NASCAR Hall of Fame Driver Fred Lorenzen's CTE Diagnosis Should Spark Action

NASCAR Hall of Famer Fred Lorenzen was posthumously diagnosed with Stage 3 CTE after decades of dementia — the first known NASCAR driver whose brain was examined.
The Lorenzen family has pledged $1 million to help diagnose CTE earlier and has urged NASCAR to join the effort, but the sport has not yet committed funds.
NASCAR has stepped up concussion protocols and some drivers (like Dale Earnhardt Jr.) have pledged their brains to research, yet experts say more funding and participation are needed.