Buddy Baker

Buddy Baker
Buddy Baker
	Baker in his car, 1970
Born	Elzie Wylie Baker, Jr.; January 25, 1941; Florence, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	August 10, 2015 (aged 74); Lake Norman of Catawba, North Carolina, U.S.
Cause of death	Lung Cancer
Achievements	1980 Daytona 500 Winner; 1970 Southern 500 Winner; 1968, 1972, 1973 World 600 Winner; 1975, 1976, 1980 Winston 500 Winner; 1979 Busch Clash Winner
Awards	International Motorsports Hall of Fame (1995); Charlotte Motor Speedway Court of Legends (1995); National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame (1997); Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998); NASCAR Hall of Fame (2020); Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023)
NASCAR Cup Series career
	700 races run over 33 years
Best finish	5th (1977)
First race	1959 untitled race (Columbia)
Last race	1992 Winston 500 (Talladega)
First win	1967 National 500 (Charlotte)
Last win	1983 Firecracker 400 (Daytona)
NASCAR Grand National East Series career
	8 races run over 2 years
Best finish	15th (1973)
First race	1972 Sandlapper 200 (Columbia)
Last race	1973 Buddy Shuman 100 (Hickory)
First win	1972 Sandlapper 200 (Columbia)
Last win	1973 Sunoco 260 (Hickory)
	Statistics up to date as of December 18, 2012.

Elzie Wylie "Buddy" Baker Jr. (January 25, 1941 – August 10, 2015) was an American professional stock car racing driver and commentator. Over the course of his 33-year racing career, he won 19 races in the NASCAR Cup Series, including the 1980 Daytona 500. Known by the nickname "Gentle Giant", Baker was noted for his prowess at NASCAR's superspeedways, Daytona and Talladega, at which he won a combined six races. After his racing career, he worked as a broadcaster and co-hosted a number of radio shows on Sirius XM.

Early life

Baker was born on January 25, 1941, in Florence, South Carolina, the son of two-time NASCAR champion Buck Baker. A high school athlete, Baker began racing in 1958 at the age of seventeen, and started his NASCAR career the following year. As a teenager, he idolized many of NASCAR's top drivers, including his father and Fireball Roberts, and he studied them closely during his early NASCAR career.^[1]

Career

Baker won his first race in 1967, winning the National 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. On March 24, 1970, he became the first driver ever to exceed 200 mph (320 km/h) on a closed course, accomplishing the feat while testing the Chrysler Engineering No. 88 blue 1969 Dodge Daytona, also known as DC-93. That car was the only one to exceed 200 in 1970. He became known for his skill at superspeedways; in his career, he won four races at Talladega and two at Daytona, including the 1980 Daytona 500. Baker's victory in that race remains the fastest Daytona 500 in NASCAR history, posting an average speed of 177.602 mph (285.809 km/h).

He is one of nine drivers to have accomplished a Career Grand Slam, a feat which involves winning NASCAR's four most prestigious races: the Daytona 500, Jack Link's 500, Coca-Cola 600, and Southern 500. The only other drivers to have accomplished this feat are Richard Petty, David Pearson, Bobby Allison, Darrell Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, and Denny Hamlin. Of the ten, Baker is one of two to have never won a Cup Series championship. He generally raced part-time, having only raced three full seasons, and co-owned his car from 1985 to 1989. He competed in two International Race of Champions series, IROC IV and IROC VII, and helped run the Buck Baker Racing School with his brother for a number of years.

Baker retired from NASCAR in 1994, finishing with nineteen career victories. His 1,099 laps led at Talladega Superspeedway remain the track's all-time career record.

Broadcasting career and later life

After his retirement, Baker became a television broadcaster, acting as an analyst initially for The Nashville Network beginning in 1991, and later for TBS and CBS beginning in 1996. As a commentator, he helped call some of the most legendary moments in NASCAR history, including the first Winston All-Star Race held at night, the last 500-mile race at Dover in 1997, Dale Earnhardt's only Daytona 500 win, and the first race at Daytona to be held under the lights in Prime Time. He remained with all three networks until the new consolidated television package took effect beginning with the 2001 season, after which he stepped away from the broadcasting booth.

In 2007, Baker became the part-time co-host of "The Driver's Seat" with John Kernan on Sirius XM's new NASCAR Radio channel. He later became a regular on "Tradin' Paint" with Steve Post and co-host on "Late Shift" with Alex Hayden.^[2]

On July 7, 2015, Baker announced his retirement from broadcasting, and revealed that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer. During his final broadcast, he told his audience, "Do not shed a tear. Give a smile when you say my name".^[3]

Baker died on August 10, 2015, at his home in Catawba County, North Carolina.^[4]^[5] During the August 2015 race weekend at Michigan International Speedway, the drivers in all three NASCAR series placed stickers on their cars to honor Baker's legacy.

Awards

In 1997, Baker was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in Talladega, Alabama, and the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame. He was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998.

He was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2008, and the NASCAR Hall of Fame in January 2020.^[6]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Grand National Series

NASCAR Grand National Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	NGNC	Pts	Ref
1959	Buck Baker Racing	89	Chevy	FAY	DAY	DAY	HBO	CON	ATL	WIL	BGS	CLB 14	NWS	REF	HCY	MAR	TRN	CLT	NSV	ASP	PIF	GPS 17	ATL	CLB 7	WIL 7	RCH 19	BGS	AWS 7	DAY	HEI																																				26th	1692	^[7]
	Lynton Tyson	88	Chevy																												CLT 8																CON 4
	Lynton Tyson	89	Chevy																													MBS 11	CLT 21	NSV 30	AWS	BGS	GPS	CLB
	Julian Buesink	95	Ford																																				DAR 40	HCY	RCH	CSF	HBO	MAR	AWS	NWS
1960	Lynton Tyson	88	Chevy	CLT 27	CLB	DAY	DAY	DAY	CLT																																																									38th	3070	^[8]
	Jess Potter	1	Chevy							NWS 9	PHO	CLB 17	MAR 23	HCY 17	WIL 14	BGS	GPS	AWS	DAR 17
	Jess Potter	32	Chevy																	PIF 20	HBO	RCH	HMS
	Spook Crawford	20	Ford																					CLT 19	BGS	DAY	HEI	MAB 12	MBS	ATL DNQ	BIR	NSV
	Spook Crawford	64	Ford																														AWS 28	PIF 15	CLB	SBO	BGS
	Buck Baker Racing	87	Chevy																																			DAR 34	HCY	CSF	GSP	HBO	MAR
	Fred Harb	7	Ford																																									NWS 13	CLT	RCH 19	ATL
1961	Fred Harb	7	Ford	CLT 17	JSP	DAY																																																												39th	3668	^[9]
	Buck Baker Racing	86	Chrysler				DAY 14	DAY 40	PIF	AWS	HMS											DAR 25	CLT	CLT 15	RSD	ASP	CLT 26	PIF	BIR	GPS	BGS	NOR	HAS	STR	DAY 27	ATL 8	CLB	MBS							DAR 24	HCY	RCH	CSF	ATL	MAR	NWS	CLT	BRI	GPS	HBO
		87										ATL DNQ	GPS	HBO	BGS	MAR 14	NWS 7	CLB	HCY	RCH	MAR																		BRI 5	NSV 22	BGS	AWS 16	RCH	SBO
1962		86		CON	AWS	DAY 8	DAY	DAY 29						CLB 13	NWS	GPS	MBS	MAR	BGS	BRI 12	RCH	HCY	CON	DAR 11	PIF	CLT 35	ATL 11	BGS	AUG 6	RCH 25	SBO 15	DAY 18		ASH 18	GPS 9	AUG 4	SVH 16	MBS 4	BRI 15	CHT 11	NSV 21	HUN 8	AWS 24	STR	BGS	PIF	VAL	DAR 37	HCY	RCH	DTS	AUG	MAR 13	NWS 23	CLT 33											23rd	9828	^[10]
1962		87							CON 5	AWS 3	SVH 9	HBO 5	RCH																				CLB 14																							ATL 15										23rd	9828	^[10]
1963	J.C. Parker	49	Dodge	BIR	GGS	THS	RSD	DAY	DAY	DAY	PIF	AWS	HBO	ATL 39	HCY 12	BRI	AUG	RCH	GPS	SBO	BGS	MAR																																												52nd	2102	^[11]
	Buck Baker Racing	7	Chrysler																				NWS 13	CLB 4	THS	DAR	ODS	RCH
	Cliff Stewart	2	Pontiac																										CLT 38	BIR	ATL 29	DAY	MBS	SVH	DTS	BGS	ASH	OBS	BRR	BRI	GPS	NSV	CLB	AWS 10	PIF	BGS	ONA
	Buck Baker Racing	87	Pontiac																																													DAR 23	HCY	RCH	MAR	DTS	NWS	THS	CLT	SBO	HBO	RSD
1964	Buck Baker Racing	87	Pontiac	CON	AUG 10	JSP																																																												31st	7314	^[12]
		30	Chevy				SVH 19	RSD	DAY	DAY
	David Walker	89	Plymouth								DAY 29	RCH
	Jack Anderson	20	Ford										BRI 29	GPS	BGS	ATL	AWS
	Ray Osborne	92	Ford															HBO 23
	J.C. Parker	87	Dodge																PIF 8	CLB 21	NWS 17	MAR 22	SVH 4	DAR 29	LGY 3	HCY 5	SBO 18	CLT 36	GPS 15	ASH 17	ATL	CON 9	NSV 15	CHT 15	BIR 19	VAL 11	PIF 12	DAY
	Curtis Crider	01	Mercury																																				ODS 15		BRR 20
	Fox Racing	03	Dodge																																					OBS 21
	Fox Racing	3	Dodge																																							ISP 20	GLN	LIN	BRI	NSV	MBS	AWS	DTS	ONA	CLB	BGS	STR
	Bernard Alvarez	10	Ford																																																			DAR 31	HCY	RCH	ODS	HBO	MAR 37	SVH	NWS 22	CLT 28	HAR	AUG 9	JAC 22
1965	Buck Baker Racing	86	Plymouth	RSD	DAY	DAY 14			AWS 21	RCH	HBO																					DAY 2																							CLT 23		CAR 24									9th	20672	^[13]
		88	Dodge				DAY 40	PIF				ATL 5		NWS 20	MAR 35	CLB 14	BRI 33	DAR 6	LGY	BGS		CLT 4	CCF 15	ASH	HAR 17	NSV	BIR	ATL 5	GPS	MBS 22	VAL 17		ODS 22	OBS 8		GLN 3	BRI 30	NSV 19	CCF	AWS 4	SMR 2	PIF		CLB 15	DTS 6				HCY 12				MAR 11	NWS 10		HBO 11
		86	Dodge										GPS 3																																					LIN 5	ODS 3	RCH 16
		87	Olds																		HCY 5
	Langley Racing	64	Ford																																ISP 17												BGS 18
		95	Pontiac																																								AUG 7
	Gene Hobby	99	Dodge																																											BLV 18
	Buck Baker Racing	87	Chevy																																													DAR 28										DTS 3
1966		88	Dodge	AUG 15	RSD																																																													22nd	14302	^[14]
		88	Chevy			DAY 19	DAY	DAY 32	CAR 13	BRI		HCY 17	CLB 20	GPS 24	BGS		MAR 10	DAR 21	LGY
		87	Olds								ATL 43
	Gene Black	74	Ford													NWS 14
	Handy Racing	25	Ford																	MGR 12
	Joan Petre	73	Ford																		MON 24	RCH		DTS 20	ASH 20	PIF 20	SMR 9	AWS 23	BLV 12	GPS 14		ODS 20	BRR 22								CLB 8	AWS 28	BLV 6			HCY 17	RCH	HBO 17	MAR 20	NWS 10
	Fox Racing	3	Dodge																				CLT 37								DAY 11									ATL 2					DAR 33						CLT 35	CAR 6
	Emory Gilliam	00	Dodge																															OXF 23	FON 19	ISP 29	BRI 31	SMR 22	NSV
	Emory Gilliam	00	Ford																																									BGS 16
1967	Fox Racing	3	Dodge	AUG	RSD	DAY 4	DAY	DAY 28	AWS	BRI			ATL 3	CLB	HCY	NWS	MAR	SVH	RCH	DAR 24	BLV	LGY	CLT 7	ASH				CAR 2	GPS	MGY	DAY 28	TRN							ATL 23				DAR 30	HCY	RCH	BLV				CLT 1*	CAR 19	AWS														15th	18600	^[15]
	Toy Bolton	47	Chevy								GPS 4	BGS
	Buck Baker Racing	87	Ford																						MGR 18	SMR	BIR						OXF 14	FDA	ISP
	Ranier Racing	68	Ford																																	BRI 11	SMR	NSV
	Buck Baker Racing	88	Chevy																																					BGS 11
	Owens Racing	6	Dodge																																						CLB 17						HBO 3	MAR 21	NWS 24
	Buck Baker Racing	88	Olds																																							SVH 17
1968	Owens Racing	6	Dodge	MGR	MGY	RSD 25																																																												13th	2310	^[16]
1968	Fox Racing	3	Dodge				DAY 30	BRI 23	RCH	ATL 7	HCY	GPS 17	CLB 4	NWS 2	MAR 31	AUG 2	AWS 18	DAR 4	BLV 3	LGY 3	CLT 1*	ASH 2	MGR 26	SMR 19	BIR	CAR 38	GPS 30	DAY 32	ISP 3	OXF 3	FDA 2	TRN 20	BRI 6	SMR 4	NSV	ATL 36	CLB 16	BGS	AWS	SBO 5	LGY 17	DAR 3	HCY 3	RCH 5	BLV	HBO 21	MAR 22	NWS 17	AUG	CLT 43	CAR 25	JFC														13th	2310	^[16]
1969	Fox Racing	3	Dodge	MGR	MGY	RSD	DAY 27	DAY	DAY 5	CAR 38	AUG	BRI 29	ATL 36	CLB	HCY	GPS	RCH	NWS 4	MAR	AWS																																														22nd	1769	^[17]
1969	Owens Racing	6	Dodge																		DAR 31	BLV	LGY	CLT 16	MGR	SMR	MCH	KPT	GPS	NCF	DAY 2	DOV	TPN	TRN	BLV	BRI 27	NSV	SMR	ATL 8	MCH 2	SBO	BGS	AWS	DAR 3	HCY	RCH	TAL Wth	CLB	MAR 3*	NWS 5	CLT 3	SVH	AUG	CAR 3	JFC	MGR	TWS 8*									22nd	1769	^[17]
1970	Owens Racing	6	Dodge	RSD	DAY	DAY 2	DAY 27	RCH	CAR 33	SVH	ATL 20	BRI	TAL 12*	NWS	CLB	DAR 15	BLV	LGY	CLT 23	SMR	MAR	MCH 7	RSD	HCY	KPT	GPS	DAY 2*	AST	TPN	TRN 34	BRI	SMR	NSV	ATL 4	CLB		MCH 6	TAL 5	BGS	SBO	DAR 1	HCY	RCH	DOV 11	NCF	NWS	CLT 26	MAR	MGR	CAR 5	LGY															24th	1555	^[18]
1970	Neil Castles	86	Dodge																																	ONA 21																														24th	1555	^[18]
1971	Petty Enterprises	11	Dodge	RSD	DAY	DAY 2*	DAY 2	ONT 2	RCH	CAR 3	HCY	BRI	ATL 6	CLB	GPS	SMR	NWS	MAR	DAR 1	SBO	TAL 3	ASH	KPT	CLT 6	DOV 22	MCH 5	RSD	HOU	GPS	DAY 3	BRI	AST	ISP			ATL 25	BGS	ONA	MCH 3	TAL 36	CLB	HCY	DAR 3	MAR	CLT 6	DOV	CAR 2*	MGR	RCH	NWS	TWS 2															15th	2358	^[19]
1971	Neil Castles	06	Dodge																															TRN 2	NSV																															15th	2358	^[19]

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	NWCC	Pts	Ref
1972	Petty Enterprises	11	Dodge	RSD	DAY 34	RCH	ONT 3	CAR 34	ATL 8	BRI	DAR 20	NWS	MAR	TAL 3	CLT 1	DOV	MCH	RSD	TWS	DAY 24	BRI	TRN	ATL	TAL 22	MCH	NSV	DAR 29								24th	3936.7	^[20]
1972	K&K Insurance Racing	71	Dodge																									RCH 17	DOV 11	MAR 4	NWS 3	CLT 2	CAR 3	TWS 1*	24th	3936.7	^[20]
1973				RSD 35	DAY 6*	RCH 2	CAR 3	BRI 25	ATL 4	NWS 3	DAR 8	MAR 4	TAL 40	NSV 3	CLT 1*	DOV 7	TWS 6*	RSD 38	MCH 2*	DAY 3	BRI	ATL 34	TAL 2	NSV 1	DAR 3	RCH 17	DOV 3	NWS 4	MAR 4	CLT 41	CAR 2				6th	6327.6	^[21]
1974				RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	BRI	ATL 3	DAR 3	NWS	MAR	TAL 33	NSV	DOV																				7th	1016.88	^[22]
1974	Bud Moore Engineering	15	Ford													CLT 22	RSD	MCH 30	DAY 3	BRI 2	NSV 25	ATL 3	POC 2	TAL 6*	MCH 4	DAR 33	RCH	DOV 2	NWS 3	MAR 2	CLT 37	CAR 34	ONT 5		7th	1016.88	^[22]
1975				RSD	DAY 20	RCH	CAR 25	BRI 3	ATL 2	NWS 3	DAR 19	MAR 19	TAL 1*	NSV	DOV 11	CLT 5	RSD	MCH	DAY 2*	NSV	POC 3	TAL 1*	MCH 6	DAR 28	DOV 33	NWS 4	MAR 18	CLT 3	RCH	CAR 28	BRI 24	ATL 1*	ONT 1*		15th	3050	^[23]
1976				RSD 28	DAY 33	CAR 4	RCH 29	BRI 21	ATL 25	NWS 26	DAR 2*	MAR 27	TAL 1*	NSV 4	DOV 5	CLT 28	RSD 5	MCH 5	DAY 35	NSV 23*	POC 2	TAL 2*	MCH 31	BRI 5	DAR 31	RCH 5	DOV 5	MAR 3	NWS 4	CLT 4*	CAR 28	ATL 5	ONT 39		7th	3745	^[24]
1977				RSD 12	DAY 3	RCH 9	CAR 4	ATL 5	NWS 4	DAR 7	BRI 29	MAR 24	TAL 33	NSV 6	DOV 9	CLT 5	RSD 5	MCH 6	DAY 7	NSV 6	POC 27	TAL 6	MCH 30	BRI 15	DAR 3	RCH 27	DOV 6	MAR 21	NWS 9	CLT 4	CAR 29	ATL 7	ONT 4		5th	3961	^[25]
1978	M.C. Anderson Racing	27	Olds	RSD	DAY 7*	RCH		ATL 27	BRI				TAL 2						DAY 37	NSV		TAL 28	MCH 36	BRI											24th	2130	^[26]
1978	M.C. Anderson Racing	27	Chevy				CAR 33			DAR 6	NWS	MAR		DOV 23	CLT 7	NSV	RSD	MCH 8			POC 5				DAR 32	RCH	DOV 3	MAR 26	NWS	CLT 34	CAR 22	ATL 21*	ONT 4		24th	2130	^[26]
1979	Ranier-Lundy Racing	28	Chevy	RSD 7		CAR 31	RCH 29		NWS 8	BRI 25	DAR 5	MAR 2		NSV 8	DOV 3	CLT 36	TWS 3	RSD	MCH 1*			POC 3		MCH 2*	BRI	DAR 4	RCH	DOV 4	MAR 1*	CLT 25	NWS	CAR 33	ATL 39	ONT 4	15th	3249	^[27]
1979			Olds		DAY 40			ATL 1					TAL 32							DAY 34	NSV		TAL 39												15th	3249	^[27]
1980			Olds	RSD	DAY 1*	RCH		ATL 7	BRI				TAL 1*	NSV						DAY 4	NSV		TAL 32*												21st	2603	^[28]
			Chevy				CAR 15			DAR 35	NWS	MAR 24			DOV 3				MCH 3					MCH 6	BRI	DAR 26	RCH	DOV 3	NWS	MAR 2		CAR 27
			Buick													CLT 39	TWS	RSD				POC 2									CLT 3		ATL 4	ONT
1981	Ellington Racing	1	Olds	RSD	DAY 4	RCH	CAR 5	ATL 40	BRI	NWS						CLT 33	TWS	RSD		DAY 4	NSV														27th	1904	^[29]
	Ellington Racing	1	Buick								DAR 6	MAR	TAL 2*	NSV	DOV				MCH 13			POC 7	TAL 32	MCH 5	BRI	DAR 5	RCH	DOV			CLT 37	CAR 16	ATL 9	RSD
	Kennie Childers Racing	12	Buick																										MAR 29	NWS
1982	Ellington Racing	1	Buick	DAY 8	RCH	BRI	ATL 30	CAR 14	DAR 37	NWS	MAR 28	TAL 25	NSV	DOV	CLT 5	POC 22	RSD																		23rd	2591	^[30]
1982	Ranier-Lundy Racing	28	Pontiac															MCH 31	DAY 8	NSV 24	POC 5	TAL 2	MCH 25	BRI 9	DAR 5	RCH 9	DOV 29	NWS 24	CLT 6	MAR 6	CAR 7	ATL 21	RSD		23rd	2591	^[30]
1983	Wood Brothers Racing	21	Ford	DAY 3	RCH 10	CAR 32	ATL 3	DAR 32	NWS	MAR 31	TAL 25	NSV	DOV 5	BRI	CLT 7	RSD	POC	MCH 7	DAY 1*	NSV	POC	TAL 28	MCH 10	BRI	DAR 6	RCH 7	DOV 25	MAR 22	NWS	CLT 6	CAR 29	ATL 2	RSD 20		21st	2621	^[31]
1984	Wood Brothers Racing	21	Ford	DAY 38	RCH	CAR 5	ATL 23	BRI	NWS	DAR 33	MAR 10	TAL 3	NSV	DOV 7	CLT 7	RSD	POC 35	MCH 10	DAY 41	NSV	POC	TAL 2*	MCH 8	BRI	DAR 3	RCH 19	DOV 26	MAR 6	CLT 29	NWS 10	CAR 7	ATL 20	RSD		21st	2477	^[32]
1985	Baker-Schiff Racing	88	Olds	DAY 4	RCH 29	CAR 25	ATL 39	BRI 4	DAR 27	NWS 30	MAR 12	TAL 6	DOV 22	CLT 37	RSD 35	POC 8	MCH 15	DAY 6	POC 10	TAL 14	MCH 14	BRI 11	DAR 15	RCH 16	DOV 35	MAR 31	NWS 29	CLT 8	CAR 11	ATL 13	RSD 35				17th	2986	^[33]
1986				DAY 26	RCH	CAR	ATL 15	BRI	DAR 30	NWS	MAR	TAL 3	DOV	CLT 17	RSD	POC 36	MCH 4	DAY 14	POC 36	TAL 20	GLN	MCH 41	BRI	DAR 19	RCH	DOV 4	MAR	NWS	CLT 5	CAR 5	ATL 5	RSD 29			24th	1924	^[34]
1987				DAY 4	CAR 31	RCH	ATL 38	DAR 25	NWS	BRI	MAR	TAL 32	CLT 7	DOV 11	POC 10	RSD	MCH 16	DAY 2	POC 3	TAL 10	GLN 13	MCH 8	BRI	DAR 17	RCH	DOV 8	MAR 31	NWS	CLT 41	CAR 7	RSD	ATL 10			24th	2373	^[35]
1988				DAY 9	RCH 15	CAR 11	ATL 7	DAR 10	BRI 31	NWS 31	MAR 7	TAL 16	CLT 29	DOV 13	RSD 19	POC 7	MCH 13	DAY 6	POC 23	TAL 10	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	PHO	ATL			29th	2056	^[36]
1990	Donlavey Racing	90	Ford	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL 21	DAR 40	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL 31	CLT 15	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY 30	POC	TAL 40	GLN	MCH 23	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT 37	CAR	PHO	ATL			41st	498	^[37]
1991	Osterlund Racing	88	Pontiac	DAY 37	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR																								40th	552	^[38]
	Moroso Racing	88	Olds									TAL 36	CLT	DOV	SON	POC
	Moroso Racing	20	Olds														MCH 30	DAY 13	POC	TAL 13	GLN	MCH 13	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV DNQ	MAR	NWS	CLT DNQ	CAR	PHO	ATL
1992	Close Racing	47	Olds	DAY 11	CAR	RCH	ATL 36	DAR DNQ	BRI	NWS	MAR						MCH DNQ	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL			48th	255	^[39]
1992	Close Racing	47	Chevy									TAL 31	CLT	DOV	SON	POC																			48th	255	^[39]
1993	Hendrick Motorsports	46	Chevy	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL DNQ	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL		NA	-	^[40]
1994	Moroso Racing	20	Ford	DAY DNQ	CAR	RCH	ATL DNQ	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL	NA	-	^[41]

Daytona 500 results

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1961	Buck Baker Racing	Chrysler	28	40
1962	Buck Baker Racing	Chrysler	15	29
1964	David Walker	Plymouth	42	29
1965	Buck Baker Racing	Dodge	18	40
1966	Buck Baker Racing	Chevrolet	36	32
1967	Fox Racing	Dodge	9	28
1968			13	30
1969			1	5
1970	Owens Racing	Dodge	2	27
1971	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	6	2
1972	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	31	34
1973	K&K Insurance Racing	Dodge	1	6
1975	Bud Moore Engineering	Ford	13	20
1976			5	33
1977			8	3
1978	M.C. Anderson Racing	Oldsmobile	31	7
1979	Ranier-Lundy Racing	Oldsmobile	1	40
1980	Ranier-Lundy Racing	Oldsmobile	1	1
1981	Ellington Racing	Oldsmobile	6	4
1982	Ellington Racing	Buick	4	8
1983	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	5	3
1984	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	5	38
1985	Baker-Schiff Racing	Oldsmobile	7	4
1986			17	26
1987			7	4
1988			18	9
1991	Osterlund Racing	Pontiac	16	37
1992	Close Racing	Oldsmobile	24	11
1994	Moroso Racing	Ford	DNQ

International Race of Champions

(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)

International Race of Champions results
Year	Make	Q1	Q2	Q3	1	2	3	4	Pos.	Pts	Ref
1976–77	Chevy				MCH 1	RSD 6	RSD 8	DAY 8	5th	NA	^[42]
1979–80	Chevy	MCH 4	MCH	RSD	RSD 8	ATL 9			10th	14	^[43]

References

^ "Wylie "Buddy" Baker, Jr., 1941-2015". International Motorsports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
^ "NASCAR Legend Buddy Baker Leaves SiriusXM Radio After Cancer Diagnosis". Catchfence. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
^ "Buddy Baker announces he has 'huge tumor' in lung, leaving SiriusXM". NBC Sports. July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker, Nascar racer and commentator, dies at 74". The Washington Post. Associated Press. August 10, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker, NASCAR's 'Gentle Giant,' dies at 74". USA Today. August 10, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
^ Buddy Baker at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
^ "Buddy Baker – 1959 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1960 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1961 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1962 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1963 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1964 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1965 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1966 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1967 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1968 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1969 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1970 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1977 IROC Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
^ "Buddy Baker – 1980 IROC Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.

External links

Official website
Buddy Baker at IMDb
The Inside Groove.com – Historical Nascar Image Gallery
Buddy Baker driver statistics at Racing-Reference
Actual footage of Buddy Baker setting the 200 mph world record in the No. 88 Chrysler Engineering Charger Daytona
Profile, aerowarriors.com

Achievements

Preceded by

Richard Petty

Daytona 500 Winner
1980

Succeeded by

Richard Petty

[1] "Wylie "Buddy" Baker, Jr., 1941-2015". International Motorsports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020.

[2] "NASCAR Legend Buddy Baker Leaves SiriusXM Radio After Cancer Diagnosis". Catchfence. Retrieved April 11, 2020.

[3] "Buddy Baker announces he has 'huge tumor' in lung, leaving SiriusXM". NBC Sports. July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.

[4] "Buddy Baker, Nascar racer and commentator, dies at 74". The Washington Post. Associated Press. August 10, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.

[5] "Buddy Baker, NASCAR's 'Gentle Giant,' dies at 74". USA Today. August 10, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.

[MSHoF-6] Buddy Baker at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America

[7] "Buddy Baker – 1959 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2015.

[8] "Buddy Baker – 1960 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2015.

[9] "Buddy Baker – 1961 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2015.

[10] "Buddy Baker – 1962 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2015.

[11] "Buddy Baker – 1963 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2015.

[12] "Buddy Baker – 1964 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2015.

[13] "Buddy Baker – 1965 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2015.

[14] "Buddy Baker – 1966 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2015.

[15] "Buddy Baker – 1967 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2015.

[16] "Buddy Baker – 1968 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2015.

[17] "Buddy Baker – 1969 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2015.

[18] "Buddy Baker – 1970 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2015.

[19] "Buddy Baker – 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2015.

[20] "Buddy Baker – 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.

[21] "Buddy Baker – 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.

[22] "Buddy Baker – 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.

[23] "Buddy Baker – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.

[24] "Buddy Baker – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.

[25] "Buddy Baker – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.

[26] "Buddy Baker – 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.

[27] "Buddy Baker – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.

[28] "Buddy Baker – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.

[29] "Buddy Baker – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.

[30] "Buddy Baker – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.

[31] "Buddy Baker – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.

[32] "Buddy Baker – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.

[33] "Buddy Baker – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.

[34] "Buddy Baker – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.

[35] "Buddy Baker – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.

[36] "Buddy Baker – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.

[37] "Buddy Baker – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.

[38] "Buddy Baker – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.

[39] "Buddy Baker – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.

[40] "Buddy Baker – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.

[41] "Buddy Baker – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.

[42] "Buddy Baker – 1977 IROC Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.

[43] "Buddy Baker – 1980 IROC Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2015.

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Authority control databases
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National	United States
Other	SNAC

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