link provided by Jayski;
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor...ty-cover_N.htm

Daugherty calls Lester's inability to find a high level of Nextel Cup
sponsorship "inexplicable."

"He's as qualified as a lot of guys sitting in some of those (Nextel) Cup
rides," Daugherty says. "Age might be hurting Bill a little bit, (but) a lot
of times owners are scared of taking a chance on sticking a kid, who may
wash out, in a Busch or (Nextel) Cup car. Corporate America just isn't ready
to take a lot of chances with their dollars on a non-known entity."

Lester says he's frustrated at not having been able to land a major sponsor
that might enable him to get superior equipment or a place on a Nextel Cup
team.

"It's a little disappointing that companies, especially those that are
Afro-American-owned or -directed, are risk-adverse and don't see that their
product could be served in this environment," he says. "Everybody kind of
preaches diversity and talks diversity, but when it's time to put up or shut
up, most people run with their tail between their legs."


Lester can't even cut it the Truck Series and he wants a full time ride in
CUP. Brad Dougherty is a joke as well.

the drive for diversity what a promotional joke.


mike.........


mike............

JerseyMike wrote:
Posts like this are not helping the cause.

*shakes head*

Sometimes, I am ashamed to be a NASCAR fan.

-Thomas

Not helping the cause?
What cause??
"Thomas" <wharry (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

"Thomas" <wharry (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote


the *cause*?! it's a promotional gimmik that's all it is.

ashamed to be a NASCAR fan? what's embarrassing is that once NASCAR paid
their extortion fee to Jackson, NASCAR was able to promote their marketing
plan of targeting the black fanbase market. if NASCAR had come out with
that before Jesse Jackson came along, a statement like that would have been
a marketing nightmare.

don't forget that this is the same Rev. Jackson that fathered an illegimate
child with someone that worked for him and then took funds from the PUSH
kitty to set her up in a house, moving expenses and monthly stipend.


here's some nice reading material about the *good* reverend;
http://www.enterstageright.com/archi...401jackson.htm




here's some links to get reaquainted w/ Mr. Jackson.
http://www.google.com/custom?q=jesse...www.jayski.com

any links provided are benefit of JAYSKI;

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.as...03 0716d.html

here's a nice little clip too; the link from the Orlando Sentinal is not
working so i copied this from ;
http://www.jayski.com/past/2003/030630.htm


More on Jesse Jackson and NASCAR: Both black and white conservatives are
calling for NASCAR to end its relationship with its most unlikely of
partners: the Rev. Jesse Jackson and his Rainbow/PUSH Coalition. It's a
difficult spot for NASCAR, which is trying to diversify its fan base but
doesn't want to alienate its traditional supporters, who tend to be
politically conservative. Headed by the staunchly Republican France family,
NASCAR has also given $250,000 to the Citizenship Education Fund, an arm of
Jackson's Rainbow/PUSH Coalition. The group says it has used the money to
boost minority participation within motor sports. But critics -- including a
network of black conservatives -- accuse Jackson of intimidating NASCAR into
giving him money to keep him from making a public fuss about the lack of
minorities in motor sports. See full story at the Orlando
Sentinel.(7-5-2003)

a tidbit on this page too dated 4/25/03;
http://www.jayski.com/past/2003/030630.htm


here's a nice qutoe from the *good* Reverend;
http://www.jayski.com/past/040628.htm

Jesse Jackson says NASCAR should feature more African-American drivers
because "negroes can drive cars fast." Jackson made the remarks on Tuesday
at a NASCAR-sponsored sports luncheon at the 33rd Annual Rainbow/PUSH
Coalition conference in Chicago. "One thing I know, negroes can drive cars
fast," Jackson said to laughter. "I mean, we go through red lights, even
[drive] at night with our lights off. We can drive cars fast," he asserted
from the podium.(7-2-2004)


once people start realizing that the only way diversity will work is when
people stop getting advantages because of their skin color, racial
background or gender. gaining respect and attention for their
accomplishments not anything else.


mike.............

"JerseyMike" <clamdigger724 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote

Black people, especially young black people, only pay attention to
basketball and football..

It is not at all inexplicable that some guy does not get endorsements or
sponsors based on being black if you understand the facts.

That Juan Pablo Montoya guy is a good example of diversity. He can actually
drive a race car and he has a fan base.

Real diversity is a fine thing but artificial forced diversity is just time
and effort and money thrown away.

The only place that I can think of in the US at this time that still has a
race and creed and color line is at some of the older golf clubs or country
clubs. Wealthy Republicans are dead set against diversity if it will result
in that diversity showing up and the next tee or next table or next tennis
court as equals.

"RickyBobby" <nascar42 (AT) cox (DOT) net> wrote


and in many black neighborhoods you'll get killed walking down the street if
you're white.

mike......

Really? Care to name a couple of those places? I bet you cannot name even
one place where white people are killed for walking down the street.

"RickyBobby" <nascar42 (AT) cox (DOT) net> wrote

well we can start w/ camden and then go to detroit. how about parts of
atlanta and la. let's not forget about harlem or richmond. then there's the
sections of miami, tallahassee and hopw can we forget the great people of
baton rouge who shot at rescue helecopters. if you want to see for
yourself....take a stroll.

mike.........

"JerseyMike" <clamdigger724 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote

Everyone dies one time. That is one of the few things in life that is
absolutely guaranteed.

The leading cause of death is heart disease. And then there is stroke,
cancer, lung disease, kidney disease, diabetes, a few other diseases,
suicide, motor vehicle accidents, home accidents, work accidents, general
misadventure such as insect/animal incidents and various forms of trauma
that are not home,vehicle, or work related accidents.

I cannot track every homicide but I can recall more minority people dragged
behind trucks or tied to barbed wire fences than I can recall "white or
Caucasian" people being killed for being white. About a decade or so ago
there was the woman jogger who was killed in NYC by a gang of urban thugs
who said that they were just "wilding". But the fact that she was "white"
may have just been incidental to the fact that she was alone. So I do not
even know if you can count that one.

And some years back there were the "dead German tourists" rental car attacks
in Florida but those crimes were based on the idea that car renters have
money on hand, not race.

Enjoy your racism and paranoia and never mind the facts.

"RickyBobby" <nascar42 (AT) cox (DOT) net> wrote

like i said take a stroll and if you're that confident....take you wife and
children.

mike........