Fred Lorenzen, who earned the nickname "Golden Boy" for his exploits in the early days of NASCAR, died earlier this month. He was 89.“Fred Lorenzen was one of NASCAR’s first true superstars,” said NASCAR chairman and CEO Jim France. “A fan favorite, he helped NASCAR expand from its original roots....

1941-After the Races-Backside of Trenton Speedway Grandstands - Photo by George L. RiggsTrenton, New Jersey, was once a great blue collar manufacturing town and produced everything from the cables of the Golden Gate Bridge to the Mercer automobile, Van Camps Pork and Beans, cigars, Horsman dolls and much more –...

Fast Freddie’s in the Hall - From the Mar/Apr 2015 issue of Vintage MotorsportWhen you talk about NASCAR’s Grand National series in the 1960s, one driver’s name jumps to the forefront—Fred Lorenzen. Since named as one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers, he was the antithesis of stock car racing’s “good...

Fred Lorenzen, a 2015 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee (pictured at the induction ceremony below) and one of the sport's first superstars, is following modern-day star Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s pledge to donate his brain to the Concussion Legacy Foundation, spurred by his battle with dementia. His decision makes him the...