Buddy Baker battling lung cancer

Former NASCAR driver and television commentator on CBS, Buddy Baker has revealed his diagnosis of lung cancer a few months ago, and has left his position on the Motor Racing Network due to that. Fellow former driver, commentator and Daytona 500 winner Benny Parsons died of the same disease in January of 2007. Another recent cancer death has been that of Fox analyst Steve Byrnes, who died in April of head and neck cancer. As always, the NASCAR community has vowed to support Baker.