The Hot Pass: Vickers bullish about future

Who is Brian Vickers' girlfriend? Vickers answered that question in a very public way on July 11 at Chicagoland Speedway when he invited SPEED TV motocross reporter Erin Bates to stand with him on the grid prior to the start of the Lifelock.com 400. The two have been photographed together at various events and, not to get all grandma on you, they make a cute couple. He is 25...

Well, the CarFax 400 in Michigan was certainly a dramatic race, though watching cars try not to run out of gas may not be the kind of drama that can sustain NASCAR. But anyway, congrats to Brian Vickers for hanging on and taking the checkers on a day when everybody was just watching the ol' gas gauge:Shame for Junior Nation that Dale Earnhardt Jr. couldn't run down Vickers...

Finally, Brian Vickers has signed on the dotted line, agreeing to a new multi-year contract with the Red Bull Racing Team to continue driving the No. 83 Toyota, team officials announced Tuesday.

BROOKLYN, Mich. (Aug. 16, 2009) — Polesitter Brian Vickers ran out of gas at the end of Sunday’s Carfax 400 at Michigan International Speedway. It’s a good thing it was on the way to Victory Lane. Jimmie Johnson wasn’t so lucky. Despite a concerted effort to save gas, the reigning and three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Johnson ran out of fuel with just over...

Michigan winner Brian Vickers ran out of gas driving to victory lane, and Jimmie Johnson hit E with 3 laps to go. See it all in our recap.

So did you miss Saturday's Nationwide race? Shame on you! You not only missed a great race -- Brad Keselowski won after Kyle Busch and Brian Vickers dueled in the final laps -- you also missed a great, classic postrace flareup between Busch and Vickers:Observations: Kyle is clearly reading his press clippings, since he makes reference to how he knows this will paint him as "...

Mark Martin's team guessed wrong. Brian Vickers' was right. Brian De Los Santos says fuel strategy decisions might play a big part when the 12-driver Chase field is set.

Red Bull Racing Team announced that Brian Vickers has signed a multi- year extension to his contract. Vickers will continue to drive the No 83 Toyota under the leadership of crew chief Ryan Pemberton. “The team is continuing to prove that it is a consistent force week in and week out,” said Jay Frye, Vice [...]

Earlier today at Michigan International Speedway, there was a shack up going on in the ESPN TV Broadcast booth. Gone is the play by play announcer (sort of speck) and in is four NASCAR champions doing what I call a round table discussion while watching/covering the NASCAR Nationwide Series race.Speaking on the round table discussion in the TV booth for a moment, normally when I watch...

When the Sprint Cup Series makes it's two trips to Michigan International Speedway, it doesn't come down to who has the fast car. In the end, it is about who has the most gas in the fuel cell to get it across the finish line. In this first edition of "Parks Race Reactions," I'm going to take a vivid view of the Carfax 400 at Michigan. First of all, I have got...

This morning, I was awakened at 6:00 AM by the sound of engines and turbo chargers as classic cars, hot rods, street rods, and customized vehicles paraded down Colorado Avenue to enter the annual Good Times Auto Show. This open, just for fun, car show is an annual event that falls,intentionally, on the same weekend as the famous Woodward Dream Cruise in Michigan. Our little show...