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Bookmark or Share- Buddy Baker, NASCAR's 'Gentle Giant,' dies at 74 - USA TODAYBuddy Baker, who announced last month he had inoperable lung cancer, died early Monday morning at 74. Baker, known as NASCAR's 'Gentle Giant' as he towered over most of his competitors at...
- Buddy Baker through the years - NASCARBuddy Baker drove for Petty Enterprises in 28 NASCAR Cup Series races during the 1971 and 1972 seasons as teammate to Richard Petty. Baker won twice during his tenure...
- Legendary driver and broadcaster Buddy Baker diesBuddy Baker, a NASCAR legend as an affable broadcaster and a star driver who won many of the sport’s biggest races, died Monday morning after a brief battle with cancer, according to SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
- 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.
- Buddy Baker | Class of 2020 NASCAR Hall of Fame InducteeIn 1980, Buddy Baker won the Daytona 500 with an average race speed of 177.602 mph—a track record that still stands. In 1970, Baker became the first driver to eclipse the 200-mph mark on a closed course while testing at Talladega Superspeedway.
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