Buddy Baker
"The Gentle Giant"
19 NASCAR Wins
40 NASCAR Poles
| Win Summary | Pole Summary | Track
Summary |
Born: January 25, 1941
Spouse:
Children: Bryan, Brandon
Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
Me, Buddy Baker, Tim - 2001 Las Vegas Race
Other Trivia:
688 career starts
Stands 6 feet, 6 inches tall
Charlotte Motor Speedway Court of Legends (1995)
International Motorsports Hall of Fame (1997)
Son of Buck Baker
| Win Summary | |||||
| # | Date | Race Name | Track | SP | Make |
| 1 | 10/15/1967 | National 500 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | 4 | Dodge |
| 2 | 5/26/1968 | World 600 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | 12 | Dodge |
| 3 | 9/7/1970 | Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway | 2 | Dodge |
| 4 | 5/2/1971 | Rebel 400 | Darlington Raceway | 5 | Dodge |
| 5 | 5/28/1972 | World 600 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | 6 | Dodge |
| 6 | 11/12/1972 | Texas 500 | Texas World Speedway | 2 | Dodge |
| 7 | 5/27/1973 | World 600 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | 1 | Dodge |
| 8 | 8/25/1973 | Nashville 250 | Nashville Speedway | 7 | Dodge |
| 9 | 5/4/1975 | Winston 500 | Alabama International Motor Speedway | 1 | Ford |
| 10 | 8/17/1975 | Talladega 500 | Alabama International Motor Speedway | 2 | Ford |
| 11 | 11/9/1975 | Dixie 500 | Atlanta International Raceway | 3 | Ford |
| 12 | 11/23/1975 | Los Angeles Times 500 | Ontario Motor Speedway | 2 | Ford |
| 13 | 5/2/1976 | Winston 500 | Alabama International Motor Speedway | 12 | Ford |
| 14 | 3/18/1979 | Atlanta 500 | Atlanta International Raceway | 1 | Oldsmobile |
| 15 | 6/17/1979 | Gabriel 400 | Michigan International Speedway | 3 | Chevrolet |
| 16 | 9/23/1979 | Old Dominion 500 | Martinsville Speedway | 7 | Chevrolet |
| 17 | 2/17/1980 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | 1 | Oldsmobile |
| 18 | 5/4/1980 | Winston 500 | Alabama International Motor Speedway | 2 | Oldsmobile |
| 19 | 7/4/1983 | Firecracker 400 | Daytona International Speedway | 8 | Ford |
| # | Date | Race Name | Track |
| 1 | 7/28/1966 | Smoky Mountain 200 | Smoky Mountain Raceway |
| 2 | 7/7/1968 | Islip 300 | Islip Speedway |
| 3 | 7/9/1968 | Maine 300 | Oxford Plains Speedway |
| 4 | 8/4/1968 | Dixie 400 | Atlanta International Raceway |
| 5 | 8/8/1968 | Sandlapper 200 | Columbia Speedway |
| * | 2/20/1969 | Daytona 500 Qualifier #1 | Daytona International Speedway |
| 6 | 2/23/1969 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway |
| 7 | 12/7/1969 | Texas 500 | Texas World Speedway |
| * | 2/19/1970 | Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 | Daytona International Speedway |
| 8 | 8/1/1971 | Dixie 500 | Atlanta International Raceway |
| 9 | 10/1/1972 | Wilkes 400 | North Wilkesboro Speedway |
| 10 | 2/18/1973 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway |
| 11 | 5/6/1973 | Winston 500 | Alabama International Motor Speedway |
| 12 | 5/27/1973 | World 600 | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
| 13 | 6/10/1973 | Alamo 500 | Texas World Speedway |
| 14 | 6/24/1973 | Motor State 400 | Michigan International Speedway |
| 15 | 8/4/1974 | Purolator 500 | Pocono Raceway |
| 16 | 9/15/1974 | Delaware 500 | Dover Downs International Speedway |
| 17 | 3/2/1975 | Carolina 500 | North Carolina Motor Speedway |
| 18 | 3/16/1975 | Volunteer 500 | Bristol International Speedway |
| 19 | 5/4/1975 | Winston 500 | Alabama International Motor Speedway |
| 20 | 3/14/1976 | Southeastern 500 | Bristol International Speedway |
| 21 | 11/7/1976 | Dixie 500 | Atlanta International Raceway |
| 22 | 5/21/1978 | Mason-Dixon 500 | Dover Downs International Speedway |
| 23 | 2/18/1979 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway |
| 24 | 3/18/1979 | Atlanta 500 | Atlanta International Raceway |
| 25 | 4/1/1979 | Volunteer 500 | Bristol International Speedway |
| 26 | 6/3/1979 | Texas 400 | Texas World Speedway |
| 27 | 7/4/1979 | Firecracker 400 | Daytona International Speedway |
| 28 | 10/21/1979 | American 500 | North Carolina Motor Speedway |
| 29 | 11/4/1979 | Dixie 500 | Atlanta International Raceway |
| 30 | 2/17/1980 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway |
| 31 | 3/16/1980 | Atlanta 500 | Atlanta International Raceway |
| 32 | 8/3/1980 | Talladega 500 | Alabama International Motor Speedway |
| 33 | 8/17/1980 | Champion 400 | Michigan International Speedway |
| 34 | 9/28/1980 | Old Dominion 500 | Martinsville Speedway |
| 35 | 10/5/1980 | National 500 | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
| 36 | 4/4/1982 | CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 | Darlington Raceway |
| 37 | 5/29/1983 | World 600 | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
| 38 | 3/18/1984 | Coca-Cola 500 | Atlanta International Raceway |
| Track Name | Poles | Wins |
| Alabama International Motor Speedway | 3 | 4 |
| Atlanta International Raceway | 7 | 2 |
| Bristol International Speedway | 3 | 0 |
| Charlotte Motor Speedway | 3 | 4 |
| Columbia Speedway | 1 | 0 |
| Darlington Raceway | 1 | 2 |
| Daytona International Speedway | 5 | 2 |
| Dover Downs International Speedway | 2 | 0 |
| Islip Speedway | 1 | 0 |
| Martinsville Speedway | 1 | 1 |
| Michigan International Speedway | 2 | 1 |
| Nashville Speedway | 0 | 1 |
| North Carolina Motor Speedway aka Rockingham |
2 | 0 |
| North Wilkesboro Speedway | 1 | 0 |
| Ontario Motor Speedway | 0 | 1 |
| Oxford Plains Speedway | 1 | 0 |
| Pocono Raceway | 1 | 0 |
| Smoky Mountain Raceway | 1 | 0 |
| Texas World Speedway | 3 | 1 |
