NASCAR Hall of Famer Fred Lorenzen, one of the sport's biggest stars of the 1960s and the 1965 Daytona 500 champion, died Wednesday following a long period of battling dementia. He was 89.

(Photo by ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group ... [+] via Getty Images) Fred Lorenzen, one of NASCAR’s greatest drivers at the dawn of the superspeedway era of the late 1950s and mid-1960s ...

Fred Lorenzen, who earned the nickname “Golden Boy” for his exploits in the early days of NASCAR, died earlier this month. He was 89. “Fred Lorenzen was one of NASCAR’s first true superstars,” said ...

Fred Lorenzen, a member of the 2015 class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, has passed away at the age of 89. / NASCAR Via Getty Images (Used with permission from NASCAR) Fred Lorenzen, who captured 26 ...

Fred Lorenzen, a thinking man’s racer who became one of NASCAR’s biggest money winners during the sport’s rise in the 1960s, has died. The NASCAR Hall of Famer was 89. Lorenzen’s passing ...

NASCAR Hall of Famer Fred Lorenzen passed away Wednesday, NASCAR Chairman and CEO Jim France announced. He was 89. NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Fred Lorenzen died today ...

NASCAR Hall of Famer and 1965 Daytona 500 champion Fred Lorenzen has died at 89, NASCAR said on Wednesday. Lorenzen, who won 26 career Cup races, was named in NASCAR's list of its 50 greatest ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Fred Lorenzen, a NASCAR Hall of Famer and the 1965 Daytona 500 champion, died Wednesday. He was 89. NASCAR released a statement that Lorenzen had died and had confirmed ...

Fred Lorenzen, a NASCAR Hall of Famer and the 1965 Daytona champion, died Wednesday CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Fred Lorenzen, a NASCAR Hall of Famer and the 1965 Daytona 500 champion, died Wednesday.

Fred Lorenzen was a two-time Most Popular Driver (1963 and 1965) and a member of NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2015. Lorenzen won 32 poles and 26 races between 1961 and 1967. Hall of Fame Executive ...