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| Fred Lorenzen | |||||||
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| Born | Frederick Lorenzen Jr. December 30, 1934 Elmhurst, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||
| 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. (born December 30, 1934), nicknamed "the Golden Boy", "Fast Freddie", "the Elmhurst Express" and "Fearless Freddy", is a former NASCAR driver from Elmhurst, Illinois. Active from 1958 to 1972, he won 26 races including 1965 Daytona 500.