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Buck Baker
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NASCAR Winston Cup
Career: 1949-73, 1976
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The Baker family patriarch earned 46 NASCAR Winston Cup Series victories, 44 pole positions and was the first back-to-back NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion in 1956 and 1957. A native of Charlotte, N.C., Baker was a city bus driver before becoming a full-time racer. He was a three-time winner of the Southern 500 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, pulling into the winner's circle in 1953, 1960 and 1964. Baker's 631 starts are the seventh most and his 44 poles are the ninth most in NASCAR Winston Cup history. He ran the most laps and miles for three consecutive years, beginning in 1955. Baker was inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association's Hall of Fame in 1982 and the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1990. He currently operates high performance driving schools at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga., and North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham, N.C.
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| Starts |
Wins |
Poles |
Top 5 |
Top 10 |
| 636 |
46 |
44 |
246 |
372 |
| Laps |
Laps Led |
Races Led |
Miles |
Winnings |
| 109,256 |
5,662 |
103 |
77,965 |
$362,136 |
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