Randy Baker

Randy Baker
Born (1958-05-14) May 14, 1958
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career
14 races run over 19 years
Best finish 54th - 1984
First race 1982 Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 (Rockingham)
Last race 1996 NAPA 500 (Atlanta)
Wins Top tens Poles
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career
5 races run over 2 years
Best finish 68th – 1989
First race 1989 Gatorade 200 (Darlington)
Last race 1990 Champion 300 (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles
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Randy Baker (born May 14, 1958) is an American stock car racing driver. Son of NASCAR Winston Cup champion Buck Baker, he competed in NASCAR's top divisions in the 1980s and 1990s, and currently operates a driving school.

Career

Baker made his racing debut in 1976 at Thunder Valley Speedway in Leesville, South Carolina; he finished 10th in his first Limited Sportsman race.[1] He made his debut in NASCAR's top series, then known as the Winston Cup Series, in 1982 at North Carolina Motor Speedway,[2] finishing 20th in a family-owned Pontiac.[3] Baker would run in a total of 14 Winston Cup races in his career, with a best finish of 17th at the 1987 Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway.[3] Baker also competed in five races in the NASCAR Busch Series, now the Xfinity Series, in 1989 and 1990, posting a best finish of 22nd at North Carolina Motor Speedway.[4] Baker's final NASCAR start was at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the Winston Cup Series in November 1996; driving for Miles Motorsports, he completed 51 laps before crashing out of the race, finishing 41st.[3]

Baker also competed in Automobile Racing Club of America competition; in 1986 he was injured in a crash at Daytona International Speedway in the Speedweeks ARCA 200.[5]

Baker's last start in racing competition came in an ARCA event in 2008 at Kentucky Speedway; in 2009 he fielded a race team in ARCA for John Ferrier.[6]

Personal life

Baker is the son of two-time NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion Buck Baker and the brother of 1980 Daytona 500 winner Buddy Baker. He operates SpeedTech Racing Schools.[7]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold - Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics - Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

Busch Series

References

  1. ↑ "Randy Baker 10th In Racing Debut". Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, SC). June 29, 1976. p. A7. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  2. ↑ "Petty Leads Second-Day American 500 Trials". Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, SC). October 23, 1982. p. B4. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
  3. 1 2 3 "Randy Baker - NASCAR Sprint Cup Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  4. ↑ "Randy Baker - NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  5. ↑ "Baker crashes". St. Joseph Gazette (St. Joseph, MO). February 10, 1986. p. 2B. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  6. ↑ McMillan, Ken (February 6, 2009). "Ferrier to make ARCA debut at Daytona". Times Herald-Record. Middletown, NY. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  7. ↑ Waters, Jim (November 12, 2002). "Successful Christian coach will lead prayer breakfast". The Daily News (Bowling Green, KY). p. 1B. Retrieved 2012-08-30.

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