made sports car history by becoming the first African-American driver to win in any Grand-Am division. Fittingly, Lester won at the Virginia International Raceway, located close to the home of NASCAR's first African-American winner, Wendell Scott. Personal life In 1984, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in EECS from the University of California, Berkeley. Fresh out of college, he worked at Hewlett-Packard for 15 years before deciding to focus full-time on auto racing. Lester lives in Windermere, Florida with his wife Cheryl, and their sons William Alexander IV (Alex) and Austin Richard. He published an autobiography, Winning in Reverse, in February 2021. Motorsports career results NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) Nextel Cup Series Busch Series Camping World Truck Series Season still in progress Ineligible for series points References External links Living people 1961 births Racing drivers from Washington, D.C. 24 Hours of Daytona drivers Rolex Sports Car Series drivers NASCAR drivers Trans-Am Series drivers UC Berkeley College of Engineering alumni African-American racing drivers 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople Starworks Motorsport drivers