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  Our first guest ever returns to Racing Refresh!  Bill Lester returns to promote his newest project, 'Winning In Reverse'.  From publisher Pegasus Books : "As America continues to grapple with racismin the world of sports and beyond, Bill Lester, a Black pioneer in NASCAR racing, offers us new insight into his personal journey with Winning in Reverse: Defying Odds and Achieving Dreams–The Bill Lester Story. NASCAR has traditionally been a southern, white man’s sport, but it was knocked off its axis when Bill Lester entered the playing field. Bill did not grow up in the sport as so many other drivers have. He enjoyed racing as a side hobby while he worked as an engineer at Hewlett Packard until, at the age of 40, standing on the brink of peril or promise, he quit his job to pursue racing full time. Blessed with a natural talent, Bill still had a trifecta of odds against him: he was Black, he was middle aged, and he was not a southerner. Bill was certainly not the quintess...

The NASCAR industry is full of fun and exciting people to talk to.  Each person has a different role to play, and a different story on how they got there.  Nonetheless, each individual helps make up the fabric of the NASCAR we see today.  Last week, I was able to interview Joshua Parker.  Joshua is a driver and champion of the NASCAR Heat Pro League.  Joshua won the championship with Joe Gibbs Gaming this past season of the Pro League driving the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota.  He competed in Season 1 of the Pro League as well with Chip Ganassi Gaming.  I talked with Josh about his experiences with NASCAR Heat and the NASCAR Heat Pro League.  Here's what Joshua had to say: Q: When did you start playing NASCAR games? How did you get into them? A: "I started playing NASCAR games when I was about 9 years old.  My best friend (James) who I grew up with had a wheel and pedal set for his computer back in 1998 and we would play NASCAR Racing 2 fr...

 Tune in tonight on our Facebook or Youtube page for Racing Refresh's weekly installment. NASCAR Cup Series Rookie Quin Houff joined our team earlier today, and answered questions from AJ Appeal and Zach Bell. We are excited we were able to have him join our show.