Late Daytona 500 Champion Becomes First NASCAR Driver Confirmed To Have CTE, Family Pledges $1M For Research

Late NASCAR legend Fred Lorenzen is the first driver confirmed to have CTE after battling dementia. His family pledged $1 million toward brain research. The Hall of Famer from Elmhurst, Illinois, won 26 races, including the 1965 Daytona 500 and had 84 top-ten finishes during his NASCAR career, which spanned from 1958 to 1972. Fred […] The post Late Daytona 500 Champion Becomes First NASCAR Driver Confirmed To Have CTE, Family Pledges $1M For Research appeared first on BroBible.