanded to his largest schedule in 1961, running 27 races.

Fred Harb ran one race for the legendary Buck Baker, but Harb's engine failed en route to a 14th-place finish.

Fred Harb finished 41st in points by virtue of 16 starts.

In 1964, Fred Harb only attempted three races, two were at Bowman Gray.

Fred Harb got his first taste of convertible racing in 1957, where he entered one NASCAR Convertible Division race, finishing seventeenth at Wilson Speedway.

In 1958, while running almost half of the Grand National schedule, Fred Harb ran 15 of 19 Convertible races, recording a best finish of third at the Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway and recorded two other top fives and seven other top tens.

Fred Harb was a member of the US Army during the Korean War.

Fred Harb was an active golfer and bowler until his later years.

Fred Harb died at a Greensboro, North Carolina hospital on December 16,2016.