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Mother Nature says No to the Black Man

Published Sunday, March 19, 2006 by Vandy | E-mail this post

I was all set to watch this man, Bill Lester, run in today's NASCAR race. I was even going to sacrifice the NCAA Tournament to watch it....

It got rained out.

Is that a sign from above?

I'm just saying.

The race is now tomorrow at 11AM.

Lester is the first African-American to qualify for a NASCAR race in 20 years. Yes, 20.

It is 2006, no?

The 45-year-old rookie from Oakland (What up Cali!) will be starting 19th tomorrow. Between him and Danica Patrick, this is good for the sport.

"There are a lot of black people out there who are closet NASCAR fans," Lester said. "They feel uncomfortable about coming to the racetrack because it's hard to identify with anyone there. I'm in a position to change that."

Amen to that.