The Story of J.R. Charbonneau

In between episodes of “Rise of the Field Fillers,” I thought it would be neat to do a few individual profiles on drivers and teams. This one was inspired by a pair of slides I bought over the summer depicting J.R. Charbonneau and his lone Cup start at Dover for the Buck Baker Racing Team. Here is that story.

ARTICLES
Arizona Republic
Spokane Chronicle
The Akron Beacon Journal

OBITUARY
J.R. Charbonneau’s Obituary, The Spokesman-Review
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/spokesman/name/james-charbonneau-obituary?pid=196514602&__cf_chl_captcha_tk__=pmd_OXBkml2pAy_uA_uohuZNCN14kZjqnNU9lQUPPFCFZVA-1630136443-0-gqNtZGzNA9CjcnBszRFR

PHOTOS
Randy Baker
Charlie Berch
Brian Cleary
Getty Images
Google Images
Maxx Trading Cards
@Shawn_Phillips

SLIDES
Dale & Janice Rossi Collection

VIDEO
1981 Mason-Dixon 500 at Dover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8-_jEkXcBM
1982 Mountain Dew 500 at Pocono
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9M5e2yNSpA
“And They Walked Away,” Diamond P Sports
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ23GBuqp-g

MUSIC
“Walking In The Sky” – Nico Staf

OTHER SOURCES
Buck Baker’s Seat Time Racing School
Newspapers.com
Racing-reference.info