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Trucks at Pocono? at Talladega? UPDATE:

Trucks at Pocono? at Talladega? UPDATE: Apparently, a handful of representatives from NASCAR' Craftsman Truck Series will test within the next few days at Pocono Raceway, the obvious intent being at least one race in that series here in 2003. One of the reasons for...

Hendrick to assist in launching minority-owned team:

Hendrick to assist in launching minority-owned team: Sam Belnavis and Tinsley Hughes sat in a conference room at Hendrick Motorsports going through a stack of paperwork that set the groundwork to making them owners of a Winston Cup race team. Despite their familiarity...

Leffler wins pole at Kentucky:

#2-Jason Leffler won the pole for the Kroger 225 at Kentucky Speedway with a speed of 168.303mph. 2nd thru 5th are: #16-Mike Bliss at 167.994, #8-Bill Lester at 166.986, #29-Terry Cook at 166.723, and #58-Chris Horn at 166.538..(7-12-2002)...

Leffler wins pole at Kansas:

#2-Jason Leffler won the pole at Kansas Speedway with a track record of 165.812mph. His teammate, #2-Ted Musgrave was 2nd at 165.588, followed by #8-Bill Lester at 165.431, #16-Mike Bliss at 165.355 and #14-Rick Crawford at 164.679. See MotorsportsOne or NASCAR.com...

New website:

Bill Lester, driver of Bobby Hamilton Racing's #8 Dodge in the CTS, is scheduled to launch his Web site, www.billlester.com, at 9:00pm/et today [June 18th]. "One would think that a former HP (Hewlett-Packard) employee would have had a Web site right from the start, ...

Racing to Read:

Today [Friday] a group of fourth grade students from San Antonio, Texas were treated to a field trip to Texas Motor Speedway. Teacher, Kathy Hennessey, developed the Racing to Read program for her students three years ago to get kids excited about reading through racing...

Drivers Visit School:

Bill Lester [#8 Dodge] spoke to students of Woodrow Wilson High School on May 22 in Washington D.C. Lester also was in Philadelphia on Wednesday when Sears officials made a major presentation to 160 students of the Urban Youth Racing School. Jason Leffler #2 Dodge] ...

Lester on the tube:

African-American Bill Lester, driver of the #8 Dodge, will be interviewed by Fred Francis and be spotlighted on an upcoming episode of NBC's Nightly News.The spot will focus on diversity in sports.(Daytona Beach News Journal)(2-21-2002)...

Trucks on the Dyno:

The trucks of #79-Joe Ruttman, #8-Bill Lester, #14-Rick Crawford and #75-David Starr were tested on the chassis dyno following the Florida Dodge Dealers 250 at Daytona.(Winston Cup Scene - need sub to read)(2-21-2002)...

Testing over at Daytona:

The third and final day of CTS testing at Daytona had drivers turning laps in the pack and posting fast speeds in the 187mph range. Turning the top five fastest laps in today's drafting session were Matt Crafton, Chevrolet, 187.566, Rick Crawford, Ford, 187.512; Bryan...

Pressley to the BGN/CTS? UPDATE to the #18 CTS:

It appears Robert Pressley will wind up either in the CTS or the BGN, one option may be as the full-time driver for Michael Waltrip's #99 BGN cars.(Savannah Morning News), but am hearing Pressley will end up in the #18 Dodge truck(12-8-2001) UPDATE: Robert Pressley...

Pressley to the BGN/CTS? UPDATE to the #18 CTS:

Pressley to the BGN/CTS? UPDATE to the #18 CTS: It appears Robert Pressley will wind up either in the CTS or the BGN, one option may be as the full-time driver for Michael Waltrip's #99 BGN cars.(Savannah Morning News), but am hearing Pressley will end up in the #18...

Another Hamilton driver – Brian Rose UPDATE:

Brian Rose signed with Bobby Hamilton to drive in the CTS for the 2002 season. Rose ran 15 races in the 2001 season(Middle Tennessee Racing News), no word on sponsor or what will happen with current driver Joe Ruttman. Bill Lester will drive another truck for Hamilton...

More Hamilton UPDATE Lester Official:

Bobby Hamilton, hopes to campaign three trucks full time next year. The main concern is finding a sponsor to replace Dana, which is leaving the sport. Hamilton wants to keep Joe Ruttman's [#18] team alive, but a sponsor is paramount. Bill Lester will drive the #8 truck...

Lester to drive for Hamilton:

Bill Lester will be Dodge Motorsports driver in the CTS in 2002. Lester, 40, an engineer who made a late career switch to professional motorsports after a long stint in amateur road racing, has six career starts in the CTS and will run for the CTS Raybestos Rookie ...

Dana Leaving the #18? UPDATE Ribbs to be released:

the Joe Ruttman site is reporting that there is a possibility of Dana not renewing their sponsorship for next year on the #18 Bobby Hamilton Racing Dodge that Joe Ruttman drive in the CTS. The site, www.joeruttman.com, is mounting a campaign to contact Dana, see the...

Hamilton Truck News:

Bobby Hamilton Racing will field a truck for Bill Lester at Nashville and Preston Tutt at Chicago as part of Dodge's diversity program. Hamilton already fields a truck for Willy T. Ribbs , though his future with the team beyond this season is uncertain. The drivers...

Hamilton Truck News:

Hamilton Truck News: Bobby Hamilton Racing will field a truck for Bill Lester at Nashville and Preston Tutt at Chicago as part of Dodge's diversity program. Hamilton already fields a truck for Willy T. Ribbs , though his future with the team beyond this season is uncertain...

Rolex 24 at Daytona – NASCAR drivers do ok:

Rolex 24 at Daytona - NASCAR drivers do ok: The winning car, shared by Americans Chris Kneifel and Johnny O'Connell, Canadian Ron Fellows and Frenchman Franck Freon, gave Corvette its biggest sports car win. It also was the first time Chevy has won the overall title...

Hamilton Tests Drivers:

Willy T. Ribbs, Bill Lester and Tim Woods are the three finalists competing for a driving job with Hamilton's CTS team. The driver who gets the job will be the only black racer competing full-time in any of NASCAR's top divisions. Hughes said a decision on the new ...