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

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

December 10, 2001
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

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

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

December 10, 2001
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
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Another Hamilton driver – Brian Rose UPDATE:

Another Hamilton driver – Brian Rose UPDATE:

December 4, 2001
Brian Rose signed with Bobby Hamilton to drive in the CTS for the 2002 season. Rose ran 15 races in the 2001 season(Middle
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More Hamilton UPDATE Lester Official:

More Hamilton UPDATE Lester Official:

November 27, 2001
Bobby Hamilton, hopes to campaign three trucks full time next year. The main concern is finding a sponsor to replace Dana
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Lester to drive for Hamilton:

Lester to drive for Hamilton:

October 31, 2001
Bill Lester will be Dodge Motorsports driver in the CTS in 2002. Lester, 40, an engineer who made a late career switch to
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Dana Leaving the #18? UPDATE Ribbs to be released:

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

September 13, 2001
the Joe Ruttman site is reporting that there is a possibility of Dana not renewing their sponsorship for next year on the
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Hamilton Truck News:

Hamilton Truck News:

August 9, 2001
Bobby Hamilton Racing will field a truck for Bill Lester at Nashville and Preston Tutt at Chicago as part of Dodge's diversity