Lester will be using #WinningInReverse on Twitter and Facebook throughout race week and beyond to help promote his inspiring message of hope and perseverance.
Lester’s best-selling book, ‘Winning in Reverse: Defying the Odds and Achieving Dreams’, was released in February and tells the story of his journey from working on muscle cars as a child to an engineering job at Hewlett-Packard to the winner’s circle, as he challenged social norms and battled racism along the way. In 2011, Bill also became the first African American driver in history to win a race in the NASCAR sanctioned Grand-Am Sports Car Series. Lester is one of just four African American NASCAR drivers in the last 60-years to race in the NASCAR Cup Series and he was the first black driver ever in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Lester is joined by his sponsors, Camping World, the Greater Atlanta Ford Dealers and Tommy’s Express Car Wash, all of which will be prominently featured on his No. Notably, he was the first African American driver to ever capture a pole in the series. 17 Ford F-150 on March 20th at the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.Ģ007 marked Lester’s last start in the Camping World Truck Series, a series in which he has recorded 142 starts, led 92 laps and scored three pole awards. A pioneer in the world of auto racing, Bill Lester will make his return to the sport of NASCAR when he hops behind the wheel of David Gilliland Racing’s No.
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