NASCAR Great Buddy Baker Passes Away At 76 - GM Authority (blog)
NASCAR great Elzie Wylie ‘Buddy’ Baker Jr. passed away yesterday morning at the age of 74. Baker, widely recognized as one of the most skilled stock car drivers to ever compete in NASCAR, was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer about a month... Baker, born Florence, SC, to two-time NASCAR champion Buck Baker, began his NASCAR career in 1959. He competed in over 700 races between then and when he retired from racing in 1992, winning 19 Winston Cup races, taking 38 poles and racking up 202... Following his retirement, Baker was a NASCAR commentator for CBS and the Nashville Network. Source: gmauthority.com
