About Bill Lester
William Alexander Lester III (born February 6, 1961) is an American semi-retired professional racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 17 Ford F-150 for David Gilliland Racing. Lester previously competed full-time in the Truck Series from 2002 to midway through 2007. Lester was the NASCAR's only full-time African-American driver during that time. After that, he moved to sports car racing, competing in the Rolex Sports Car Series from 2007 to 2012. Lester had also competed part-time in the same series from 1998 to 2001. Lester also made two NASCAR Cup Series starts in 2006 and one Busch Series (now Xfinity) start in 1999. Since his retirement from driving, Lester has worked as a member of the NASCAR National Motorsports Appeals Panel. In 1999, Lester became the first African-American to run a Busch Series race, when he ran at Watkins Glen in the No. 8 Dura Lube Chevrolet Monte Carlo owned by Bobby Hillin Jr. He made his IMSA debut in 1990 at Sears Point International Raceway, qualifying ninth and finishing first in a Chevrolet Camaro.
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