| Randy Baker | |
| Birth Date: | 14 May 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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.
Baker made his racing debut in 1976 at Thunder Valley Speedway in Leesville, South Carolina; he finished 10th in his first Limited Sportsman race.[1] He made his debut in NASCAR's top series, then known as the Winston Cup Series, in 1982 at North Carolina Motor Speedway,[2] finishing 20th in a family-owned Pontiac.[3] Baker would run in a total of 14 Winston Cup races in his career, with a best finish of 17th at the 1987 Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway.[3] 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.[4] 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.[3]
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.[5]
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.[6]
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.[7]
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Bold - Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics - Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)| NASCAR Busch Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 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 | DAR 31 | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT 33 | CAR 22 | MAR | 68th | 231 | [18] | |||||||
| 1990 | 88 | Pontiac | DAY | RCH | CAR 39 | MAR | HCY | DAR | BRI | LAN | SBO | NZH | HCY | CLT 42 | DOV | ROU | VOL | MYB | OXF | NHA | SBO | DUB | IRP | ROU | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | NHA | CAR DNQ | MAR | 96th | 83 | [19] | |||||