# Fred Lorenzen

Fred Lorenzen (Elmhurst, 30 de diciembre de 1934-18 de diciembre de 2024), a quien sus seguidores solían llamarlo The Golden Boy, Elmhurst Express, Fast Freddie o Fearless Freddie, fue un piloto de automovilismo estadounidense.

## Carrera automovilística

Compitió en NASCAR durante doce años y en las que ganó veintiséis carreras, incluyendo el Daytona 500 de 1965. Sumado a eso, fue miembro del Salón de la Fama del Automovilismo de Estados Unidos y el Salón de la Fama de NASCAR.

## Resultados
### NASCAR

* Negrita – Pole position por mejor tiempo de clasificación.
* Cursiva – Pole position por puntos o récord de prácticas.
* – Líder en vueltas.

#### Grand National Series

NASCAR Grand National Series results :
| Año | Equipo | No. | Marca | 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 | NGNC | Pts |
| 1956 | Fred Lorenzen | 50 | Chevy | HCY | CLT | WSS | PBS | ASF | DAB | PBS | WIL | ATL | NWS | LAN 26 | RCH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 120° | - |
| 1956 | Fred Lorenzen | 150 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | CLB 20 | CON 22 | GPS 21 | HCY 20 | HBO | MAR 24 | LIN | CLT | POR | EUR | NYF | MER | MAS | CLT | MCF | POR | AWS | RSP | PIF | CSF | CHI 20 | CCF | MGY | OKL | ROA DNQ | OBS | SAN | NOR | PIF | MYB | POR | DAR | CSH | CLT | LAN | POR | CLB | HBO | NWP | CLT | CCF | MAR | HCY | WIL | | | | | | | | | 120° | - | |
| 1960 | Fred Lorenzen | 28 | Ford | CLT | CLB | DAY 3 | DAY | DAY 8 | CLT | NWS | PHO | CLB | MAR 18 | HCY | WIL | BGS | GPS | AWS | DAR | PIF | HBO | RCH | HMS | CLT 41 | BGS | DAY 3 | HEI | MAB | MBS | ATL 5 | BIR | NSV | AWS | PIF | CLB | SBO | BGS | DAR 28 | HCY | CSF | GSP | HBO | MAR 12 | NWS | CLT 50 | RCH | ATL 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15° | 6764 |
| 1961 | Tubby Gonzales | 80 | Ford | CLT | JSP | DAY | DAY | DAY 4 | PIF | AWS | HMS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19° | 9316 |
| 1961 | Holman-Moody | 28 | Ford | | | | | | | | | ATL 33 | GPS | HBO | BGS | MAR 1 | NWS 19 | CLB | HCY | RCH | MAR 11* | DAR 1 | CLT 5* | CLT | RSD | ASP | CLT 35 | PIF | BIR | GPS | BGS | NOR | HAS | STR | DAY 2 | ATL 1* | CLB | MBS | BRI 33 | NSV | BGS | AWS | RCH | SBO | DAR 29 | HCY | RCH | CSF | ATL 36 | MAR 18 | NWS DNQ | CLT 31 | BRI | GPS | HBO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19° | 9316 |
| 1962 | Holman-Moody | 28 | Ford | CON | AWS | DAY 24 | DAY | DAY 5 | CON 16 | AWS | SVH | HBO | RCH | CLB | NWS 2 | GPS | MBS | MAR 4 | BGS | BRI 34 | RCH | HCY | CON | DAR 3 | PIF | | ATL 1 | BGS | AUG | RCH | SBO | DAY 24 | CLB | ASH | GPS | AUG | SVH | MBS | BRI 2 | CHT | NSV | HUN | AWS | STR | BGS | PIF | VAL | DAR 24 | | | | | MAR 28 | NWS 6 | CLT 3 | ATL 5 | | | | | | | | | | 7° | 17554 |
| 1962 | Holman-Moody | 0 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CLT 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7° | 17554 |
| 1962 | Holman-Moody | 26 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | HCY 20 | RCH 3 | DTS | AUG 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7° | 17554 | |
| 1963 | Wood Brothers Racing | 21 | Ford | BIR | GGS | THS | RSD 22 | DAY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3° | 29684 |
| 1963 | Holman-Moody | 28 | Ford | | | | | | DAY 3 | DAY 2 | PIF | AWS | HBO | ATL 1 | HCY | BRI 2* | AUG | | | | | MAR 5* | NWS 2 | CLB | THS | DAR 30 | ODS | RCH | CLT 1 | BIR | ATL 2 | DAY 2 | MBS | SVH | DTS | BGS | ASH | OBS 3 | BRR 2 | BRI 1* | GPS | NSV 18 | CLB | AWS 1* | PIF | BGS | ONA 1* | DAR 3 | HCY 9 | RCH 5 | MAR 1* | DTS 5 | NWS 2 | THS 5* | CLT 2 | SBO | HBO | RSD 32 | | | | | | | | | | | 3° | 29684 |
| 1963 | McKinney Racing | 44 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RCH 22 | GPS 19 | SBO | BGS 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3° | 29684 |
| 1964 | Holman-Moody | 28 | Ford | CON | AUG 28 | JSP | SVH | RSD 17 | DAY | DAY 17 | DAY 31 | RCH | BRI 1* | GPS | BGS | ATL 1* | AWS | HBO | PIF | CLB | NWS 1* | MAR 1* | SVH | DAR 1* | LGY | HCY | SBO | CLT 4 | GPS | ASH | ATL 31 | CON | NSV | CHT | BIR | VAL | PIF | DAY 34 | ODS | OBS | BRR | ISP | GLN | LIN | BRI 1 | NSV | MBS | AWS | DTS | ONA | CLB | BGS | STR | DAR 22 | HCY | RCH | ODS | HBO | MAR 1* | SVH | NWS 2 | CLT 1 | HAR | AUG | JAC | 13° | 18098 |
| 1965 | Holman-Moody | 28 | Ford | RSD 24 | DAY | DAY 2 | DAY 1 | PIF | AWS | RCH | HBO | ATL 16 | GPS | NWS 7 | MAR 1* | CLB | BRI 27 | DAR 25 | LGY | BGS | HCY | CLT 1* | CCF | ASH | HAR | NSV | BIR | ATL 23 | GPS | MBS | VAL | DAY 31 | ODS | OBS | ISP | GLN | BRI 20 | NSV | CCF | AWS | SMR | PIF | AUG | CLB | DTS | BLV | BGS | DAR 11 | HCY | LIN | ODS | RCH | MAR 21 | NWS 19 | CLT 1 | HBO | CAR 27 | DTS | | | | | | | | 13° | 18448 |
| 1966 | Holman-Moody | 28 | Ford | AUG | RSD | DAY 5 | DAY | DAY 4 | CAR 26 | BRI 22 | 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 | | | | | | DAR 5 | HCY | RCH | HBO | MAR 1 | NWS 23* | CLT 25 | CAR 1* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23° | 12454 |
| 1966 | Holman-Moody | 26 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ATL 23 | CLB | AWS | BLV | BGS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23° | 12454 |
| 1967 | Holman-Moody | 28 | Ford | AUG | RSD 15 | DAY | DAY 1 | DAY 2 | AWS | BRI 15 | GPS | BGS | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29° | 9268 |
| 1970 | Fox Racing | 28 | Dodge | RSD | DAY | DAY | DAY | RCH | CAR | SVH | ATL | BRI | TAL | NWS | CLB | DAR | BLV | LGY | CLT 24 | SMR | MAR | MCH | RSD | HCY | KPT | GPS | DAY 32 | AST | TPN | TRN | BRI 27 | SMR | NSV | ATL 22 | CLB | ONA | MCH | TAL | BGS | SBO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 54° | 231 |
| 1970 | Junior Johnson & Associates | 98 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAR 33 | HCY | RCH | DOV | NCF | NWS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 54° | 231 | |
| 1970 | Fox Racing | 3 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CLT 3 | MAR | MGR | CAR | LGY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 54° | 231 |
| 1971 | Nichels Engineering | 99 | Plymouth | RSD | DAY 5 | DAY | DAY 5 | ONT 30 | RCH | CAR 4 | HCY | BRI | ATL 35 | CLB | GPS | SMR | NWS | MAR 20 | DAR 18 | SBO | TAL 5 | ASH | KPT | CLT 5 | DOV 2 | MCH 7 | RSD | HOU | GPS | DAY 7 | BRI | AST | ISP | TRN | NSV | ATL | BGS | ONA | MCH | TAL 4 | CLB | HCY | DAR | MAR | CLT | DOV 31 | CAR | MGR | RCH | NWS | TWS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 45° | 611 |

#### Winston Cup Series

| Año | Equipo | No. | Marca | 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 | NWCC | Pts |
| 1972 | Ellington Racing | 28 | Ford | RSD | DAY | RCH | ONT | CAR | ATL | BRI | DAR 29 | NWS | MAR | TAL 4 | CLT 18 | DOV | MCH | RSD | TWS | DAY | BRI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39° | 1333.5 |
| 1972 | Donlavey Racing | 90 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TRN 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39° | 1333.5 |
| 1972 | Ellington Racing | 28 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ATL 6 | TAL 20 | MCH | NSV | DAR 4 | RCH | DOV | MAR 27 | NWS | CLT | CAR | TWS | 39° | 1333.5 |

##### Daytona 500

| Año | Equipo | Marca | Salida | Llegada |
| 1960 | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | 5 | 8 |
| 1961 | Tubby Gonzales | Ford | 45 | 4 |
| 1962 | Holman-Moody | Ford | 34 | 5 |
| 1963 | Holman-Moody | Ford | 2 | 2 |
| 1964 | Holman-Moody | Ford | 34 | 31 |
| 1965 | Holman-Moody | Ford | 4 | 1 |
| 1966 | Holman-Moody | Ford | 9 | 4 |
| 1967 | Holman-Moody | Ford | 4 | 2 |
| 1971 | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 9 | 5 |

## Muerte

Lorenzen murió el 18 de diciembre de 2024 por complicaciones con la demencia a los 89 años.

## Logros

* Miembro del Motorsports Hall of Fame of America desde 2001.
* Nombrado como uno de los mejores 50 pilotos de la historia de NASCAR en 1998.
* Miembro del NASCAR Hall of Fame en enero de 2015.