May 26, 2003

Bill Lester is Focused on Continuing his Solid Season at Dover

MBNA American 200
May 30, 2003
Dover International Speedway
TV: SPEED (Live) 4:30 PM-Eastern Time
Radio: MRN (Live) 4:30 PM-Eastern Time

2003 points standing after 5 of 25 races
Position Driver Points
1st Bobby Hamilton 821
2nd Rick Crawford 801
3rd Ted Musgrave 771
4th Brendan Gaughan 764
5th Dennis Setzer 729
11th Chad Chaffin 612
14th Bill Lester 584

Bill Lester Profile
Birthdate - February 6, 1961
Wife - Cheryl
Children - Alex
Residence - Atlanta, Georgia
Education - BS in E.E./C.S.
U.C. Berkeley

NASCAR Truck Series Career Statistics Year-By-Year
Years Starts Wins Top 5's Top 10's Money
2000 1 0 0 0 $ 7,770
2001 5 0 0 0 35,700
2002 22 0 0 0 264,766
2003 5 0 0 0 54,025
Totals 33 0 0 0 $362,261

Career Best Start:
1st @ Lowes Motor Speedway 5-16-03
Best Finish: 11th @ Texas Motor Speedway 6-7-02
Biggest Purse:  $ 15,165 @ Daytona Intl. Speedway 3-14-03

Career Highlights (1985-2003)
1. 1985 SCCA Northern California Region Rookie of the Year
2. 1986 SCCA GT-3 Regional Road Racing Champion
3. Entered three Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona between 1998 and 2000
4. One NASCAR Busch Series start at Watkins Glen Intl. Speedway in 1999

Bill Lester No. 8 Dodge Race Notes

Topics of Interest

Performance Record: Dover International Speedway
Date Start Finish Laps Status Money Won
5-31-02 22 12 197 of 200 Running $ 13,465
Totals 197 of 200(98.5%) $ 13,465

No. 8 Team History: Year Start Finish Driver
2002 22 12 Bill Lester
2001 28 19 Willy T. Ribbs

Making Small Strides: Bill Lester and the No. 8 BHR Dodge Motorsports team have been making steady improvements all this year in the start and finish department. Through the first five races of 2002, Lester and the team had an average start of 13.2 and an average finish of 20.6, having completed 800 laps of a possible 857 laps of competition or 93.3%.

In 2003, the team has improved on all those marks. They have an average start of 12.8 and an average finish of 15.4. They have also completed a fantastic 98.5% of the laps run or 881 laps of 894 laps run. The team currently sits in an all-time high, 14th place, in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points standings.

"Needless to say, we're happy about the improvements, but we know we still have plenty of room to get better," said Lester. "And that is just what we're going to work on and accomplish over the next three months."

JoBue, Ready for Dover: Last week, JoBue, the team's new voodoo doll mascot, helped them win their first pole. Granted, the team did not have the finish they were hoping for, but they are not ready to give up on JoBue quite yet. He will be onboard for the high banks of Dover International, with his red hair flying in the wind.

"Oh yeah, he'll be onboard," said Lester. "The guys are having a lot of fun with it, and he was pretty good to us last week on pole night, so we're going to give him another try."

Guests and Appearances: While in the Dover, Delaware area, Lester will be making an appearance at the Dover Air Force base, with several other drivers, to sign autographs for the family members of the troops overseas.
The No. 8 team will be participating in a joint effort with Craftsman and Urban Youth Racing School program on race day that will have several students paired up with drivers and teams.

"I've supported the Urban Youth Racing School for several years now, and I think what they do is vital to the diversity movement within NASCAR racing," said Bill Lester. "I think it's great that we're going to have one of the students with us during the weekend. It should be a lot of fun for him or her."

Truck Drivers Association: Dave Quay, driver of the No. 8 Dodge Motorsports transporter, was elected the new president of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Drivers Association for 2004. Quay has been with BHR for the last two years as a truck driver and gasman on race day. Before that, he worked in the same capacity for the No. 88 Truck Series team.

Lester's 2003 Craftsman Truck Series Event Results

Location Start Finish Laps Status Money
Daytona 8 18 97 of 106 Accident $ 15,165
Darlington 15 12 144 of 147 Running 9,465
Bakersfield 23 13 255 of 255 Running 8,190
Martinsville 17 19 250 of 250 Running 9,315
Charlotte 1 15 135 of 136 Running 11,890
Dover (Next Event)

2003 Totals
Starts - 5
Poles - 1
Wins - 0
Top fives - 0
Top tens - 0
Earnings - $ 54,025
Laps Completed - 881 of 894 (98.5%)
Laps Led - 0 of 894
Races Led - 0 of 5
DNF's - 1


This Week's Truck: Lester and the No. 8 team are going with the "Don't fix it if it's not broken school of thought" this week at Dover International Raceway. Lester will drive "Trix" this week in Dover.

Performance Chart: Trix
DATE RACE START/FINISH DRIVER
5-7-02 Texas 7 11 Bill Lester
7-6-02 Kansas 3 29 Bill Lester
7-13-02 Kentucky 3 14 Bill Lester
7-27-02 Michigan 19 15 Bill Lester
8-10-02 Nashville 12 16 Bill Lester
9-13-02 Texas 6 28 Bill Lester
10-13-02 Las Vegas 12 17 Bill Lester
11-2-02 California 3 14 Bill Lester
11-15-02 Homestead 9 18 Bill Lester
5-16-03 Charlotte 1 15 Bill Lester

Lester Quotes

"I've been waiting for this part of the season to come around for months. We're now going to be racing just about every week for the next three months and I for one am happy to see it. Mind you, I'm having a great time spending time with my wife and our new little boy, Alex, but I'm a racer and I'm ready to get after it every weekend."

"Last year we had a solid day here at Dover. We stayed out of everyone else's problems all day long and finished 12th. It was a tough learning experience that I hope will help me run even better the second time at round at this historic place."


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