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Bookmark or Share- NASCAR legend Buddy Baker, 74, dies of cancer - ESPNBuddy Baker, noted for a 34-year career in NASCAR's top series that produced 19 victories, including the 1980 Daytona 500, died Monday morning from lung cancer. He was 74.
- NASCAR legend Buddy Baker passes away at 74 - Motorsport.comElzie Wylie “Buddy” Baker Jr., who picked up the nicknames “Leadfoot” and “The Gentle Giant” with good reason during his NASCAR career, died Monday at his home on Lake Norman north of Charlotte,...
- Buddy Baker - International Motorsports Hall of FameWylie (Buddy) Baker, Jr., born January 25,1941, in Florence, South Carolina, was known as the “Gentle Giant” of NASCAR Winston Cup racing. He was not so gentle, but certainly a giant, on March 24,1970, while testing his blue Dodge Daytona for the first running of the Alabama 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway.
- Buddy Baker - Motorsports Hall of Fame of AmericaDuring Buddy Baker's prime in the NASCAR big-time, the ''Gentle Giant'' of stock car racing drove like the wind and cracked one-liners like a vaudeville comic. After 36 years at the wheel in a career that started in 1959, Buddy retired in 1994.
- Buddy Baker - WikipediaElzie 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.
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