- Born
- Died
- Birth nameElzie Wylie Baker Jr.
- Nicknames
- Big Buddy Baker
- Butterbean
- Animal-Man
- Gentle Giant
- Height6′ 6″ (1.98 m)
- Buddy Baker was born on January 25, 1941 in Florence, South Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for Corky (1972), Speedway (1968) and Six Pack (1982). He was married to Patricia Shane Prendergast Baker. He died on August 10, 2015 in Catawba County, North Carolina, USA.
- SpousePatricia Shane Prendergast Baker(? - August 10, 2015) (his death, 2 children)
- Parents
- RelativesRandy Baker(Sibling)Noël Baker(Grandchild)
- Retired from driving due to a head injury, and became a racing broadcaster. *
- Was the inspiration for the famous "Hit the pace car" line on Days of Thunder.
- Was the first to break the 200mph mark in NASCAR in 1969 driving a Dodge Charger.
- Son of two time the NASCAR Grand National (Now Winston Cup) Champion Buck Baker
- Wins per track - Daytona, two wins - Atlanta, two wins - Darlington, two wins - Martinsville, one win - Talladega, four wins - Nashville, one win - Charlotte, four wins - Michigan, one win - College Station, Texas, one win - Ontario, one win.
- I'll tell you how bad a road racer I was - I raced seventeen years at Riverside before I found out the S-turns were paved.
- I'm right with the man upstairs. If I feared death I never would have driven a race car.
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