Buck Baker

Buck Baker
Born	Elzie Wylie Baker Sr. (1919-03-04)March 4, 1919 Richburg, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	April 14, 2002(2002-04-14) (aged 83) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.[1]
Achievements	1956 Grand National Series Champion 1957 Grand National Series Champion 1952 NASCAR Speedway Division Champion 1953, 1960, 1964 Southern 500 Winner Led Grand National Series in wins (1956, 1957) Led Grand National Series in poles (1956, 1957)
Awards	Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (1998) NASCAR Hall of Fame (2013) Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023)
NASCAR Cup Series career
635 races run over 26 years
Best finish	1st (1956, 1957)
First race	1949 Race No. 1 (Charlotte)
Last race	1976 National 500 (Charlotte)
First win	1952 (Columbia)
Last win	1964 Southern 500 (Darlington)
Wins Top tens Poles 46 372 45
NASCAR Grand National East Series career
12 races run over 2 years
Best finish	11th (1972)
First race	1972 Bold City 200 (Jacksonville)
Last race	1973 Sunoco 260 (Hickory)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 5 0
NASCAR Convertible Division career
20 races run over 3 years
Best finish	23rd (1958)
First race	1957 Rebel 300 (Darlington)
Last race	1959 Race #14 (Greenville-Pickens)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 10 0
Statistics current as of May 9, 2018.

Elzie Wylie Baker Sr. (March 4, 1919 – April 14, 2002), better known as Buck Baker, was an American stock car racer. Born in Richburg, South Carolina, Baker began his NASCAR career in 1949 and won his first race three years later at Columbia Speedway. Twenty-seven years later, Baker retired after 1976 National 500.

During his NASCAR Cup Series career, Baker won two championships, 46 races and 45 pole positions, as well as recorded 372 top-tens. In 1957, he became the first driver to win two consecutive championships in the series. Between 1957 and 1959 Baker competed in the NASCAR Convertible Division. From 1972 to 1973, he competed in the Grand National East Series, where he recorded five top-tens in twelve races. On May 23, 2012, it was announced that he would be inducted into the 2013 class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame on February 8, 2013.