Fred Lorenzen

Frederick Lorenzen Jr.

December 30, 1934 - December 18, 2024


Elmhurst, IL

2015 NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductee

One of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers

NASCAR Cup Series Statistics
Year Rank Starts Wins Top5's T5's Top10's T10's Poles Laps Led Races Led DNF's Avg
Start
Avg
Finish
195619561207000077800416.021.9
19601960151003502086931412.517.8
196119611915366426578031085.917.3
196219627192111234435439887.210.9
19631963329621238748424192073.87.2
196419641316810107442623751154.410.0
1965196513174566367798112113.515.1
19661966231126623066782754.112.5
19671967295122089523434.012.2
197019705470111116550269.427.1
19711971451407913229152367.412.7
19721972398034018014189.014.0
Totals: 1581582675843235699468283716.413.3

Won the first Grandfather clock at Martainsville

On this date on 1964, Fred Lorenzen received the first Martinsville grand father clock

Lorenzen was the first driver to earn more than $100,000 in a single season