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Elzie Wylie „Buddy“ Baker Jr. (* 25. Januar 1941 in Florence, South Carolina; † 10. August 2015 im Catawba County, North Carolina) war ein US-amerikanischer NASCAR -Rennfahrer. Im Jahre 1998 wurde er als einer von NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers auserkoren.
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10. Aug. 2015 · Buddy Baker, a NASCAR legend as an affable broadcaster and a star driver who won many of the sport’s biggest races, died after a brief battle with cancer, according to SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. He was 74 and had been a NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee. He was also known as "Leadfoot" for his speed and "The Gentle Giant" for his personality.
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10. Aug. 2015 · Elzie Wylie “Buddy” Baker Jr., who picked up the nicknames “Leadfoot” and “The Gentle Giant” with good reason during his NASCAR career, died Monday at his home on Lake Norman north of...
10. Aug. 2015 · CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Buddy Baker, who won the 1980 Daytona 500 and at 6-foot-6 was NASCAR’s “Gentle Giant,” died Monday. He was 74. Baker died after a brief battle with lung cancer, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio said.
Buddy Baker was a "Gentle Giant" of NASCAR who set a world record of 200.447 mph at Talladega in 1970. He won 19 races, including the Daytona 500 in 1980, and was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1997.
9. Juli 2015 · Buddy Baker won 19 races and a Daytona 500 in NASCAR's premier series, and also worked as a TV and radio broadcaster. He announced he has inoperable lung cancer in 2015 and stepped away from the microphone.
