For IMMEDIATE release April 3, 2009Contact: Jim Seay - 803-781-5877Buddy Baker adds luster to Columbia Speedway event*Cayce, SC The first man to win NASCARs Big Four race contests Daytona, Talladega, Darlington and Charlotte will find a much slower pace on April 25 at the Love Chevrolet Columbia Speedway Spring Festival on April 25.Buddy Baker will be one of a score of legendary former racers who won major events and championships at the daylong celebration. There is no charge for admission or parking for the program that takes place from 9 a.m. till 6 p.m. at the track on US Highway 321 in Cayce.Baker, a son of the two-time national champion Buck Baker, was one of the more spectacular competitors the sport has ever known becoming the first driver to break the 200 mph barrier in a Ray Fox prepared Dodge at Talladega Superspeedway on March 24, 1970. Well before that, his competed in his first career race on the half-mile clay oval.The 66 former two-sport athlete joins a stellar field that includes Ned Jarrett, Lil Bud" Moore, Charlie Glotzbach, Haskell Willingham, Paul Lewis, Brownie King, D.K. Ulrich, Neil Soapy Castles and others yet to be named for the autograph and photo sessions. Also, many vintage racecars and show cars will be on display other major attractions along with other entertainment, food, beverages for a show that is billed as being family and pet friendly.The host for the Festival is RacersReunion.com, a free to the public entertainment site that helps to raise awareness of and funds for former competitors who need medical or financial assistance.Baker is not idle even though he has retired from a racing career than spanned 34 seasons. He operates the Buck Baker Racing School, has worked as one of the more colorful TV commentators. He currently hosts a Monday, Tuesday and Friday call in racing show heard worldwide on satellite radio.Often on his show he has said, Columbia Speedway was a spectacular place to race, thats the first track I ever raced on. My dad and I had some kind of great races there against some of the best. Im looking forward to being there again, I just wish they were still racin there. I left there embarrassed more than once.Baker, who scored 17 major speedway NASCAR victories, and 19 overall, is a member of the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame, the National Motorsports Association Hall of Fame, the International Motorsports Hall of Fame and the Charlotte (Lowes) Motor Speedway Court of Legends.The primary sponsors of the Columbia Speedway program are Love Chevrolet, Lexington Medical Center, Geoff Bodines WAXING FRENZY, Lizards Thicket and Citadel Broadcasting.