Bill Lester News

Starr on the pole at California:

Starr on the pole at California:

November 1, 2002
#75-David Starr narrowly beat #20-Coy Gibbs on Friday to win the pole for Saturday's American Racing Wheels 200 at California Speedway with a speed of 175.850mph, Gibbs ran 175.824. #8-Bill Lester will start 3rd at 175.627, #16-Mike Bliss grabbed the 4th spot at 175

Dodge motorsports diversity scholarship graduates:

Dodge motorsports diversity scholarship graduates:

August 20, 2002
Dodge motorsports diversity scholarship graduates: Dodge Motorsports announced that the graduating winners of the 2001-2002 Dodge Motorsports Diversity Scholarship program have each earned full-time positions with three Dodge NASCAR race teams. Two students will join

Hamilton looking to re-sign Lester:

Hamilton looking to re-sign Lester:

August 8, 2002
Bobby Hamilton Racing is currently working to extend the contract of driver Bill Lester for two more years and is looking for a young driver to put in his third truck for 2003.(Winston Cup Scene - need subscription to read)(8-8-2002)

Dodge Motorsports diversity program awards scholarships to eight minority students:

Dodge Motorsports diversity program awards scholarships to eight minority students:

August 8, 2002
Dodge Motorsports diversity program awards scholarships to eight minority students: Dodge Motorsports announced recently that eight minority candidates have been chosen to receive scholarships sponsored by the Dodge Motorsports Diversity Program. The program, in its

Trucks at Pocono? at Talladega? UPDATE:

Trucks at Pocono? at Talladega? UPDATE:

July 30, 2002
Apparently, a handful of representatives from NASCARs 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 the absence of Busch Grand National and

Trucks at Pocono? at Talladega? UPDATE:

Trucks at Pocono? at Talladega? UPDATE:

July 30, 2002
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:

July 17, 2002
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:

Leffler wins pole at Kentucky:

July 12, 2002
#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:

Leffler wins pole at Kansas:

July 5, 2002
#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:

New website:

June 18, 2002
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:

Racing to Read:

June 7, 2002
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:

Drivers Visit School:

May 30, 2002
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:

Lester on the tube:

February 21, 2002
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:

Trucks on the Dyno:

February 21, 2002
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:

Testing over at Daytona:

January 21, 2002
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