Baker, Elzie Wylie (Buck)

American racecar driver.

1919 - Born on the 4th of March in Richburg, South Carolina.

1939 - Entered his first race in Greenville, South Carolina.

1953 - Won in the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

1956-1957 - He won back-to-back of the Grand National (now Nextel Cup) Championship.

1960 - He got to won again in the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

1964 - Elzie Wylie Baker won the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

1967 - Baker switched to NASCAR's Grand American division, where he was also very successful.

1976 - opened up the Buck Baker Racing School.

1982 - National Motorsports Press Association's Hall of Fame.

1998 - He was named one of the NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers.

2002 - Buck Baker died on 14th of April at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N. Carolina.