Fred Lorenzen has passed away at age 89. Lorenzen got his start as a mechanic for Holman-Moody in 1960. That quickly turned into a driver role in the same year. He race 158 races over just 12 seasons.

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.

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 death with his family.