Autobiography from NASCAR Driver Bill Lester

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Feb 1, 2021

NASCAR is one of the most-watched sports in the US and has historically been dominated by southern white men. Bill Lester joins us to talk about his experiences as one of only seven African American drivers in the history of the sport, which he recounts in his new book, Winning in Reverse: Defying the Odds and Achieving Dreams ―The Bill Lester Story. The book comes out on February 2nd.

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