Buck Baker

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Buck Baker
BornElzie Wylie Baker Sr.
(1919-03-04)March 4, 1919
Richburg, South Carolina, U.S.
DiedApril 14, 2002(2002-04-14) (aged 83)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.[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 (1956, 1957)
Led Grand National Series in poles (1956, 1957)
AwardsNamed one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998)
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (1998)
NASCAR Hall of Fame (2013)
Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023)
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 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[edit]

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 Kiser 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 SpeedTech Auto Racing Schools. He came out of retirement in 1993 to compete in 1 Race of the short lived Fast Masters.

Awards[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

NASCAR[edit]

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

Grand National Series[edit]

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 Penny Mullis 87 Kaiser CLT
11
46th 20 [12]
Buzzy Boehmen 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 VER DSP MCF
Chevy CLT
14
HBO DSP HAM
Griffin Motors Olds DAR
69
LAN
7
NWS
14
VER MAR
3
WIN HBO
2
1951 DAB
5
CLT NMO GAR HBO ASF NWS MAR CAN CLB
5
CCS LAN CLT
13
DSP 23rd 644.5 [14]
Buck Baker Racing Plymouth CLS
28
CLB
5
DSP GAR GRS BAI HEI AWS MCF ALS MSF FMS MOR ABS
3
WIL
6
HBO
19
TPN PGS MAR OAK NWS HMS JSP
14
Ford DAR
56
ATL
28
GAR NMO
1952 Griffin Motors 87 Olds PBS DAB
28
JSP 12th 2159 [15]
B.A. Pless 89 Hudson NWS
15
MAR
20
CLB
1*
ATL
4
CCS
4
LAN
6
DAR
15*
DSP CAN HAY FMS HBO CLT MSF NIF OSW MON MOR PPS MCF AWS
10
CCS
27
NWS
16
ATL PBS
Wheatley Motors 87 Lincoln DAR
9
Buck Baker Racing Ford LAN
44
DSP WIL
21
HBO MAR
1953 Wheatley Motors Lincoln PBS DAB
13
HAR NWS
6
4th 6713 [16]
Griffin Motors Olds CLT
14
RCH
3
CCS
8
LAN
1
CLB
1
HCY
19
MAR
7
PMS
3
RSP
13
LOU
5
FIF
4
LAN
36
TCS
4
WIL
5
MCF PIF
2
MOR ATL
7*
RVS
5
LCF
4
DAV
2
HBO
18
AWS
4
PAS
6
DAR
1*
CCS
7
LAN
11
BLF
3
WIL
7
NWS
6*
MAR
20*
ATL
1
Ford HCY
10
1954 Griffin Motors 87 Olds PBS
2*
DAB
2
JSP
5
ATL
2
OSP
2
OAK NWS
15
LAN
6
SHA
2
CLT
1*
GAR MCF
4
WGS
6
COR
3
DAR
44
CCS
21
CLT
3
LAN
4
MAS
1
MAR
3
NWS
2
3rd 6893 [17]
Ernest Woods 88 Olds HBO
3
CCS
8
WIL
1*
MAR
18
RSP
9
CLB
8
LND
3
HCY
3
PIF
4
AWS
14
SFS
5
GRS
2
MOR
1
OAK CLT
5
Slick Smith 87 Cadillac SAN
17
1955 Frank Christian 14 Olds TCS
2
2nd 8088 [18]
Griffin Motors 87 Olds PBS
3
JSP
4
DAB
9
OSP
16
CLB
4
HBO
2
NWS
1*
MGY
12
LAN
2
HCY
11
ASF TUS MAR
6
NCF
3
FOR
12*
LIN
3
FON
4
AIR
2
CLT
2
Buck Baker Racing 89 Buick CLT
1
RCH
17
AWS
9
SAN
5
FOR
3
MAS
5
RSP
6
DAR
6
MGY
5
Griffin Motors 303 Olds MCF
16
Henry Ford 303 Chrysler PIF
4
CLB
5
MOR
23
ALS
25
CLT
3
B & L Motors 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 Satcher Motors HCY
7
CLT
5
WSS PBS
4
1st 9272 [19]
Carl Kiekhaefer 301 Chrysler ASF
1
DAB
20
500B Dodge PBS
2
WIL
2
CLB
2
GPS
1
HCY
3
LIN
1
CCF
5
CLB
1
300C Chrysler ATL
1
NWS
11
RSP
11
87 LAN
1*
DAR
26
CSH
1*
LAN
38
POR
Dodge RCH
1*
CLT
23
300 Chrysler CON
2
HBO
1
CLT
3
POR EUR NYF
1*
MER MAS
9*
CLT
5
MCF
4
POR AWS
21
PIF
13
CSF MGY
2
OKL
9
PIF
7
MYB
4
POR
502 Dodge MAR
1
CHI
6
ROA
8
John Whitford 31 Ford OBS
9
Carl Kiekhaefer 300B Chrysler SAN
35
HBO
2*
NWP
2*
CLT
1*
CCF
1
HCY
3
WIL
1
501 Dodge NOR
4
00 Chrysler MAR
7
1957 Hugh Babb 87 Chevy WSS CON TIC DAB
4
CON
2
WIL
2
HBO
1*
AWS
1*
NWS
5
LAN
5
CLT
3*
PIF
10
GBF
3
POR CCF
6
RCH
10
MAR
1
POR EUR LIN
1
LCS
2
ASP 1st 10716 [20]
Buck Baker Racing NWP
3
CLB
2
CPS PIF
3*
JAC
1
RSP
7
CLT
2
MAS
4
POR HCY
7
NOR
1
LCS
4
GLN
1*
KPC LIN
26
OBS
7
MYB
4
DAR
5
NYF AWS
2
CSF SCF LAN
5
CLB
1
CCF
1*
CLT
4
MAR
23
NBR
2
CON
9
NWS
6
GBF
1
1958 FAY
8
DAB
7
CON
29
FAY
3
WIL
2
HBO
1*
FAY
7
CLB
24
PIF
22
ATL
6
CLT
6
MAR
35
ODS OBS GPS
2
GBF
6
STR
10
NWS
4
BGS
24
TRN
6
RSD CLB
18
NBS
15
REF
3
LIN
2
HCY
6
AWS
2
RSP
2
MCC
7
SLS TOR BUF MCF
2
BEL
3
BRR
5
CLB
14
NSV
6
AWS
5
BGS
5
MBS
2
DAR
2
CLT
1*
BIR
2
CSF GAF
1
RCH
4
HBO
3
SAS
2
MAR
5
NWS
10
ATL
13
2nd 11588 [21]
1959 86 FAY
3
5th 7170 [22]
87 DAY
28
DAY
42
ATL
2
HCY
15
MAR
39
TRN CLT
5
NSV
4
ASP ATL
3
CLB
3*
WIL
5
RCH
3
DAY
35
HEI
88 HBO
5
CON
18
WIL
15
CLB
19
NWS
21
REF PIF
11
GPS
6
HCY
2
RCH CSF
89 BGS
5
BGS
9
AWS
Lynton Tyson 87 CLT
3
CLT
13
NSV
11
DAR
9
MAR
14
NWS
8
CON
3
88 MBS
20
AWS
8
BGS GPS
1
CLB HBO
12
AWS
12
1960 87 CLT
3
CLB 4th 14674 [23]
Buck Baker Racing DAY
15
DAY DAY
18
CLT
13
NWS
14
PHO CLB
2
MAR
26
HCY
12
WIL
5
BGS GPS
17
AWS
8
DAR
5
PIF
9
HBO
5
RCH
8
HMS CLT
5
DAY
28
HEI MAB
5
MBS
1
ATL
31
BIR
7
NSV
3
AWS
27
PIF
9
CLB
3
SBO
4
BGS
5
HCY
15
CSF GSP
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 CLT
4
JSP
11
10th 13746 [24]
Chrysler DAY
4
DAY DAY
9
PIF AWS HMS DAR
20
CLT CLT
12
RSD ASP CLT
42
DAY
30
ATL
6
DAR
27
ATL
25
CLT
17
86 ATL
15
GPS
5
HBO
3
BGS
16
MAR
12
NWS
25
CLB
16
HCY
2
RCH
3
MAR
5
PIF
11
BIR
11
GPS
21
BGS
7
NOR
4
HAS
1
STR
9
CLB
15
MBS
13*
BRI
37
NSV
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 SVH RCH
24
CLB
8
NWS
6
MAR
23
BGS BRI
27
RCH HCY 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
SVH
19
MBS BRI
13
CHT
9
NSV
3
HUN
4
AWS
23
STR BGS PIF VAL DAR
11
HCY
3
RCH
30
DTS
10
AUG
11
MAR NWS
27
CLT
18
Jack Smith 47 Pontiac ATL
8
1963 Buck Baker Racing 87 Chrysler BIR
3
GGS
12
THS RSD DAY AWS
2
HBO
12
HCY
7
AUG
5
SBO
9
BGS
4
THS
14
11th 18114 [26]
Pontiac DAY
31
DAY
DNQ
PIF ATL
33
BRI
23
RCH
16
GPS
1
MAR
24
NWS
5
CLB
2
DAR
8
ODS RCH CLT
43
BIR
3
ATL
9
DAY
15
MBS
2
SVH
9
DTS
3
BGS
3
ASH
5
OBS
14
BRR
10
BRI
32
GPS
3
NSV
5
CLB
15
AWS
7
PIF
3
BGS
10
ONA
5
HCY
6
RCH
22
MAR
10
DTS
7
NWS
19
THS
6
SBO
20
HBO
4
RSD
Smokey Yunick 13 Chevy DAR
10
Fox Racing 33 Chevy CLT
27
1964 Buck Baker Racing 87 Pontiac CON
12
JSP
2
SVH
16
RSD 9th 22366 [27]
Petty Enterprises 42 Plymouth AUG
29
41 DAY
2*
DAY DAY
12
RCH BRI
4
GPS BGS ATL
5
AWS HBO PIF CLB NWS
6
MAR SVH
Fox Racing 3 Dodge DAR
26
LGY CLT
20
GPS
17
ASH
7
ATL
20
CON
20
NSV
3
CHT
3
BIR
5
VAL
1
PIF
17
DAY
4
ODS OBS BRR
2
ISP GLN
4
LIN BRI
19
NSV MBS AWS
5
DTS ONA CLB BGS STR DAR
1
HCY
3
RCH
24
ODS MAR
13
SVH NWS
5
CLT
8
HAR
03 HCY
11
SBO
David Walker 89 Plymouth HBO
20
AUG
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
LGY BGS HCY CLT
38
CCF
19
ASH HAR NSV BIR ATL
32
GPS MBS VAL
19
DAY
32
ODS
9
OBS BRI
5
NSV
22
CCF AWS
6
SMR
15
PIF AUG
8
CLB
10
DTS
7
BLV BGS LIN
21
ODS
27
RCH
24
MAR
29
NWS
12
CLT
26
HBO CAR
9
DTS
86 Plymouth DAR
2
HCY
1966 87 Chevy AUG
27
RSD DAY DAY 21st 14504 [29]
Olds DAY
22
CAR BRI ATL HCY
26
CLB
23
GPS
14
BGS
9
NWS
27
MAR
11
DAR
8
LGY
16
MGR
10
MON
16
RCH
18
ASH
9
PIF SMR
2
AWS
4
BLV
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
HBO 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 AUG RSD DAY DAY DAY AWS
21
BRI
21
GPS BGS
14
ATL CLB HCY SVH
13
MGY
11
OXF
8
FDA
8
ISP
11
SMR
18
NSV
16
27th 9450 [30]
87 Ford NWS
12
MAR
8
RCH
24
DAR
31
BLV LGY CLT
16
ASH MGR SMR BIR CAR
17
GPS DAY
19
TRN
7
BRI
10
ATL
20
BGS CLB SVH DAR HCY RCH BLV HBO MAR NWS CLT CAR AWS
1968 MGR
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 ASH MGR SMR BIR GPS
15
DAY
87 AUG
5
Chevy CAR
17
ISP
14
OXF
22
FDA
13
TRN
21
BRI SMR NSV ATL CLB BGS AWS SBO LGY DAR HCY RCH BLV HBO MAR NWS AUG CLT CAR JFC
1969 Bailey Racing 87 Pontiac MGR MGY RSD DAY DAY DAY CAR AUG BRI ATL CLB HCY GPS RCH NWS MAR AWS DAR BLV LGY CLT MGR SMR MCH KPT GPS NCF DAY DOV TPN TRN BLV BRI NSV SMR ATL MCH SBO BGS AWS DAR HCY RCH TAL
18
CLB MAR NWS CLT SVH AUG CAR JFC MGR TWS NA 0 [32]
1970 Robert Brown 58 Chevy RSD DAY DAY DAY RCH CAR SVH ATL BRI TAL NWS CLB DAR BLV LGY CLT SMR MAR MCH RSD HCY KPT GPS DAY AST TPN TRN BRI SMR NSV ATL CLB ONA MCH TAL BGS SBO DAR HCY 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 ONT RCH CAR HCY BRI ATL CLB GPS SMR NWS MAR DAR SBO TAL ASH KPT CLT DOV MCH RSD HOU GPS DAY BRI AST ISP TRN NSV ATL BGS
4
ONA
16
MCH TAL CLB
17
HCY
13
DAR MAR CLT DOV CAR MGR
18
RCH NWS
6
TWS NA 0 [34]

Winston Cup Series[edit]

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 Furr Engineering 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]
Poling Racing 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]
Hiram Handy 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
H.C. Porter 59 Chevy CLT
24
CAR ATL ONT
Daytona 500[edit]
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

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  20. ^ "Buck Baker – 1957 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  21. ^ "Buck Baker – 1958 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  22. ^ "Buck Baker – 1959 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  23. ^ "Buck Baker – 1960 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  24. ^ "Buck Baker – 1961 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  25. ^ "Buck Baker – 1962 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  26. ^ "Buck Baker – 1963 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  27. ^ "Buck Baker – 1964 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  28. ^ "Buck Baker – 1965 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  29. ^ "Buck Baker – 1966 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  30. ^ "Buck Baker – 1967 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  31. ^ "Buck Baker – 1968 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  32. ^ "Buck Baker – 1969 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  33. ^ "Buck Baker – 1970 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  34. ^ "Buck Baker – 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  35. ^ "Buck Baker – 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  36. ^ "Buck Baker – 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  37. ^ "Buck Baker – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 26, 2017.

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Preceded by NASCAR Grand National Champion
1956
Succeeded by
Buck Baker
Preceded by
Buck Baker
NASCAR Grand National Champion
1957
Succeeded by