| Fred Lorenzen |
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| Lahir | Frederick Lorenzen Jr.
30 Desember 1934 (umur 89)
Elmhurst, Illinois |
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| Pencapaian | 1958, 1959 USAC Stock Car Champion
First driver to win the same 500-mile superspeedway race three years in a row (Atlanta 500, 1962–1964).
1965 Daytona 500 Winner
First driver to win at all five of the south’s original superspeedways (Daytona, Darlington, Atlanta, Charlotte, Rockingham, 1966)br>All-time superspeedway winner upon initial retirement in 1967 (12)
1963, 1965 World 600 Winner
First NASCAR driver to surpass $100,000 in winnings in one season ($122,000 in 1963)
First driver to sweep both Martinsville races from the pole in a season (1964)
Only driver to win four consecutive 500 lap races at Martinsville
Had a 50% winning percentage in 1964 (8 wins in 16 starts) |
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| Penghargaan | 1963, 1965 Grand National Series Most Popular Driver
Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998)
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America inductee (2001)[1]
NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee (2015)
USAC Hall of Fame inductee (2015) |
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| 158 lomba dalam kurun waktu 12 tahun |
| 3rd (1963) |
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| Lomba pertama | 1956 untitled race (Langhorne Speedway) |
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| Lomba terakhir | 1972 Old Dominion 500 (Martinsville) |
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| Menang pertama | 1961 Virginia 500 (Martinsville) |
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| Menang terakhir | 1967 Daytona Qualifier (100 miler counted as a series win) |
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| Menang |
Top 10 |
Pole |
| 26 |
84 |
32 |
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| Terakhir diperbarui pada: April 2, 2013. |
Frederick Lorenzen Jr. (lahir 30 Desember 1934), dijuluki The Golden Boy, Fast Freddie, The Elmhurst Express dan Fearless Freddy, adalah mantan pembalap NASCAR dari Elmhurst, Illinois. Aktif dari tahun 1958 hingga 1972, ia memenangkan 26 balapan termasuk Daytona 500 1965.
Setelah lulus dari sekolah menengah, Lorenzen mulai balap modifikasi dan late model, dan membuat debut NASCAR-nya pada tahun 1956 di Langhorne Speedway, menyelesaikan lomba di posisi ke-26 setelah mengalami pompa bahan bakar rusak. Ia memenangkan hadiah $25. Dia pindah ke mobil stok USAC dan memenangkan kejuaraan tahun 1958 dan 1959 dengan mengendarai Chevrolet buatan Talarico Bros.
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