{{short description|Racecar driver}} {{Infobox NASCAR driver | name = Randy Baker | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|05|14}} | birth_place = Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | achievements = | awards = | Total_Cup_Races = 14 | Years_In_Cup = 9 | Best_Cup_Pos = 54th (1984) | First_Cup_Race = 1982 Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 (Rockingham) | Last_Cup_Race = 1996 NAPA 500 (Atlanta) | First_Cup_Win = | Last_Cup_Win = | Cup_Wins = 0 | Cup_Top_Tens = 0 | Cup_Poles = 0 | Total_Busch_Races = 5 | Years_In_Busch = 2 | Best_Busch_Pos = 68th (1989) | First_Busch_Race = 1989 Gatorade 200 (Darlington) | Last_Busch_Race = 1990 Champion 300 (Charlotte) | First_Busch_Win = | Last_Busch_Win = | Busch_Wins = 0 | Busch_Top_Tens = 0 | Busch_Poles = 0 }} '''Randy Baker''' (born May 14, 1958) is an American stock car racing driver. Son of 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vG4sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qssEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4897,5167577&dq=randy-baker+nascar&hl=en|title=Randy Baker 10th In Racing Debut|date=June 29, 1976|work=Spartanburg Herald-Journal|location=Spartanburg, SC|page=A7|accessdate=2012-08-30}}</ref> He made his debut in NASCAR's top series, then known as the Winston Cup Series, in 1982 at North Carolina Motor Speedway,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hDwsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1c4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4442,5043766&dq=randy-baker+american-500&hl=en|title=Petty Leads Second-Day American 500 Trials|date=October 23, 1982|work=Spartanburg Herald-Journal|page=B4|accessdate=2012-08-29|location=Spartanburg, SC}}</ref> finishing twentieth in a family-owned Pontiac.<ref name="RRRBWC">{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/rquery?id=bakerra01&trk=t0&series=W|title=Randy Baker - NASCAR Sprint Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=USA Today Sports Media Group|accessdate=2012-08-30}}</ref> Baker would run in a total of fourteen Winston Cup races in his career, with a best finish of 17th at the 1987 Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway.<ref name="RRRBWC"/> 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.<ref name="RRRBBS">{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/rquery?id=bakerra01&trk=t0&series=B|title=Randy Baker - NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=USA Today Sports Media Group|accessdate=2012-08-30}}</ref> 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.<ref name="RRRBWC"/>
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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=x-9eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OlQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3321,4486808&dq=randy-baker+nascar&hl=en|title=Baker crashes|date=February 10, 1986|work=St. Joseph Gazette|page=2B|accessdate=2012-08-30|location=St. Joseph, MO}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090206/SPORTS/90206005|title=Ferrier to make ARCA debut at Daytona|last=McMillan|first=Ken|date=February 6, 2009|work=Times Herald-Record|accessdate=2012-08-30|location=Middletown, NY}}</ref>
== 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LPMaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LUgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2224,1499245&dq=randy-baker+speedtech&hl=en|title=Successful Christian coach will lead prayer breakfast|last=Waters|first=Jim|date=November 12, 2002|work=The Daily News|page=1B|accessdate=2012-08-30|location=Bowling Green, KY}}</ref>
==Motorsports career results==
===NASCAR=== (key) (<span style="font-size:85%">'''Bold''' - Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' - Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.</span>)
====Winston Cup Series==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" |- !colspan=45| NASCAR Winston Cup Series results |- ! Year ! Team ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! 21 ! 22 ! 23 ! 24 ! 25 ! 26 ! 27 ! 28 ! 29 ! 30 ! 31 ! {{Tooltip|NWCC|NASCAR Winston Cup classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |- ! 1982 ! nowrap| Buck Baker Racing ! 87 ! Pontiac | DAY | RCH | BRI | ATL | CAR | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | POC | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | NWS | CLT | MAR | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAR<br><small>20</small> | ATL | RSD | ! 84th ! 103 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bakerra01/1982/W|title=Randy Baker – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref> |- ! 1983 ! ! ! | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | BRI | CLT | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CLT<br><small>DNQ</small> | CAR | ATL | RSD | ! NA ! 0 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bakerra01/1983/W|title=Randy Baker – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref> |- ! 1984 ! rowspan=5| Buck Baker Racing ! rowspan=5| 87 ! rowspan=2| Buick | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY<br><small>DNQ</small> | RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | NWS | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT<br><small>24</small> | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL<br><small>39</small> | MCH | BRI | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR<br><small>27</small> | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | NWS | CAR | ATL | RSD | ! 54th ! 219 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bakerra01/1984/W|title=Randy Baker – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref> |- ! 1985 | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | DOV | CLT | RSD | POC | MCH | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY<br><small>DNQ</small> | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| NWS<br><small>DNQ</small> | CLT | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAR<br><small>21</small> | ATL | RSD | colspan=3| ! 85th ! 100 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bakerra01/1985/W|title=Randy Baker – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref> |- ! 1986 ! rowspan=2| Chevy | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | DOV | CLT | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT<br><small>42</small> | CAR | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL<br><small>22</small> | RSD | colspan=2| ! 83rd ! 134 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bakerra01/1986/W|title=Randy Baker – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref> |- ! 1987 | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | NWS | BRI | MAR | TAL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT<br><small>17</small> | DOV | POC | RSD | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CLT<br><small>DNQ</small> | CAR | RSD | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL<br><small>20</small> | colspan=2| ! 62nd ! 215 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bakerra01/1987/W|title=Randy Baker – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref> |- ! 1988 ! Olds | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR<br><small>36</small> | RCH | DOV | MAR | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CLT<br><small>DNQ</small> | NWS | CAR | PHO | ATL | colspan=2| ! 82nd ! 55 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bakerra01/1988/W|title=Randy Baker – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref> |- ! 1991 ! rowspan=2| Buck Baker Racing ! rowspan=2| 87 ! rowspan=2| Chevy | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR<br><small>28</small> | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | SON | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAR<br><small>26</small> | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CLT<br><small>DNQ</small> | CAR | PHO | ATL | colspan=2| ! 58th ! 164 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bakerra01/1991/W|title=Randy Baker – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref> |- ! 1992 | DAY | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAR<br><small>25</small> | RCH | ATL | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAR<br><small>DNQ</small> | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | SON | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | colspan=2| ! 75th ! 88 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bakerra01/1992/W|title=Randy Baker – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref> |- ! 1996 ! Miles Motorsports ! 02 ! Chevy | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | SON | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | DAY | NHA | POC | TAL | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL<br><small>41</small> ! 67th ! 40 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bakerra01/1996/W|title=Randy Baker – 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref> |}
=====Daytona 500===== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- ! Year ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Start ! Finish |- | 1984 | Buck Baker Racing | Buick | colspan=2 align=center style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ |}
====Busch Series==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" !colspan=42| NASCAR Busch Series results |- ! Year ! Team ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! 21 ! 22 ! 23 ! 24 ! 25 ! 26 ! 27 ! 28 ! 29 ! 30 ! 31 ! {{Tooltip|NBSC|NASCAR Busch Series classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |- ! 1989 ! ! 13 ! Pontiac | DAY | CAR | MAR | HCY | DAR | BRI | NZH | SBO | LAN | NSV | CLT | DOV | ROU | LVL | VOL | MYB | SBO | HCY | DUB | IRP | ROU | BRI | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR<br><small>31</small> | RCH | DOV | MAR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT<br><small>33</small> | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAR<br><small>22</small> | MAR | colspan=2| ! 68th ! 231 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bakerra01/1989/B|title=Randy Baker – 1989 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref> |- ! 1990 ! ! 88 ! Pontiac | DAY | RCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR<br><small>39</small> | MAR | HCY | DAR | BRI | LAN | SBO | NZH | HCY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT<br><small>42</small> | DOV | ROU | VOL | MYB | OXF | NHA | SBO | DUB | IRP | ROU | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | NHA | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CAR<br><small>DNQ</small> | MAR ! 96th ! 83 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bakerra01/1990/B|title=Randy Baker – 1990 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref> |}
== References == {{reflist|2}}
== External links== * {{Racing-Reference driver|Randy_Baker}} * [https://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0504/16/ta.01.html Transcript of 2005 CNN interview with Baker] * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOlCwmh6Wzw Baker's 1996 crash at Atlanta]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baker, Randy}} Category:Living people Category:1958 births Category:Racing drivers from Charlotte, North Carolina Category:NASCAR drivers Category:ARCA Menards Series drivers Category:Coca-Cola 600 drivers Category:Southern 500 drivers