NASCAR’s original “Golden Boy” 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.

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, right, of Elmhurst, signs up to compete in the Old Dominion 250-mile stock car race to be run in Martinsville, Va. in 1966. H. Clay Earles, center, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fred Lorenzen, a NASCAR Hall of Famer and the 1965 Daytona champion, died Wednesday. Skip to main content. Open Main Menu Navigation. Open Search. Partly Cloudy icon. 80 ...