Fred Lorenzen has passed away at age 89. Lorenzen got his start as a mechanic for Holman-Moody in 1960. That quickly turned into a driver role in the same year. He race 158 races over just 12 seasons.

Fred Lorenzen, known as “Fearless Freddie,” didn’t have a conventional path into NASCAR. Growing up in Illinois, far from the sport's Southern roots, Lorenzen's dream of racing seemed ...

Fred Lorenzen, a NASCAR Hall of Famer and the 1965 Daytona 500 champion, died Wednesday. He was 89. NASCAR released a statement that Lorenzen had died and had confirmed the death with his family.

Italian-American driver Mario Andretti took the NASCAR world by storm after winning the Daytona 500. This win made him the only driver to have won the Daytona 500, the Indianapolis 500, and the ...

DAYTONA BEACH — The seventh Daytona 500, in 1965, was dramatically shortened by rain — just 133 of 200 laps were completed ...

Fred Lorenzen was a two-time Most Popular Driver (1963 and 1965) and a member of NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2015. Lorenzen won 32 poles and 26 races between 1961 and 1967. Hall of Fame Executive ...

DAYTONA BEACH — The seventh Daytona 500, in 1965, was dramatically shortened by rain — just 133 of 200 laps were completed before rain halted things and Fred Lorenzen left with the wet trophy.