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NASCAR icon lost $10,000 to the mafia and had to 'sell everything'
NASCAR legend Fred Lorenzen once had to 'sell everything' to repay a mob boss after accepting a $10,000 loan to kickstart his racing career. Lorenzen had to file for bankruptcy, before going on to ...
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NASCAR Legend And 1965 Daytona 500 Winner Fred Lorenzen Passes At 89
I have been chasing race cars since the first Michigan 500 in 1981. Fred Lorenzen, winner of the 1961 and 1964 Rebel 300s. (Photo by ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group ... [+] via Getty Images ...
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Fred Lorenzen, a NASCAR Hall of Famer and the 1965 Daytona champion, dies at 89
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — 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 the ...
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Daytona 500 rain delay: This ain't the first time. What happened to Bill France Weather?
DAYTONA BEACH — The seventh Daytona 500, in 1965, was dramatically shortened by rain — just 133 of 200 laps were completed before rain halted things and Fred Lorenzen left with the wet trophy.