Fred Lorenzen Becomes First Ever NASCAR Driver To Be Diagnosed With CTE

The NASCAR world has its first, confirmed case of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). Former NASCAR Cup Series driver, Fred Lorenzen, passed away in December of 2024 at the age of 89. His cause of death was complications of dementia, which Lorenzen lived with for 20 years. Eight years before his death, the NASCAR Hall of Famer pledged to donate his brain for research. Because of that pledge, and the work of researchers at the Boston University CTE Center, the 26-time […] The post Fred Lorenzen Becomes First Ever NASCAR Driver To Be Diagnosed With CTE first appeared on Whiskey Riff.