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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.
Aug 10, 2015 · Buddy 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.
Aug 10, 2015 · Buddy 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.
Aug 10, 2015 · CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Buddy Baker, who won the 1980 Daytona 500 and at 6-foot-6 was NASCAR’s “Gentle Giant,” died Monday. He was 74. Baker died after a brief battle with lung cancer, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio said.
Jan 31, 2020 · NASCAR remembers the legacy and career, both on and off the track, of former Cup driver and broadcaster Buddy Baker as he is posthumously inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Aug 10, 2015 · Elzie 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...
Aug 10, 2015 · Buddy Baker, a Nascar driver who won the 1980 Daytona 500, was the first to exceed 200 miles per hour on a closed course, and later became a racing broadcaster, died on Monday. He was 74.
In 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.
Aug 10, 2015 · Former NASCAR driver Buddy Baker died Monday morning at the age of 74. Born Elzie Wylie Baker Jr., he was the first driver to exceed 200 mph on a closed course in 1970 at Talladega Superspeedway.
Feb 20, 2015 · Nominee for the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2019. At six feet, six inches tall, Buddy Baker was often called the “Gentle Giant,” however, the nickname “Leadfoot” was more apropos due to the...
