7/14/2007
Bill Lester
Lester Looses Pole by Fractions for Second Time
Sparta, KY (July 14, 2007)- Bill Lester in the No. 15 Bowen Family Homes Billy Ballew Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado NASCAR Craftsman Truck missed the Bud Pole today at the Kentucky Speedway by .001 seconds after posting a time of 31.223 seconds at a speed of 172.949 mph. Lester still holds the track record in the Craftsman Truck Series at the Kentucky Speedway from 2005 when he posted a time of 30.313 seconds at a speed of 178.141 mph.
This is the second time in Lester’s career that he missed the pole by .001 seconds. The first was in 2002 at the Phoenix International Speedway when Rick Crawford beat him by fractions of a second.
Lester will start on the outside tonight for the Built Ford Tough 225. SPEED will broadcast the race live beginning at 7:30pm ET with MRN and their affiliate stations beginning live coverage at 7:45pm ET.
Submitted By: Philip Hampton
