Sad.
Good racer. RIP
I loved Buddy Baker when he was in the TV booth.
By the time he said. “They are heading into turn one”, the cars were coming out of turn four.
Saw him race once , at Bridgehampton on Long Island in 1963 when I was 11 . Richard Petty won that day . Got Fireball Roberts’ autograph . My uncle Doug , who took me , was a big Petty fan . R.I.P. Buddy .
First driver to break the 200 mph barrier (Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, March 24, 1970).
First driver to win the Big Four (Daytona, Talladega, Darlington and Charlotte).
Ranks ninth on NASCAR’s all-time list for top-five finishes (202) and top-10 finishes (311).
Ranks 10th on the all-time list for pole positions with 40.
Career earnings: $3,995,500
Ping
Listen to that Dodge! Pleasure from days gone by.
So long Buddy, see ya on the other side.
Bummer, I liked that guy.
RIP Buddy! I had the pleasure to talk with him several times. I always enjoyed his humor and wit. His dad Buck was a character as well.
Never heard of the guy even though we share the same last name. But then again, I’m not a racing fan. He seemed like a good guy based on the responses here.
Rest in peace Buddy
old NASCAR bumpo
Sad news. Definitely one of my favorites when I followed NASCAR. RIP, Buddy.
A coworker and I had to pick up Buddy Baker and Neil Bonnet at Metropolitan Airport in Detroit and take them to afor a press conference about an indoor race at the Pontiac Silverdome.
We were running late as Neil’s plane was delayed and they would not let us drive, so Neil said he would.
He drove like he was in a race and Buddy just encouraged him as he could see we were petrified.
These 2 were so funny and so very, very nice.
RIP Buddy.
Elzie Wylie Baker, Jr.
He always had the hardest luck though. There were so many races that he should have won, but, something would break, or there would be a caution, and out he went.
Had that red and black #6. Saw him once with a Super Bird.
RIP.