NASCAR Legend From Elmhurst Gets Postmortem Diagnosis Of CTE: Report

ELMHURST, IL – An Elmhurst native who became a NASCAR legend has been diagnosed posthumously with a disease that results from repeated head injuries, USA Today reported Tuesday.

In 2024, NASCAR hall-of-famer Fred Lorenzen died at 89. He graduated from York High School.

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The disease was chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, which affects football players in particular.

Elmhurst Magazine documented Lorenzen's local connections in a 2025 story. He was known as "The Elmhurst Express."