October 8, 2003

Bill Lester loves the tracks like Texas Motor Speedway

Silverado 350K
October 11, 2003
Texas Motor Speedway
TV: SPEED (Live) 3:00 PM-Eastern Time
Radio: MRN (Live) 3:00 PM-Eastern Time

2003 points standing after 21 of 25 races
Position Driver Points
1st Brendan Gaughan 3274
2nd Travis Kvapil 3254
3rd Ted Musgrave 3216
4th Dennis Setzer 3200
6th Bobby Hamilton 2998
10th Chad Chaffin 2661
13th Bill Lester 2324

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 21 0 0 1 219,095
Totals 49 0 0 1 $527,325

Career Best Start: 1st @ Lowes Motor Speedway 5-16-03
Best Finish: 10th @ Kansas Speedway 7-5-03
Biggest Purse: $ 15,165 @ Daytona Intl. Speedway 3-14-03

Bill Lester No. 8 Strauss Auto Parts/The Club Dodge Race Notes

Topics of Interest

Performance Record: Texas Motor Speedway
Date Start Finish Laps Status Money Won
6-6-03 13 12 146 of 146 Running $ 13,165
6-7-02 7 11 167 of 167 Running 13,350
9-13-02 6 28 49 of 146 Running 6,935
Totals 362 of 459(78.8%) $ 33,450

Back to Texas: It is back to Texas Motor Speedway for Bill Lester and the No. 8 Strauss Auto Parts/The Club Dodge team. For Lester, it means a return to the type of track that he likes and excels on.

"It's simple. I love the speedways," said Lester. "I love going fast. There's no secret that short track racing is not my favorite thing to do. I just don't have a great deal of experience, and by the time I get a handle on the track, I am already a lap down or well behind the leaders. On the speedways, I'm right there with the leaders, and in a few cases this year, I've been the leader. So I guess I'm just a little more confident on the big tracks."

Lester and the team enter this week's race at Texas Motor Speedway after a disappointing run last week, with aspirations of run up front and regain the 12th position in the points standings.

"We just need a strong run this week and everything will be ok," said Lester. "If we can have a top ten or top five this week, we'll be just fine."

50 Starts: When Lester takes the green flag for the event at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend, it will be his 50th start in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
"That's tremendous," said Lester. "When I started this deal a few years ago at Portland International Speedway, I could have only hoped that I would reach a milestone like this one. Now I just need to get things in order for next year so I can continue my dream."

Championship Contenders: With four races remaining in the 2003 season, there are nine drivers that can still mathematically win the 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship.

This Week's Truck: Lester and the No. 8 Team will be taking "Trix" to Texas Motor Speedway this week. It is not the same truck that they raced with there earlier this season. Trix is the truck that Lester scored his career best finish of tenth place at Kansas Speedway in July of this year.

2003 Performance Chart: Trix
Date Location S/F Driver
5-16-03 Charlotte 1/15 Bill Lester
7-5-03 Kansas 2/10 Bill Lester
5-12-03 Kentucky 9/12 Bill Lester
7-26-03 Michigan 5/11 Bill Lester
8-8-03 Nashville 7/16 Bill Lester
9-20-03 California 7/28 Bill Lester
9-27-03 Las Vegas 10/20 Bill Lester

BHR's 125th Truck Race: When the green flag falls to start the Silverado 350K, BHR will have had at least one truck in 125 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Events.

Year Events Wins Poles Top 5's Top 10's
1996 3 0 1 0 0
1997 2 0 0 1 2
1998 3 0 0 0 0
1999 25 0 1 4 14
2000 24 4 9 11 13
2001 24 3 4 12 23
2002 22 2 0 9 20
2003 21 1 3 9 23
Totals 124 10 18 46 97

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 15 11 198 of 200 Running 13,750
Texas 13 12 146 of 146 Running 13,165
Memphis 14 26 125 of 200 Running 8,990
Milwaukee 23 12 198 of 200 Running 10,215
Kansas 2 10 167 of 167 Running 14,000
Kentucky 9 12 150 of 150 Running 14,940
St. Louis 14 22 141 of 160 Accident 9,190
Michigan 5 11 100 of 100 Running 12,275
Indy 23 28 191 of 200 Running 7,090
Nashville 7 16 148 of 150 Running 8,640
Bristol 18 19 195 of 200 Running 9,315
Richmond 14 30 143 of 200 Accident 6,365
Loudon 12 13 200 of 200 Running 10,040
California 7 28 85 of 100 Suspension 10,690
Las Vegas 10 20 142 of 146 Running 9,890
South Boston24 23 248 of 253 Running 6,515
Texas (Next Event)

2003 Totals
Starts - 21
Poles - 1
Wins - 0
Top fives - 0
Top tens - 1
Earnings -$ 219,095
Laps Completed -3556 of 3687 (96.4%)
Laps Led - 17 of 3687
Races Led - 2 of 21
DNF's - 4

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