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Fred Lorenzen

{{Short description|American racing driver (1934–2024)}}

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{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Fred Lorenzen

| image =

| caption =

| birth_name = Frederick Lorenzen Jr.

| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|12|30}}

| birth_place = Elmhurst, Illinois, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|12|18|1934|12|30}}

| death_place = Illinois, U.S.{{cite web |title=Fred Lorenzen obituary |url=https://obituaries.mysuburbanlife.com/us/obituaries/chicagosuburbannews/name/fred-lorenzen-obituary?id=57043457&_gl=1*bfnayx*_gcl_au*MTcwNTA5NjAzOC4xNzM0NjAxNTIz |website=My Suburban Life |access-date=6 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250106093619/https://obituaries.mysuburbanlife.com/us/obituaries/chicagosuburbannews/name/fred-lorenzen-obituary?id=57043457&_gl=1%2Abfnayx%2A_gcl_au%2AMTcwNTA5NjAzOC4xNzM0NjAxNTIz |archive-date=6 January 2025}}

| titles = USAC Stock Car (1958, 1959)
Major victories
World 600 (1963, 1965)
Daytona 500 (1965)

| awards =

| module1 =

{{Infobox racing driver|embed=yes

| current series = AAA/USAC Stock Car

| years active = 1956–1959, 1964

| starts =

| championships = 2

| wins =

| podiums =

| poles =

| fastest laps =

| best finish = 1st

| year = 1958, 1959

| module2 =

{{Infobox NASCAR driver|embed=yes

| Total_Cup_Races = 158

| Years_In_Cup = 12

| Best_Cup_Pos = 3rd (1963)

| First_Cup_Race = 1956 Race 11 (Langhorne)

| Last_Cup_Race = 1972 Old Dominion 500 (Martinsville)

| First_Cup_Win = 1961 Virginia 500 (Martinsville)

| Last_Cup_Win = 1967 Daytona Qualifier #2 (Daytona)

| Cup_Wins = 26

| Cup_Top_Tens = 84

| Cup_Poles = 32

}}}}}}

Frederick Lorenzen Jr. (December 30, 1934 – December 18, 2024), nicknamed "the Golden Boy", "Fast Freddie", "the Elmhurst Express" and "Fearless Freddy", was an American NASCAR driver from Elmhurst, Illinois. Active from 1958 to 1972, he won 26 races including 1965 Daytona 500.

Lorenzen died on December 18, 2024, twelve days before his 90th birthday, due to complications from dementia.{{cite web |last1=Adamczyk |first1=Jay |title=Sad News - Fred Lorenzen |url=https://www.jayski.com/2024/12/18/sad-news-fred-lorenzen/ |website=Jayski's Silly Season Site |date=18 December 2024 |access-date=18 December 2024}}

Early life

Fred Lorenzen was 15 years of age when he and his Elmhurst, Illinois, friends competed in a contest to see who could flip a 1937 Plymouth over first by cranking it around in circles. Lorenzen claimed to be the victor of that tourney.

NASCAR

=Early career=

After graduating from high school, Lorenzen began racing modifieds and late models, and made his NASCAR debut in 1956 at Langhorne Speedway, finishing 26th after suffering a broken fuel pump, winning $25. He moved to a USAC stock car, and won the 1958 and 1959 championships driving his Talarico Bros. built Chevrolet.

The Holman Moody Years

On Christmas Eve 1960, Lorenzen received a phone call from team owner Ralph Moody that would change his career. Moody asked Lorenzen about becoming his team's lead driver. A surprised Lorenzen accepted, albeit curious as to what he'd done to fulfill Moody's criteria to be part of his team.

In 1961, Lorenzen began winning races in what would become a remarkable career. For five years from 1961 till 1966, Lorenzen dominated NASCAR like few other drivers ever would winning many major races and defeating the best drivers of his day.

In his maiden season with Holman Moody, Lorenzen won: the Grand National 200 at Martinsville; the Rebel 300 at Darlington and the Festival 250 at Atlanta. There was no doubt that Lorenzen would challenge the all-time greats for the top prizes in NASCAR.

Lorenzen's winning streak (1962–1967)

In 1962, Lorenzen won the Atlanta 500 and a race at Augusta Speedway. The 1962 Ford was troubled at the start of the season by inferior aerodynamics. Ford introduced a Starlift option for the convertible that rectified this issue. The Atlanta 500 was the only race it was used. NASCAR banned it since it didn't completely cover and was obviously only for a racing advantage.

In 1963, Lorenzen soared to the top and became the top money-winner and the first to break the $100,000 barrier in one season. In that amazing year, Lorenzen won: the Atlanta 500, the World 600; the Volunteer 500, the Western North Carolina 500; the Mountaineer 300 and the Old Dominion 500 bringing his total winnings to $122,000.

In 1964, Lorenzen won: the Southeastern 500 at Bristol; the Atlanta 500; the Gwyn Staley 400 at North Wilkesboro; the Virginia 500 at Martinsville; the Rebel 300 at Darlington; the Volunteer 500; the Old Dominion 500, and the National 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway; six of those races are current "classics" on the Sprint Cup Circuit as of 2013. He also won USAC-sanctioned Yankee 300.

File:FredLorenzen1965FordGalaxy.jpg

In 1965 Lorenzen won: the Daytona 500; the Virginia 500; the World 600, and the National 400.

In 1966 Lorenzen won: the Old Dominion 500 and the American 500 at Rockingham, North Carolina.

In 1967 Lorenzen won: the Daytona 500 Qualifier (until 1971, the races currently called the Bluegreen vacations Duels were points races).

Lorenzen compiled an amazing record of wins that clearly made him the dominant driver of NASCAR during a very significant portion of its Golden Era.

=The Yellow Banana=

In one race in 1966 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, he drove a Junior Johnson-owned No. 26 Ford due to the Ford boycott of NASCAR for much of the 1966 season, and it is still one of the most talked about vehicles in NASCAR Grand National Competition to this day. The front end of the car was sloped downward, the roofline was lowered, the side windows were narrowed and the windshield was lowered in an aerodynamic position, and the tail was kicked up. Several rival drivers referred to it as "The Yellow Banana," "Junior's Joke," and "The Magnafluxed Monster." Even though it was against the rules NASCAR allowed the car to compete and Lorenzen crashed while leading the Dixie 500 on the 139th lap. One pit crew member said after the incident "No wonder" he said, "I ain't never seen anybody who could drive a banana at 150 mile an hour." NASCAR let this very illegal car run in only one race, in an attempt to bring up attendance, which had suffered due to the Ford boycott.

=Comeback=

Lorenzen came back in 1970, driving a Dodge Daytona prepared by Ray Fox in the World 600 (now the Coca-Cola 600), but dropped out while leading on lap 252 of 400 due to engine issues, running in a few more events that year, including substituting for LeeRoy Yarbrough in the Junior Johnson No. 98 Ford Torino Talladega in that year's Southern 500, as Yarbrough had a prior Indy car commitment. In 1971, he moved over to the Ray Nichels/Paul Goldsmith owned No. 99 Plymouth, sponsored by STP. He left that team part way through the season, and was badly injured in a practice crash while trying to drive for the Wood Brothers prior to the Southern 500. In 1972, he hooked up with Hoss Ellington driving a Chevrolet Monte Carlo, to little success. His last start came at the 1972 Old Dominion 500 at Martinsville Speedway.

=Later life and death=

Lorenzen lived in assisted living in a suburb of Chicago surrounded by his family. In his heyday from 1962–65, Lorenzen was the top driver in NASCAR. On the super speedways, Lorenzen defeated all of his competition to compile an unprecedented streak of wins in major races. Racing for money instead of points, Lorenzen never competed for the annual Grand National championship, but he won the big races that made him the uncrowned King of NASCAR during its golden years. Lorenzen's countless fans waited for a long time for Lorenzen's brilliant career to be recognized with his induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

Lorenzen died from complications of dementia on December 18, 2024, at the age of 89.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucemartin/2024/12/18/nascar-legend-and-1965-daytona-500-winner-fred-lorenzen-passes-at-89/|title=NASCAR Legend And 1965 Daytona 500 Winner Fred Lorenzen Passes At 89|work=Forbes|date=December 18, 2024|accessdate=December 18, 2024}}

Awards

Quotes

  • "When NASCAR lost Fireball Roberts it was like Santa Claus doesn't exist at Christmas and it just took everything out of the race"—Thoughts on Fireball Roberts' death.

Motorsports career results

=NASCAR=

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

==Grand National Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan="69"| NASCAR Grand National Series results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! 23

! 24

! 25

! 26

! 27

! 28

! 29

! 30

! 31

! 32

! 33

! 34

! 35

! 36

! 37

! 38

! 39

! 40

! 41

! 42

! 43

! 44

! 45

! 46

! 47

! 48

! 49

! 50

! 51

! 52

! 53

! 54

! 55

! 56

! 57

! 58

! 59

! 60

! 61

! 62

! {{Tooltip|NGNC|NASCAR Grand National classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

rowspan=2| 1956

! rowspan=2| Fred Lorenzen

! 50

! rowspan=2| Chevy

| HCY

| CLT

| WSS

| PBS

| ASF

| DAB

| PBS

| WIL

| ATL

| NWS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LAN
26

| RCH

| colspan=50|

! rowspan=2| 120th

! rowspan=2| -

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/lorenfr01/1956/W|title=Fred Lorenzen – 1956 NASCAR Grand National Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=May 21, 2019}}

150

| colspan=12|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLB
20

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CON
22

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GPS
21

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HCY
20

| HBO

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR
24

| LIN

| CLT

| POR

| EUR

| NYF

| MER

| MAS

| CLT

| MCF

| POR

| AWS

| RSP

| PIF

| CSF

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHI
20

| CCF

| MGY

| OKL

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ROA
DNQ

| OBS

| SAN

| NOR

| PIF

| MYB

| POR

| DAR

| CSH

| CLT

| LAN

| POR

| CLB

| HBO

| NWP

| CLT

| CCF

| MAR

| HCY

| WIL

| colspan=6|

1960

! Fred Lorenzen

! 28

! Ford

| CLT

| CLB

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY
3

| DAY

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY
8

| CLT

| NWS

| PHO

| CLB

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR
18

| HCY

| WIL

| BGS

| GPS

| AWS

| DAR

| PIF

| HBO

| RCH

| HMS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
41

| BGS

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY
3

| HEI

| MAB

| MBS

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL
5

| BIR

| NSV

| AWS

| PIF

| CLB

| SBO

| BGS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
28

| HCY

| CSF

| GSP

| HBO

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR
12

| NWS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
50

| RCH

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ATL
10

| colspan=18|

! 15th

! 6764

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/lorenfr01/1960/W|title=Fred Lorenzen – 1960 NASCAR Grand National Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=May 21, 2019}}

rowspan=2| 1961

! Tubby Gonzales

! 80

! Ford

| CLT

| JSP

| DAY

| DAY

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY
4

| PIF

| AWS

| HMS

| colspan=54|

! rowspan=2| 19th

! rowspan=2| 9316

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/lorenfr01/1961/W|title=Fred Lorenzen – 1961 NASCAR Grand National Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=May 21, 2019}}

rowspan=4| Holman-Moody

! rowspan=2| 28

! rowspan=4| Ford

| colspan=8|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
33

| GPS

| HBO

| BGS

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MAR
1

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS
19

| CLB

| HCY

| RCH

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR
11*

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DAR
1

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT
5*

| CLT

| RSD

| ASP

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
35

| PIF

| BIR

| GPS

| BGS

| NOR

| HAS

| STR

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY
2

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ATL
1*

| CLB

| MBS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
33

| NSV

| BGS

| AWS

| RCH

| SBO

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
29

| HCY

| RCH

| CSF

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
36

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR
18

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| NWS
DNQ

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
31

| BRI

| GPS

| HBO

| colspan=10|

rowspan=3| 1962

| CON

| AWS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
24

| DAY

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY
5

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CON
16

| AWS

| SVH

| HBO

| RCH

| CLB

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NWS
2

| GPS

| MBS

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR
4

| BGS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
34

| RCH

| HCY

| CON

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
3

| PIF

|

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ATL
1

| BGS

| AUG

| RCH

| SBO

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
24

| CLB

| ASH

| GPS

| AUG

| SVH

| MBS

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI
2

| CHT

| NSV

| HUN

| AWS

| STR

| BGS

| PIF

| VAL

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
24

| colspan=4|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR
28

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS
6

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT
3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL
5

| colspan=9|

! rowspan=3| 7th

! rowspan=3| 17554

! rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/lorenfr01/1962/W|title=Fred Lorenzen – 1962 NASCAR Grand National Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=May 21, 2019}}

0

| colspan=22|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT
3

| colspan=39|

26

| colspan=45|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HCY
20

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH
3

| DTS

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| AUG
1

| colspan=13|

rowspan=3| 1963

! Wood Brothers Racing

! 21

! Ford

| BIR

| GGS

| THS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSD
22

| DAY

| colspan=57|

! rowspan=3| 3rd

! rowspan=3| 29684

! rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/lorenfr01/1963/W|title=Fred Lorenzen – 1963 NASCAR Grand National Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=May 21, 2019}}

Holman-Moody

! 28

! Ford

| colspan=5|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY
3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY
2

| PIF

| AWS

| HBO

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ATL
1

| HCY

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI
2*

| AUG

| colspan=4|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR
5*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NWS
2

| CLB

| THS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
30

| ODS

| RCH

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CLT
1

| BIR

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL
2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY
2

| MBS

| SVH

| DTS

| BGS

| ASH

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| OBS
3

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRR
2

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRI
1*

| GPS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSV
18

| CLB

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| AWS
1*

| PIF

| BGS

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ONA
1*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAR
3

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| HCY
9

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RCH
5

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MAR
1*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DTS
5

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NWS
2

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| THS
5*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT
2

| SBO

| HBO

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSD
32

| colspan=7|

McKinney Racing

! 44

! Ford

| colspan=14|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH
22

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GPS
19

| SBO

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BGS
6

| colspan=44|

1964

! rowspan=5| Holman-Moody

! rowspan=3| 28

! rowspan=5| Ford

| CON

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUG
28

| JSP

| SVH

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSD
17

| DAY

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
17

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
31

| RCH

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRI
1*

| GPS

| BGS

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ATL
1*

| AWS

| HBO

| PIF

| CLB

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NWS
1*

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MAR
1*

| SVH

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DAR
1*

| LGY

| HCY

| SBO

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT
4

| GPS

| ASH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
31

| CON

| NSV

| CHT

| BIR

| VAL

| PIF

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
34

| ODS

| OBS

| BRR

| ISP

| GLN

| LIN

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRI
1

| NSV

| MBS

| AWS

| DTS

| ONA

| CLB

| BGS

| STR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
22

| HCY

| RCH

| ODS

| HBO

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MAR
1*

| SVH

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NWS
2

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CLT
1

| HAR

| AUG

| JAC

! 13th

! 18098

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/lorenfr01/1964/W|title=Fred Lorenzen – 1964 NASCAR Grand National Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=May 21, 2019}}

1965

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSD
24

| DAY

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY
2

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DAY
1

| PIF

| AWS

| RCH

| HBO

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
16

| GPS

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS
7

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MAR
1*

| CLB

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
27

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
25

| LGY

| BGS

| HCY

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CLT
1*

| CCF

| ASH

| HAR

| NSV

| BIR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
23

| GPS

| MBS

| VAL

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
31

| ODS

| OBS

| ISP

| GLN

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
20

| NSV

| CCF

| AWS

| SMR

| PIF

| AUG

| CLB

| DTS

| BLV

| BGS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
11

| HCY

| LIN

| ODS

| RCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR
21

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS
19

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CLT
1

| HBO

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
27

| DTS

| colspan=7|

! 13th

! 18448

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/lorenfr01/1965/W|title=Fred Lorenzen – 1965 NASCAR Grand National Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=May 21, 2019}}

rowspan=2| 1966

| AUG

| RSD

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY
5

| DAY

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY
4

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
26

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
22

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL
2

| HCY

| CLB

| GPS

| BGS

| NWS

| MAR

| DAR

| LGY

| MGR

| MON

| RCH

| CLT

| DTS

| ASH

| PIF

| SMR

| AWS

| BLV

| GPS

| DAY

| ODS

| BRR

| OXF

| FON

| ISP

| BRI

| SMR

| NSV

| colspan=5|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAR
5

| HCY

| RCH

| HBO

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MAR
1

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS
23*

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
25

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CAR
1*

| colspan=13|

! rowspan=2| 23rd

! rowspan=2| 12454

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/lorenfr01/1966/W|title=Fred Lorenzen – 1966 NASCAR Grand National Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=May 21, 2019}}

26

| colspan=36|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
23

| CLB

| AWS

| BLV

| BGS

| colspan=21|

1967

! 28

| AUG

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSD
15

| DAY

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DAY
1

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY
2

| AWS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
15

| GPS

| BGS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
28

| CLB

| HCY

| NWS

| MAR

| SVH

| RCH

| DAR

| BLV

| LGY

| CLT

| ASH

| MGR

| SMR

| BIR

| CAR

| GPS

| MGY

| DAY

| TRN

| OXF

| FDA

| ISP

| BRI

| SMR

| NSV

| ATL

| BGS

| CLB

| SVH

| DAR

| HCY

| RCH

| BLV

| HBO

| MAR

| NWS

| CLT

| CAR

| AWS

| colspan=13|

! 29th

! 9268

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/lorenfr01/1967/W|title=Fred Lorenzen – 1967 NASCAR Grand National Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=May 21, 2019}}

rowspan=3| 1970

! Fox Racing

! 28

! Dodge

| RSD

| DAY

| DAY

| DAY

| RCH

| CAR

| SVH

| ATL

| BRI

| TAL

| NWS

| CLB

| DAR

| BLV

| LGY

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
24

| SMR

| MAR

| MCH

| RSD

| HCY

| KPT

| GPS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
32

| AST

| TPN

| TRN

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
27

| SMR

| NSV

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
22

| CLB

| ONA

| MCH

| TAL

| BGS

| SBO

| colspan=25|

! rowspan=3| 54th

! rowspan=3| 231

! rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/lorenfr01/1970/W|title=Fred Lorenzen – 1970 NASCAR Grand National Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=May 21, 2019}}

Junior Johnson & Associates

! 98

! Ford

| colspan=37|

| style="background:#EFCFFF"| DAR
33

| HCY

| RCH

| DOV

| NCF

| NWS

| colspan=19|

Fox Racing

! 3

! Dodge

| colspan=43|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT
3

| MAR

| MGR

| CAR

| LGY

| colspan=14|

1971

! Nichels Engineering

! 99

! Plymouth

| RSD

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY
5

| DAY

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY
5

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ONT
30

| RCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
4

| HCY

| BRI

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
35

| CLB

| GPS

| SMR

| NWS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR
20

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
18

| SBO

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL
5

| ASH

| KPT

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CLT
5

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DOV
2

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH
7

| RSD

| HOU

| GPS

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY
7

| BRI

| AST

| ISP

| TRN

| NSV

| ATL

| BGS

| ONA

| MCH

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL
4

| CLB

| HCY

| DAR

| MAR

| CLT

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
31

| CAR

| MGR

| RCH

| NWS

| TWS

| colspan=14|

! 45th

! 611

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/lorenfr01/1971/W|title=Fred Lorenzen – 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=May 21, 2019}}

==Winston Cup Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=45| NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! 23

! 24

! 25

! 26

! 27

! 28

! 29

! 30

! 31

! {{Tooltip|NWCC|NASCAR Winston Cup classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

rowspan=3| 1972

! Ellington Racing

! 28

! Ford

| RSD

| DAY

| RCH

| ONT

| CAR

| ATL

| BRI

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
29

| NWS

| MAR

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL
4

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT
18

| DOV

| MCH

| RSD

| TWS

| DAY

| BRI

| colspan=13|

! rowspan=3| 39th

! rowspan=3| 1333.5

! rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/lorenfr01/1972/W|title=Fred Lorenzen – 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=May 21, 2019}}

Donlavey Racing

! 90

! Ford

| colspan=18|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TRN
4

| colspan=12|

Ellington Racing

! 28

! Chevy

| colspan=19|

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ATL
6

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
20

| MCH

| NSV

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAR
4

| RCH

| DOV

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR
27

| NWS

| CLT

| CAR

| TWS

===Daytona 500===

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
Year

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Start

! Finish

1960

| Fred Lorenzen

| Ford

|align=center| 5

|align=center style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 8

1961

| Tubby Gonzales

| Ford

|align=center| 45

|align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4

1962

| rowspan=6| Holman-Moody

| rowspan=6| Ford

|align=center| 34

|align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5

1963

|align=center| 2

|align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2

1964

|align=center| 34

|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 31

1965

|align=center| 4

|align=center style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1

1966

|align=center| 9

|align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4

1967

|align=center| 4

|align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2

1971

| Nichels Engineering

| Plymouth

|align=center| 9

|align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5

References

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External links

  • {{Official website|1=http://www.fredlorenzen.com/}}
  • {{IMDb name| 0520775}}
  • {{Racing-Reference driver|Fred_Lorenzen}}
  • [http://mcubed.net/nascar/fredlorenzen.shtml Fred Lorenzen Wins]

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