| LC control no. | no2004012829 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Baker, Buddy, 1941-2015 |
| Variant(s) | Baker, Wylie, Jr., 1941-2015 Baker, Elzie Wylie, Jr., 1941-2015 |
| Located | Charlotte (N.C.) |
| Birth date | 19410325 |
| Death date | 20150810 |
| Place of birth | Florence (S.C.) |
| Field of activity | Stock car racing |
| Affiliation | NASCAR (Association) |
| Profession or occupation | Stock car drivers Sportscasters |
| Found in | Flat out and half turned over, c2002: t.p. (Buddy Baker) JacobsUSA WWW Home page, Feb. 11, 2004 (Buddy Baker; b. Jan. 25, 1941; NASCAR race car driver; hometown, Charlotte, N.C.; son of race car driver Buck Baker) Motor Sports Hall of Fame WWW Home page, Feb. 25, 2004 (Buddy Baker; real name, Wylie Baker, Jr.; b. Jan. 25, 1941, in Florence, S.C.; known as the "Gentle Giant" of NASCAR Winston Cup racing) New York times WWW site, viewed Aug. 11, 2015 (in obituary published Aug. 10: Buddy Baker; b. Elzie Wylie Baker Jr., Mar. 25, 1941, Florence, S.C.; d. Monday [Aug. 10, 2015], aged 74; Nascar driver who won the 1980 Daytona 500, was the first to exceed 200 miles per hour on a closed course, and later became a racing broadcaster) |
| Associated language | eng |
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