8/20/2007
Bill Lester
Bill Lester Sidelined: Popular Driver will not Race #15 Ballew Motorsports Craftsman Truck Entry at Bristol
(August 20, 2007 – Atlanta, Georgia) Billy Ballew Motorsports has informed Bill Lester that he will not be driving their #15 Chevrolet Silverado in the NASCAR Craftsman Series Truck race at Bristol this week due to what the team hopes is a temporary gap in sponsorship commitments through the remainder of the 2007 season.
“We are in an unfortunate situation whereby sponsorship commitments did not extend beyond the Nashville race last weekend, so until support is secured for me for any of the remaining races, it looks like I will be on the sidelines. It is a real shame to step out of a truck that we have all worked so hard to get pointed in the right direction. It seemed like momentum was finally coming our way. But even at the CTS level I understand that a team cannot run a program without sponsorship support commented Bill Lester.
He added, “I have a great working relationship with the guys at Billy Ballew Motorsports and I am optimistic that I’ll be back in the #15 for some of the remaining races, but right now we are all working hard on finding additional funding.
Lester has competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series full time since 2002 and is currently in 16th place in driver points. He made his Nextel Cup debut in 2006 driving the #23 for Bill Davis Racing at the spring race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Lester is the only African-American driver competing in any of the three top NASCAR series.
Submitted By: Philip Hampton
