Cheryl Lester gave birth to her and husband [#8 Dodge driver in the CTS] Bill’s first child on Friday, March 28, 2003 at 9:09 PM.. William Alexander Lester IV weighed seven pounds, 12 ounces, and was 21 inches long. Alex, as the child will be called, was delivered at the Northside Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Lester had been a little worried last week at Bakersfield, California that he may miss the birth, due to the event at Mesa Marin Raceway. “I’m just so happy,” said Lester. “I just don’t know what to say. There are so many things running through my head that it’s hard to put into words. Everything could not have worked out any better. I was here with Cheryl and not somewhere racing, and I have a healthy baby boy. Cheryl is doing great.. Wow, what else can I ask for!”
Lester will have a few weeks to spend with his wife and new son before the next event in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Martinsville, Virginia on April 12, 2003. “The schedule worked out great for me,” said Lester. “With a few weeks off between races, it will give Cheryl and me a chance to settle into being parents before I have to get back to racing again.” This is the third child for BHR [Bobby Hamilton Racing] employees in the last month.. Early in the month of March, Mark Hancock and his wife, Kim, had a baby boy, and the week before last, Danny Rollins and his wife, Marli, had a baby girl.(PR)(4-1-2003)
