Buck Baker

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Buck Baker
BuckBakerNASCARLegend.jpg
BornElzie Wylie Baker Sr.
(1919-03-04)March 4, 1919
Richburg, South Carolina
DiedApril 14, 2002(2002-04-14) (aged 83)
Charlotte, North Carolina[1]
Achievements1956 Grand National Series Champion
1957 Grand National Series Champion
1952 NASCAR Speedway Division Champion
1953, 1960, 1964 Southern 500 Winner
Led Grand National Series in wins in 1956 and 1957
Led Grand National Series in poles in 1956 and 1957
AwardsNamed one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998)
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (1998)
NASCAR Hall of Fame (2013)
NASCAR Cup Series career
635 races run over 26 years
Best finish1st (1956, 1957)
First race1949 Race No. 1 (Charlotte)
Last race1976 National 500 (Charlotte)
First win1952 (Columbia)
Last win1964 Southern 500 (Darlington)
Wins Top tens Poles
46 372 45
NASCAR Grand National East Series career
12 races run over 2 years
Best finish11th (1972)
First race1972 Bold City 200 (Jacksonville)
Last race1973 Sunoco 260 (Hickory)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 5 0
NASCAR Convertible Division career
20 races run over 3 years
Best finish23rd (1958)
First race1957 Rebel 300 (Darlington)
Last race1959 Race #14 (Greenville-Pickens)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 10 0
Statistics current as of May 9, 2018.

Elzie Wylie Baker Sr. (March 4, 1919 – April 14, 2002), better known as Buck Baker, was an American stock car racer. Born in Richburg, South Carolina, Baker began his NASCAR career in 1949 and won his first race three years later at Columbia Speedway. Twenty-seven years later, Baker retired after the 1976 National 500.

During his NASCAR Cup Series career, Baker won two championships, 46 races and 45 pole positions, as well as recorded 372 top-tens. In 1957, he became the first driver to win two consecutive championships in the series. Between 1957 and 1959 Baker competed in the NASCAR Convertible Division. From 1972 to 1973, he competed in the Grand National East Series, where he recorded five top-tens in twelve races. On May 23, 2012, it was announced that he would be inducted into the 2013 class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame on February 8, 2013.

Racing career[]

Model kit of Baker's flathead-powered Modified
Replica of Baker's 1949 NASCAR Oldsmobile

Baker entered his first race in 1939 in Greenville, South Carolina,[2] He entered his first NASCAR race in 1949 at Charlotte Speedway. Baker went on to become one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR's history; he was the first back-to-back winner of the Grand National Championship in 1956 and 1957.[3] He was second twice (1955 and 1958) and finished in the top five on four other occasions.

Baker's 682 NASCAR starts (44 from the pole) ranks him third all-time and his 46 victories rank him 13th. In 1953, 1960 and 1964, Baker won the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. In 1963, Baker was given credit for winning a race that he clearly did not win. Wendell Scott won the race. NASCAR later reversed its ruling for the race. Scott did not receive the trophy. In 1967, Baker switched to NASCAR's Grand American division, where he was also very successful.

Baker, along with Roby Combs and Ike Kaiser leased motorsport tracks and promoted races early in the 1950s. The three leased Charlotte Speedway in 1950 and promoted races there, before selling their lease to Bruton Smith.[4] In September 1951, they leased Air Base Speedway, near Greenville, South Carolina, also to promote races.[5]

After his retirement in 1976, Baker opened up the Buck Baker Racing School, where Jeff Gordon drove his first stock car. His son, Buddy, was a 34-year Winston Cup veteran and taught at the school along with Buck's daughter, Susie Baker;[1] his other son, Randy, also competed in Winston Cup and operates .

Awards[]

Baker was inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association's Hall of Fame in 1982,[1] the International Motorsports Hall of Fame[6] in 1990, and the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1998.[7] Also in 1998, he was named one of the NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers.[8] On May 23, 2012, it was announced that he would be one of five nominees to be inducted into the 2013 class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame on February 8, 2013.[9]

Last years and death[]

Baker died on the night of April 14, 2002 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina of natural causes.[1]

His wife, Susan, is the former president of the Buck Baker Racing School. His son, Buddy Baker[10] also grew to be a renowned NASCAR driver, winning the 1980 Daytona 500 in what is still the record speed for the 500 at 177.602 mph (285.809 km/h). Buddy would eventually become a TV broadcaster following his retirement from racing.[11]

Motorsports career results[]

NASCAR[]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Grand National Series[]

NASCAR Grand National Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 NGNC Pts Ref
1949 87 Kaiser CLT
11 		46th 20 [12]
DAB
23 		HBO LAN HAM MAR HEI NWS
1950 Buck Baker Racing 70 Ford DAB
9 		12th 531.5 [13]
87 CLT
22 		LAN MAR
8 		CAN DSP MCF
Chevy CLT
14 		HBO DSP HAM
Olds DAR
69 		LAN
7 		NWS
14 		MAR
3 		WIN HBO
2
1951 DAB
5 		CLT NMO HBO ASF NWS MAR CAN CLB
5 		LAN CLT
13 		DSP 23rd 644.5 [14]
Buck Baker Racing Plymouth
28 		CLB
5 		DSP HEI AWS MCF MSF ABS
3
6 		HBO
19 		TPN MAR OAK NWS HMS
14
Ford DAR
56 		ATL
28 		NMO
1952 87 Olds PBS DAB
28 		12th 2159 [15]
89 Hudson NWS
15 		MAR
20 		CLB
1* 		ATL
4
4 		LAN
6 		DAR
15* 		DSP CAN HBO CLT MSF MCF AWS
10
27 		NWS
16 		ATL PBS
87 Lincoln DAR
9
Buck Baker Racing Ford LAN
44 		DSP
21 		HBO MAR
1953 Lincoln PBS DAB
13 		NWS
6 		4th 6713 [16]
Olds CLT
14 		RCH
3
8 		LAN
1 		CLB
1 		HCY
19 		MAR
7
3 		RSP
13
5 		FFS
4 		LAN
36 		TCS
4
5 		MCF PIF
2 		ATL
7*
5
4 		DAV
2 		HBO
18 		AWS
4
6 		DAR
1*
7 		LAN
11 		BLF
3
7 		NWS
6* 		MAR
20* 		ATL
1
Ford HCY
10
1954 87 Olds PBS
2* 		DAB
2 		JSP
5 		ATL
2
2 		OAK NWS
15 		LAN
6 		SHA
2 		CLT
1* 		MCF
4 		WGS
6
3 		DAR
44
21
3 		LAN
4 		MAS
1 		MAR
3 		NWS
2 		3rd 6893 [17]
88 Olds HBO
3
8
1* 		MAR
18
9 		CLB
8 		LND
3 		HCY
3 		PIF
4 		AWS
14 		SFS
5
2
1 		OAK
5
Slick Smith 87 Cadillac
17
1955 Frank Christian 14 Olds TCS
2 		2nd 8088 [18]
87 Olds PBS
3 		JSP
4 		DAB
9
16 		CLB
4 		HBO
2 		NWS
1* 		MGY
12 		LAN
2 		HCY
11 		ASF MAR
6 		NCF
3 		FOR
12*
3 		FON
4
2
2
Buck Baker Racing 89 Buick CLT
1 		RCH
17 		AWS
9
5 		FOR
3 		MAS
5 		RSP
6 		DAR
6 		MGY
5
303 Olds MCF
16
303 Chrysler PIF
4 		CLB
5
23
25
3
55 Olds NYF
9
Carl Kiekhaefer 89 Buick LAN
6
DePaolo Engineering 87 Ford RSP
7 		GPS
5 		MAS
6 		CLB
2* 		MAR
10 		LVP NWS
1* 		HBO
3
1956 HCY
7 		CLT
5 		PBS
4 		1st 9272 [19]
Carl Kiekhaefer 301 Chrysler ASF
1 		DAB
20
500B Dodge PBS
2
2
2 		GPS
1 		HCY
3
1
5 		CLB
1
300C Chrysler ATL
1 		NWS
11 		RSP
11
87 LAN
1* 		DAR
26
1* 		LAN
38 		POR
Dodge RCH
1*
23
300 Chrysler CON
2 		HBO
1 		CLT
3 		POR NYF
1* 		MAS
9*
5 		MCF
4 		POR AWS
21 		PIF
13 		CSF MGY
2 		OKL
9 		PIF
7
4 		POR
502 Dodge MAR
1 		CHI
6 		ROA
8
31 Ford
9
Carl Kiekhaefer 300B Chrysler
35 		HBO
2*
2* 		CLT
1*
1 		HCY
3
1
501 Dodge
4
00 Chrysler MAR
7
1957 87 Chevy CON DAB
4 		CON
2
2 		HBO
1* 		AWS
1*
5 		LAN
5
3* 		PIF
10
3 		POR
6 		RCH
10 		MAR
1 		POR
1
2 		ASP 1st 10716 [20]
Buck Baker Racing
3 		CLB
2 		PIF
3* 		JAC
1
7
2 		MAS
4 		POR
7
1
4 		GLN
1* 		KPC
26
7
4 		DAR
5 		NYF AWS
2 		CSF LAN
5 		CLB
1
1*
4
23
2 		CON
9
6
1
1958
8 		DAB
7 		CON
29
3
2 		HBO
1*
7 		CLB
24 		PIF
22 		ATL
6
6 		MAR
35 		ODS GPS
2
6
10 		NWS
4 		BGS
24
6 		RSD CLB
18
15
3
2 		HCY
6 		AWS
2
2 		MCC
7 		SLS TOR BUF MCF
2 		BEL
3 		BRR
5 		CLB
14 		NSV
6 		AWS
5 		BGS
5 		MBS
2 		DAR
2
1* 		BIR
2 		CSF
1 		RCH
4 		HBO
3
2 		MAR
5 		NWS
10 		ATL
13 		2nd 11588 [21]
1959 86
3 		5th 7170 [22]
87 DAY
28 		DAY
42 		ATL
2 		HCY
15 		MAR
39 		TRN
5 		NSV
4 		ASP ATL
3 		CLB
3*
5 		RCH
3 		DAY
35 		HEI
88 HBO
5 		CON
18
15 		CLB
19 		NWS
21 		PIF
11 		GPS
6 		HCY
2 		RCH CSF
89 BGS
5 		BGS
9 		AWS
87
3
13 		NSV
11 		DAR
9 		MAR
14 		NWS
8
3
88 MBS
20 		AWS
8 		BGS GPS
1 		CLB HBO
12 		AWS
12
1960 87
3 		CLB 4th 14674 [23]
Buck Baker Racing DAY
15 		DAY DAY
18
13 		NWS
14 		CLB
2 		MAR
26
12
5 		BGS GPS
17 		AWS
8 		DAR
5 		PIF
9 		HBO
5 		RCH
8 		HMS CLT
5 		DAY
28 		HEI
5 		MBS
1 		ATL
31 		BIR
7
3 		AWS
27 		PIF
9 		CLB
3 		SBO
4 		BGS
5 		HCY
15 		CSF
10 		HBO
8 		MAR
5 		NWS
5 		CLT
18 		RCH
6 		ATL
20
L.D. Austin 74 Chevy BGS
8
Jack Smith 47 Pontiac DAR
1*
1961 Buck Baker Racing 87 Chevy
4 		JSP
11 		10th 13746 [24]
Chrysler DAY
4 		DAY DAY
9 		PIF AWS HMS DAR
20
12 		RSD ASP CLT
42 		DAY
30
6 		DAR
27 		ATL
25 		CLT
17
86 ATL
15 		GPS
5 		HBO
3 		BGS
16 		MAR
12 		NWS
25 		CLB
16
2 		RCH
3
5 		PIF
11
11 		GPS
21 		BGS
7
4
1
9 		CLB
15 		MBS
13* 		BRI
37
4 		BGS AWS
28 		RCH
15 		SBO HCY
3 		RCH
15 		CSF MAR
21 		NWS
27 		BRI
11 		GPS
17* 		HBO
17
1962 CON
15 		AWS
2 		DAY HBO
9 		GPS
16 		MBS
16 		13th 12838 [25]
87 DAY
17 		DAY
28 		CON AWS RCH
24
8 		NWS
6 		MAR
23 		BGS BRI
27 		RCH CON DAR
14 		PIF CLT
31 		ATL
20 		BGS
18 		AUG
14 		RCH
10 		SBO
9 		DAY
12 		CLB ASH
4 		GPS
18 		AUG
3
19 		MBS BRI
13 		CHT
9
3 		HUN
4 		AWS
23 		BGS PIF DAR
11 		HCY
3 		RCH
30 		DTS
10 		AUG
11 		MAR NWS
27
18
Jack Smith 47 Pontiac ATL
8
1963 Buck Baker Racing 87 Chrysler BIR
3
12 		RSD DAY AWS
2 		HBO
12
7 		AUG
5 		SBO
9 		BGS
4
14 		11th 18114 [26]
Pontiac DAY
31 		DAY
DNQ 		PIF ATL
33 		BRI
23 		RCH
16 		GPS
1 		MAR
24
5 		CLB
2 		DAR
8 		ODS RCH CLT
43 		BIR
3 		ATL
9 		DAY
15 		MBS
2
9 		DTS
3 		BGS
3 		ASH
5
14 		BRR
10 		BRI
32 		GPS
3
5 		CLB
15 		AWS
7 		PIF
3 		BGS
10
5 		HCY
6 		RCH
22 		MAR
10 		DTS
7 		NWS
19
6 		SBO
20 		HBO
4 		RSD
Smokey Yunick 13 Chevy DAR
10
Fox Racing 33 Chevy
27
1964 Buck Baker Racing 87 Pontiac CON
12 		JSP
2
16 		RSD 9th 22366 [27]
Petty Enterprises 42 Plymouth
29
41 DAY
2* 		DAY DAY
12 		RCH BRI
4 		GPS BGS ATL
5 		AWS PIF CLB NWS
6 		MAR SVH
Fox Racing 3 Dodge DAR
26 		CLT
20 		GPS
17 		ASH
7 		ATL
20 		CON
20 		NSV
3
3 		BIR
5
1 		PIF
17 		DAY
4 		BRR
2 		ISP GLN
4 		LIN BRI
19 		NSV MBS AWS
5 		CLB DAR
1 		HCY
3 		RCH
24 		ODS MAR
13 		NWS
5
8
03
11 		SBO
89 Plymouth HBO
20
15 		JAC
23
1965 Buck Baker Racing 88 Dodge RSD
9 		DAY RCH
2 		HBO
6 		ISP
15 		GLN 17th 13136 [28]
87 Olds DAY
26 		DAY
DNQ 		PIF ASW ATL
28 		GPS
17 		NWS
23 		MAR
28 		CLB BRI
Chevy DAR
10 		BGS CLT
38
19 		ASH NSV ATL
32 		GPS MBS
19 		DAY
32 		ODS
9 		BRI
5
22 		AWS
6
15 		PIF AUG
8 		CLB
10 		DTS
7 		LIN
21 		ODS
27 		RCH
24 		MAR
29 		NWS
12
26 		HBO CAR
9
86 Plymouth DAR
2 		HCY
1966 87 Chevy
27 		RSD DAY DAY 21st 14504 [29]
Olds DAY
22 		CAR BRI ATL
26 		CLB
23 		GPS
14 		BGS
9 		NWS
27 		MAR
11 		DAR
8
16
10
16 		RCH
18
9 		PIF
2 		AWS
4
26 		GPS ODS
5 		FON
5 		BRI
32 		SMR
11 		NSV
2 		ATL
9 		CLB AWS BLV
4 		BGS DAR
41 		HCY
18 		RCH
2 		NWS
31 		CLT
32 		CAR
17
88 Chevy CLT
10 		DTS BRR
6 		OXF
11 		ISP
25
86 DAY
33
Dodge MAR
11
1967 88 Olds RSD DAY DAY DAY AWS
21 		BRI
21 		GPS BGS
14 		ATL CLB
13 		MGY
11
8 		FDA
8
11
18
16 		27th 9450 [30]
87 Ford NWS
12 		MAR
8 		RCH
24 		DAR
31 		CLT
16 		BIR CAR
17 		GPS DAY
19 		TRN
7 		BRI
10 		ATL
20 		CLB DAR HCY RCH MAR NWS CLT CAR AWS
1968
28 		MGY
8 		RSD DAY BRI 39th 650 [31]
Neil Castles 06 Plymouth RCH
20 		ATL
Buck Baker Racing 88 Olds HCY
16 		GPS
7 		CLB
12 		NWS
19 		MAR
39 		AWS
24 		DAR BLV
20 		LGY CLT BIR GPS
15 		DAY
87 AUG
5
Chevy CAR
17 		ISP
14
22 		FDA
13 		TRN
21 		BRI ATL CLB AWS SBO DAR HCY RCH BLV MAR NWS CLT CAR JFC
1969 Bailey Racing 87 Pontiac MGR MGY RSD DAY DAY DAY CAR BRI ATL CLB GPS RCH NWS MAR AWS DAR CLT MCH GPS DAY DOV TRN BRI ATL MCH BGS AWS DAR HCY RCH TAL
18 		CLB MAR NWS CLT AUG CAR MGR TWS NA 0 [32]
1970 58 Chevy RSD DAY DAY DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI TAL NWS CLB DAR CLT MAR MCH RSD GPS DAY TRN BRI NSV ATL CLB MCH TAL DAR RCH DOV
17 		NCF NWS CLT
DNQ 		MAR
DNQ 		MGR CAR LGY NA 0 [33]
1971 Buck Baker Racing 87 Pontiac RSD DAY DAY DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL CLB GPS NWS MAR DAR TAL CLT DOV MCH HOU GPS DAY BRI TRN NSV ATL BGS
4
16 		MCH TAL CLB
17
13 		DAR MAR CLT DOV CAR MGR
18 		RCH NWS
6 		TWS NA 0 [34]

Winston Cup Series[]

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 NWCC Pts Ref
1972 93 Chevy RSD DAY RCH ONT CAR
36 		ATL BRI DAR
30 		NWS
21 		MAR TAL
40 		CLT DOV MCH RSD TWS DAY BRI TRN ATL TAL MCH NSV NA 0 [35]
65 Chevy DAR
26 		RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR TWS
1973 RSD DAY RCH CAR
27 		BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV CLT DOV TWS RSD MCH DAY BRI ATL TAL NSV DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT CAR 101st - [36]
1976 Donlavey Racing 93 Ford RSD DAY CAR RCH BRI ATL NWS DAR
6 		MAR 48th 513 [37]
33 Chevy TAL
34 		NSV
16 		DOV
28 		CLT RSD MCH TAL
16 		MCH BRI DAR
17 		RCH DOV MAR NWS
Frasson Racing 18 Chevy DAY
36 		NSV POC
59 Chevy CLT
24 		CAR ATL ONT
Daytona 500[]
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1959 Buck Baker Racing Chevrolet 54 42
1960 29 18
1961 Chrysler 7 9
1962 31 28
1963 Pontiac DNQ
1964 Petty Enterprises Plymouth 5 12
1965 Buck Baker Racing Oldsmobile DNQ
1966 32 22

References[]

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External links[]

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Preceded by
Tim Flock 		NASCAR Grand National Champion
1956 		Succeeded by
Buck Baker
Preceded by
Buck Baker 		NASCAR Grand National Champion
1957 		Succeeded by
Lee Petty
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