Former NASCAR driver Buddy Baker has been diagnosed with lung cancer and is leaving his role as a co-host on Sirius X-M NASCAR Radio. On Tuesday’s airing of “The Late Shift,” Baker revealed that a “large tumor” found on one of his lungs is inoperable. Said Baker: “For those who feel sorry, hey – I’m 74 years old, have great friends, had a career. Do not shed a tear. Give a smile when you say my name.” He won nineteen races in what is now the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, including the 1980 Daytona 500, in a career that touched parts of five decades from 1959-1992. Because of his six-foot-six height, Baker was known as “The Gentle Giant” 
in the NASCAR garage. He’s the son of NASCAR Hall of Famer Buck Baker. After his retirement from racing, Buddy worked in broadcasting for T-N-N and C-B-S, and has been a fixture at Sirius X-M NASCAR Radio since 2007.
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