NASCAR Legend Fred Lorenzen Diagnosed with CTE Posthumously

• Fred Lorenzen, a NASCAR legend, was diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) posthumously.
• Lorenzen, who died in 2024 at 89, was the first NASCAR driver to be officially diagnosed with CTE.
• He lived with dementia for the last 20 years of his life, according to the Concussion and CTE Foundation.
• Lorenzen was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame on January 30, 2015.
• Known as 'The Golden Boy,' Lorenzen was a prominent figure in NASCAR during the 1960s.