Nascar has been promoting and working on getting more "other than white" people involved in the sport both in fan base and in drivers.Quote from Htrader:
..Anyways, I wouldn't be surprised at all if nascar gave Lester's car a bit of extra juice on qualifying day.
I think it's great that Bill Lester got the pole. But I question it a little as well, considering his "ok" abilities in the truck series. They're in Atlanta, and I noticed a theme of blues and rap during the Bush pre-race show.
Being a bit of an idealist, I wish there wasn't even a reference to the word "minority" in our society. As if it should matter...