Bill Lester followed Wendell Scott's lead to the NASCAR Cup Series
Bill Lester followed Wendell Scott's lead to the NASCAR Cup Series NASCAR and sports car trailblazer 'heard the n-word, saw Confederate flag' on path to Cup Series By Al Pearce Joe RobbinsGetty Images Bill Lester, now 60 and living north of Atlanta, raced professionally in various pro series from 1998-2012. Lester's book titled Winning In Reverse: Defying the Odds and Achieving Dreams is scheduled to come out on February 2. Lester readily acknowledges he never faced anything like the racial and social backlash Wendell Scott faced in the ‘60s and ‘70s. A forthcoming book about re...
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