Buddy Baker

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Buddy Baker (born January 25,1941 in Florence, South Carolina is a former American racecar driver.

Wylie "Buddy" Baker, Jr. is the son of Buck Baker (1919-2002), a two time winner of the NASCAR Championship and a Hall of Fame member. Buddy Baker began his career in NASCAR racing in 1959. In 1970 he became the first driver to ever exceed 200 mph on a closed racecourse.

Buddy Baker appears in the 1968 Elvis Presley movie, Speedway.

During his career, Buddy Baker won nineteen races including the 1980 Daytona 500, his sports most prestigious race. He retired from racing in 1991 and became a television commentator for NASCAR races.

In 1997, Buddy Baker joined his father as an inductee in the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in Talladega, Alabama.