Bill Lester poses with his NASCAR Dodge during a press conference at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, 2006.(AP Photo / John Amis)
This week we speak to trailblazing African American NASCAR driver Bill Lester. I also have choice words about the retirement of Andrew Luck and the crisis of race and class it poses for the NFL.
We also have some Just Stand Up and Just Sit Down Awards to the Portland Timber fans and rap mogul Jay-Z, as well as a very special Kaepernick watch.
Bill Lester Twitter: @Bill_Lester Bill Lester: the first black driver to win a Grand Am race
Zirin Andrew Luck and the NFL’s Looming Crisis of Race and Class
Dave ZirinTwitterDave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation. He is the author of 11 books on the politics of sports. He is also the coproducer and writer of the new documentary Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL.