He ran a few races each season between 1983 and 1985, running his self-owned Dodge Mirada and Chrysler Imperial.
On June 14, 1986, Baldwin was substituting for the injured Buddy Arrington at the Miller American 400 at Michigan International Speedway, part of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.
During qualifying, Baldwin spun and hit the wall, driver's side first, between turns one and two, resulting in massive head injuries.
[1] In January 1992, a lawsuit that was filed by Baldwin's wife Deborah, claiming the window net had allowed her husband's head to strike the wall,[1] was decided in favor of NASCAR, which was cleared of negligence by a 12-person state district court jury.
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