Once in a while, the ol’ itch to drive will come back when Buddy Baker is at the track and the command is given to start engines. You don’t race as long as Baker did and not have it become a very real part of you.
Then, shortly after the green flag falls, he’ll come to his senses.
“They come down the frontstretch at Talladega five wide, and it’s like, ‘What was I thinking?!?’” Baker said.
No, Baker seems truly content with the way things have worked out. Contacted recently about the possibility of participating next year in what will amount to a seniors racing tour, Baker said thanks, but no thanks. In effect, Baker said, he had nothing left to prove.
He’s a co-host of a weekly show on Sirius Satellite Radio, and he still does driver coaching with Penske Racing when they need him. As late as just last year, Baker was on the track doing testing work for the powerhouse organization.
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