Bill Lester did not grow up in NASCAR country. He grew up in California, a boy obsessed with matchbox cars and a desire to get behind the wheel someday.  Growing into a young black man with a degree in electrical engineering and computer science, he had to work to earn the right to go racing - SCCA type cars were his on-ramp.  After proving himself in what NASCAR Busch Series team owner Ed Renzi called "light sexy cars", Lester was given the chance to test a Renzi ARCA car at a tight, Indiana short track.  He showed good enough speed to be given the chance to race a Bobby Hillin car at Watkins Glen in 1999, an unlikely turn of events for a west coast driver who didn't know what a Cub Cadet was when he first arrived on the East Coast, where lawns are much larger than he was used to. At 62, he still looks as if he could mix it up with the young'uns on the track, and his passion for racing is as strong as ever.  Enjoy this STOCK CAR CLASSICS interview with Steering Wheel Nation's Tom Baker as they walk through Bill's career and learn why his best-selling book is called "Winning In Reverse".