Fred Lorenzen, of Elmhurst, Ill., was a 2015 inductee into the NASCAR Stock Car Hall of Fame. The 1958 and 1959 USAC Stock Car Champion, he won 12 USAC features during his career. The 1965 Daytona 500 winner, he also won the 1963 and 1965 World 600 in Charlotte, N.C. Named one of NASCAR’s 50 greatest drivers, “Fearless Freddie” was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2001. He was also a multiple race winner at NASCAR ovals at Richmond and Martinsville, Va. In nine Daytona 500 starts, he finished out of the top-10 only once.

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