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 was one of the earliest superstars in NASCAR, a man whose good looks and smooth driving style earned him the nickname “Golden Boy.” With a career spanning the 1950s to the early ...

I have been chasing race cars since the first Michigan 500 in 1981. Fred Lorenzen, winner of the 1961 and 1964 Rebel 300s. (Photo by ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group ... [+] via Getty Images ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — 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 ...

The NASCAR community lost a legend this week. Fred Lorenzen, who earned the nickname "Golden Boy" during his time behind the wheel, has passed away at 89 years old. Lorenzen made his NASCAR ...

FILE – In this Feb. 14, 1965, file photo, Fred Lorenzen, of Elmhurst, Ill., gives a victory wave after winning the Daytona 500 mile stock car auto race which was halted by rain at the end of 133 ...