NASCAR is facing backlash after rejecting a CTE research proposal from the family of former driver Fred Lorenzen, according to a report from Yahoo Sports.
The family's proposal sought to advance research into chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated head trauma. Details of the proposal and NASCAR's specific reasons for rejection were not immediately disclosed.
The decision has drawn criticism from those advocating for greater attention to brain injury risks in motorsports.
