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| Fred Lorenzen | |||||||
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| Born | Frederick Lorenzen Jr. December 30, 1934 Elmhurst, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | December 18, 2024 (aged 89) Illinois, U.S.[1] | ||||||
| Championship titles | |||||||
| USAC Stock Car (1958, 1959) Major victories World 600 (1963, 1965) Daytona 500 (1965) | |||||||
| AAA/USAC Stock Car career | |||||||
| Years active | 1956–1959, 1964 | ||||||
| Championships | 2 | ||||||
| Best finish | 1st in 1958, 1959 | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 158 races run over 12 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 3rd (1963) | ||||||
| First race | 1956 Race 11 (Langhorne) | ||||||
| Last race | 1972 Old Dominion 500 (Martinsville) | ||||||
| First win | 1961 Virginia 500 (Martinsville) | ||||||
| Last win | 1967 Daytona Qualifier #2 (Daytona) | ||||||
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Frederick Lorenzen Jr. (December 30, 1934 – December 18, 2024), nicknamed "the Golden Boy", "Fast Freddie", "the Elmhurst Express" and "Fearless Freddy", was an American NASCAR driver from Elmhurst, Illinois. Active from 1958 to 1972, he won 26 races including 1965 Daytona 500.
Lorenzen died on December 18, 2024 due to complications from dementia.[2]
- ^ "Fred Lorenzen obituary". My Suburban Life. Archived from the original on 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ Adamczyk, Jay. "Sad News - Fred Lorenzen". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved 18 December 2024.