Buddy Baker
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Elsie Wylie "Buddy" Baker Jr. (January 25, 1941 – August 10, 2015) was an American NASCAR racer and sports commentator.
He was the champion of the 1980 Daytona 500.
Early life
Baker, the son of two-time NASCAR champion Buck Baker, was born in Florence, South Carolina, on January 25, 1941. Baker, a high school athlete, began racing in 1958 at the age of 17, and the following year, he began his NASCAR career. He idolized several of NASCAR's top competitors, including his father and Fireball Roberts, as a youth, and followed them closely throughout his early NASCAR careers.
Career
Baker won the National 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1967, his first appearance in 1967. He became the first driver to reach 200 mph (320 km/h) on a closed track on March 24, 1970, while testing his blue Dodge Daytona. He became known for his ability at superspeedways in his career; he won four races in Talladega and two at Daytona, including the 1980 Daytona 500. Baker's victory in the event is the fastest Daytona 500 in NASCAR history, with a total speed of 177.602 km/h (285.809) km/h).
He is one of nine drivers to win a Career Grand Slam, Aaron's 499, Coca-Cola 600, and the Southern 500, one of four NASCAR's most prestigious races: the Daytona 500, Aaron's 499, Coca-Cola 600, and the Southern 500. Richard Petty, David Pearson, Bobby Allison, Darrell Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt, Jimmie Johnson, and Kevin Harvick were the only other drivers to have achieved this feat. Baker is the only one of the nine drivers to have never been crowned champions. He primarily raced part-time, only racing for 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 he helped with the Buck Baker Racing School with his brother for a number of years.
Baker retired from NASCAR in 1992, winning 19 consecutive titles. Talladega Superspeedway's 1,099 laps led to his track record, which also includes his All-time career win.
Broadcasting career and later life
Baker became a television broadcaster after his retirement, first for The Nashville Network in 1991 and then for TBS and CBS in 1996. He aided in some of NASCAR's most memorable moments, including the first Winston All-Star Race held at night, Dale Earnhardt's first Daytona 500 victory, and the first Daytona 500-mile race to be held under the lights in Prime Time. He remained with all three networks until the new unified television package came into existence in the 2001 season, after which he stepped away from the broadcasting booth.
On Sirius XM's new NASCAR Radio channel, Baker co-hosted "The Driver's Seat" with John Kernan in 2007. He later appeared on "Tradin' Paint" with Steve Post and co-host on "Late Shift" with Alex Hayden.
Baker resigned from broadcasting on July 7, 2015, and revealed that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer. "Do not shed a tear," Trump told his fans during his last broadcast. When you say my name, give a smile.
Baker died on August 10, 2015 at his home in Catawba County, North Carolina. The drivers in all three NASCAR series mounted stickers on their cars to celebrate Baker's legacy during the race weekend in August 2015.
Motorsports career results
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