NASCAR legend Buck Baker dies
By DAVID POOLE


Buck Baker, born Elzie Wylie Baker on March 4, 1919, in Richburg,
S.C., won the 1956 NASCAR championship with car owner Carl
Kiekhaefer for one of the first multicar teams in NASCAR history.
Buck Baker came back to win the 1957 title for car owner Bud Moore,
becoming the first driver to ever win consecutive titles. He also
finished second in the standings in 1955 and 1958.

Buck Baker entered 636 races as a driver, beginning with the very
first race held in NASCAR's "strictly stock" series held in
Charlotte in 1949. That's the series now known as Winston Cup.
Thirteen of his victories came in cars Baker owned – he was listed
as car owner in more than 500 races.


For the complete story see:
http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/3070741.htm

Memorials may be made to Crisis Assistance Ministry, 500 Spratt
Street, Building A, Charlotte, NC 28231.


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