Lester Bill - Winning In Reverse Defying The Odds And Achieving Dreams The Bill Lester Story - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: The amazing and dramatic story of Bill Lester one of the most well - known Nascar drivers in history and a pioneer whose determination and spirit has paved the way for a new generation of racers. Winning in Reverse tells the story of Bill Lester whose love for racing eventually compelled him to quit his job as an engineer to pursue racing full time. Blessed with natural talent Bill still had a trifecta of odds against him: he was black he was middle aged and he wasn t a southerner. Bill Lester rose above it all as did his rankings and he made history time and time again becoming the first African American to race in Nascar's Busch Series the first to participate in the Nextel Cup and the first to win a Pole Position start in the Nascar Craftsman Truck Series Whether you are contemplating a career or lifestyle change challenging social norms or struggling against prejudice or bigotry Winning in Reverse is a story for sports fans and readers everywhere about the power of perseverance in the face of adversity.
Title: Winning In Reverse Defying The Odds And Achieving Dreams The Bill Lester Story
Author(s): Lester Bill
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Barcode: 9781643136400
Pages: 304 Pages, 8 Pages Of Color Photographs
Publication Date: 2/2/2021
Category: Motor Sports