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a NASCAR Modified Series race driver.  He competed for 40 seasons, 20 of those in NASCAR's Modified Series. - winning 6 modified races as well as numerous other races.  He finished third in the points in 1992.  His 11 wins at Riverhead Raceway spanned from June 30, 1978 to June 6, 1992.  He was given the "Most Popular driver" award on the Modified tour for 2003.  He made 373 starts in the Modified Series.  He attempted one Cup start; in 1999 coming at Richmond, but he was not fast enough to make the field.  He died in an accident on lap 10 of the New England Dodge Dealers 150 at the Thompson International Speedway on August 19, 2004.  He spun into the infield to miss another competitors car and struck a concrete block protecting a light pole; drivers side first.  He had a daughter, Tammy, and a son, Tommy Baldwin, Jr., who was a crew chief and now a car owner in the NASCAR Cup circuit.