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NASCAR legend Fred Lorenzen becomes the first known driver to have CTE

NASCAR legend Fred Lorenzen becomes the first known driver to have CTE
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(Gray News) - Racing legend Fred Lorenzen became the first NASCAR driver to officially be diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. The Concussion and CTE Foundation announced that Lorenzen suffered from stage 3 CTE before his death in 2024 at 89. According to the foundation’s pres...

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