RIP Buddy Baker

[RugerHound]

Man... What a shock! I just heard Buddy Baker passed away from a very aggressive cancer. I haven't followed NASCAR for 30+ years, but Buddy Baker goes all the way back to the late 1950s. As I recall, he broke the 200 MPH barrier back in the late 60s or early 70s.

RIP Buddy... You gave it a hell of a run.

 

[eric conrad]

A Great guy well liked by everyone in the garage. RIP Buddy.
Eric

 

[graygun]

I've heard a lot about him but was not watching or following back then. Was he a 'shine runner early-on?

 

[Big Old Boy]

I met him at a race in VA. back in 1970, what a great man he was. Rip Buddy.

 

[Colonel Daddy]

Men like Buddy Baker made stock car racing the billion dollar industry it became. Was a pleasure meeting you, sir!

 

[contender]

He was truly well liked by most. Another old time great gone. RIP Buddy!

 

[RugerHound]

I've heard a lot about him but was not watching or following back then. Was he a 'shine runner early-on?

No... But his dad was certainly old enough to have been a runner. And his dad Buck Baker was also a NASCAR driver from the late 40s who retired in 1976.

 

[FastEd]

Buddy was also a great story teller:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAc5pCrwrhY