Bill Lester Speaks out Against anti-CEO Prejudice

Bill Lester is a rare vision on the Craftsman Truck Series. In fact, he's a minority in Nascar as a whole. He is the only one of his kind there. He's the only former CEO.
"Former CEOs, and current CEOs for that matter, have a difficult time succeeding in the racing world" Lester explained in an exclusive interview granted to The Outside Groove. "Nascar has yet to reach out to the business community for drivers, much less the executives."
Lester points to a dearth of Nascar stars with any business background, as well as a "good old boy" network that prevents the businessworld's best and brightest from getting their racing starts. Moreover, the few "token chances" given to CEOs are in non-competitive rides.
"People like me, people with my net-worth and my experience in the boardroom, have a hard road ahead of us. CEOs have been able to succeed in several sports, but not racing. I mean, its been over 50 years since Chock Full O'Nuts executive Jackie Robinson broke the business barrier in baseball, and Nascar still has so far to go."