Ferrel Harris was a NASCAR

NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...

Winston Cup Series driver whose career spanned from 1975

1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

The 1975 NASCAR Grand National Winston Cup Series season began on Sunday, January 19 and ended on Sunday, November 12. Richard Petty, driving the #43 Petty Enterprises STP Dodge scored his sixth NASCAR Grand National Series Winston Cup Championship. Bruce Hill was named NASCAR Rookie of the Year....

 (at the age of 34) to 1982

1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

The 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup season began on February 14 At the Daytona International Speedway and concluded on November 21 at Riverside International Raceway...

 (at the age of 41).

Summary

Harris has acquired zero wins, zero finishes in the top-five, and five finishes in the top ten. Out of the 8975 laps that Harris did in his NASCAR career, he led none of them. Harris' total earnings are $86,705 ($ in today's money) with 12254.5 miles (19,721.7 km) of total racing experience. Average starts for Harris are in 27th while his average career finishes are in 21st. During his NASCAR Cup Series career, Harris has failed to qualify for three races. Notable races for this driver have been the 1975 Daytona 500

1975 Daytona 500

The 1975 Daytona 500 was a crucial race in NASCAR Winston Cup Series history.-Summary:From the start, it appeared that David Pearson was on his way to his first Daytona 500 victory as he built a sizable lead on second place Benny Parsons late in the race...

, the 1978 Daytona 500

1978 Daytona 500

The 1978 Daytona 500 began with what looked like a runaway victory for Richard Petty who brought a brand new Dodge Magnum to the race.Starting in sixth place, Petty quickly took the lead and would lead 32 out of the first 60 laps, all of which were run under green flag conditions, resulting in the...

, (finishing in 10th place driving Jim Stacy's #6 Dodge Magnum

Dodge Magnum

The Dodge Magnum name has been used on a number of different automobiles. The most recent is a large rear-wheel drive station wagon introduced in 2004 for the 2005 model year and produced through to 2008. This new Magnum is Dodge's first car to use the new Chrysler LX platform, shared with the...

), the 1979 Southern 500

1979 Southern 500

The 1979 Southern 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on September 3, 1979 at Darlington Raceway in the American community of Darlington, South Carolina.-Summary:...

, and the 1978 Old Dominion 500

1978 Old Dominion 500

The 1978 Old Dominion 500 is a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on September 24, 1978 at Martinsville Speedway in the American community of Martinsville, Virginia.-Summary:...

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As an ARCA driver, Harris was notable for winning the 1983 Daytona ARCA 200 (now the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200). Most of his top ten finishes were done on restrictor plate tracks and he competed in the most races (13) in the #82 vehicle (whose number is now being used by Scott Speed

Scott Speed

Scott Andrew Speed is an American race car driver. Formerly a driver for the Scuderia Toro Rosso F1 team, he made his Formula One race debut at the 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix; becoming the first American to race in F1 since Michael Andretti in 1993...

). Harris has failed to qualify at the 1983 Daytona 500

1983 Daytona 500

In 1983, Cale Yarborough was the first driver to run a qualifying lap of more than at the 1983 Daytona 500 in his #28 Hardees Chevrolet Monte Carlo. However, on his second of two qualifying laps, Yarborough crashed and flipped his car in turn four. The car had to be withdrawn, and the lap did not...

, the 1984 Daytona 500

1984 Daytona 500

In 1984, Cale Yarborough completed a lap of , officially breaking the barrier at Daytona. He won the race for the second year in a row, and fourth time in his career, with the identical last-lap pass, this time victimizing Darrell Waltrip who would later go on to win the same race in...

, and at the 1985 Southern 500 (the last race that he qualified for was the 1982 Winston 500 - all further attempts at racing ended with failed qualifying sessions).

Ferrel was married to Bobbie Harris and had one stepson

Stepfamily

A stepfamily, also known as a blended family or reconstituted family, is a family in which one or both members of the couple have children from a previous relationship...

, Charles Randall "Randy" Salyers, and two stepdaughters, Condra "Connie" Lee Salyers Jones, and Robbie Lou Salyers. He and his family lived at Cox Farm, in Pikeville, Kentucky - a nearly 300 acres (1.2 km²) estate that has been in Bobbie's family since the early 1900s.