Elzie Wylie Baker Net Worth
Elzie Wylie Baker Net Worth is
$10 Million
Elzie Wylie Baker Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Elzie Wylie Baker Sr. (March 4, 1919 - April 14, 2002), better known as Buck Baker, was an American racing driver. Born in Richburg, South Carolina, Baker began his NASCAR career in 1949 and won his first race three years later at Columbia Speedway. Twenty-three years later, Baker retired after the 1976 National 500. He died in Charlotte, North Carolina at the age of 83.During his NASCAR Strictly Stock (now Sprint 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. 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. | Date Of Birth | March 4, 1919 |
| Died | 2002-04-14 |
| Place Of Birth | Richburg, South Carolina, USA |
| Profession | Actor |
| Star Sign | Pisces |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998. |
| 2 | Founded the Buck Baker Racing School in 1980 at the North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham, NC. It was at this school that Winston Cup Champion Jeff Gordon first drove a NASCAR stock car. |
| 3 | Father of Buddy Baker. |
| 4 | Race car driver, NASCAR champion in 1956 and 1957. |
| 5 | Children: sons Buddy and Randy; daughter Susie. |
| 6 | Inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame, 1982. |
| 7 | Inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, 1990. |
| 8 | Professional racecar driver on the NASCAR circuit; retired in 1976. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder in Carolina | 1960 | Grand National race driver |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESPN SportsCentury | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Fifty | 1998 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| ABC's Wide World of Sports | 1964 | TV Series | Himself - Driver #41 |
Known for movies
The Fifty (1998)
as Himself
Thunder in Carolina (1960)
as Grand National race driver
ESPN SportsCentury (2000)
as Himself
ABC's Wide World of Sports (1964)
as Himself - Driver #41