RIP Buddy Baker - NASCAR

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BigE

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Definitely one of the good old boys.
I didn't realize he last race wasn't until 1992.
E

Posted : August 10, 2015 6:42 am

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BigE, post: 331119, member: 435 wrote: Definitely one of the good old boys.
I didn't realize he last race wasn't until 1992.
E

His Daddy (Buck) was an old time racer and his brother (Randy) runs a driving school on Nascar tracks called SppedTech. My wife drove 30 laps on Atlanta Motor Speedway at one of Randy's schools.

Posted : August 10, 2015 8:18 am

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BigE, post: 331119, member: 435 wrote: Definitely one of the good old boys.

Yes sir and so was his Daddy. The first NASCAR? race I ever went to was the last beach race in Daytona in 1958. I was 8 at the time and Buddy's Dad finished 7th. May they rest in NASCAR heaven. Fortunately I also went to the first Daytona 500 (1959) and have been a race fan ever since.

If you are a fan, look at the list of drivers in the 1958 beach race here and see how many you recognize:

http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/races/results/1958/daytona-beach-road-course/1958-02/547

Posted : August 10, 2015 8:27 am