Sunday marks 28 days until the running of the Daytona 500, as well as the birthday of NASCAR great Buddy Baker, who won the 1980 Daytona 500 in the iconic No. 28 Oldsmobile known as the "Gray Ghost." ...
Before and after his retirement as a NASCAR driver, Buddy Baker served as a consultant and coach for up-and-coming racers. Ryan Newman is perhaps his most famous pupil. There was a time, however, when ...