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 ...

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.