Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. 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 ...

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 ...

Fred Lorenzen, a thinking man’s racer who became ... He was drawn to stock car racing at first by listening to broadcasts during backyard campouts or on his father’s car radio.

Kyle Larson wasn't really certain about Sunday's race-winning strategy, the one that delivered his No. 5 Hendrick NASCAR Cup Series ...

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.

The Daytona 500 is a race every NASCAR driver dreams of winning. Here's a complete list of everyone to claim victory in the ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Fred Lorenzen ... 2016 she was convinced Lorenzen had CTE from years of brutal wrecks and hits from the 1960s, one of the most dangerous eras in racing history.