Buddy Krebs (March 13, 1931 - January 14, 2006) NASCAR driver from East Hartford, CT. He competed in three Nextel Cup Series events in his career. Krebs debuted in 1953, when he competed at Morristown. Starting positions in the field of twenty-three, but Krebs had a solid race and wound up with a 13th place finish. Krebs didn't return to the track for a while, his next race coming at Langhorne in late 1955. Starting 16th in the field of forty-two, Krebs had early tie rod issues and struggled to 35th.